Padres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Padres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Padres haven’t played the most extra-inning games in the major leagues this season. But they have played the most extra innings.
Friday night in San Francisco, the Padres defeated the Giants 7-3 in 13 innings.
It was the Padres‘ fifth game of 13 innings or more capped by the 22-inning, 2-1 marathon loss to the Rockies on April 17 at Petco Park. Last Sunday, the Padres went 18 innings against the Reds, winning 9-6 on Adrian Gonzalez’s three-run homer.
Friday night was also the Padres‘ third extra-inning game against the Giants. Earlier this season, the Giants defeated the Padres 3-2 in 11 innings in San Francisco and 3-2 in 13 innings in San Diego.
The Padres are now 3-3 in their six extra-inning marathons, which have averaged six extra innings per game.
Rays’ Kazmir stifles White Sox to win fifth consecutive start
Scott Kazmir won his fifth straight start, allowing three hits in seven innings of AL East-leading Tampa Bay’s 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
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Cubs overcome eight-run deficit to down Rockies
Jim Edmonds and Mark DeRosa delivered key hits and the Chicago Cubs overcame an eight-run deficit, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 10-9 Friday for their fifth straight victory.
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Cubs, White Sox make Chicago second to none this season
Sorry, New York. Sorry, Boston. It’s not even close this year. Chicago rules. The Cubs have become almost invincible at home and now have the best record in baseball.
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Griffey’s 599th homer, Bruce’s first lift Reds past Braves in 10
Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 599th career homer Saturday, leaving him one shy of a seldom-reached mark, and Jay Bruce extended his amazing week-long debut with a 10th-inning homer for an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
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D’backs’ Webb shuts out Nationals for 10th win
Brandon Webb threw his eighth career shutout, Mark Reynolds homered twice and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
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Estes goes on DL with broken thumb (AP)
San Diego Padres left-hander Shawn Estes broke the thumb on his throwing hand when he fell on the tunnel stairs between the team’s clubhouse and dugout Friday night. The Padres placed the pitcher on the 15-day disabled list Saturday after X-rays late Friday revealed the broken bone, a discouraging development for a player who was on his way back.
Weather always a factor, but ‘08 no chillier than usual
Whatever ails your team, don’t blame the weather. Overall, this spring hasn’t been a lot different from most colder, for sure, across the swath of states from Chicago to Boston than in the rest of the nation but not at all out of line with previous years.
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Padres outlast Giants in 13 innings
Padres outlast Giants in 13 innings Khalil Greene walked with the bases loaded in the 13th inning on Friday to force in the winning run as the Padres defeated the Giants, 7-3, at AT&T Park.
