Stults Rights His Ship, Padres Rally to Take Down Giants
Padres starting pitcher Eric Stults (pictured) has made quite an impact since being claimed off of waivers from the White Sox in the middle of May. Winning seven games against three losses, he has filled one of the holes left …
Padres Stymied by Vogelsong, Lose to Giants
Getting to San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong isn't impossible, but it isn't easy, as the San Diego Padres hitters can attest to. Vogelsong went six innings giving up only one unearned run on five hits and a walk …
Dodgers Beat Kelly and Padres
Padres rookie Casey Kelly (pictured) is a very young and promising pitcher, coming over to the Padres in a trade with the Boston Red Sox for Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzalez has since moved on and is now with the Los Angeles …
Padres and Clayton Richard Blown Out by Dodgers
Clayton Richard has been effective as late, winning in 8 of his last 10 decisions, but he didn't appear very sharp on Wednesday. Richard gave up 6 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits in only 3 2/3 innings as the …
Padres Hold Off Dodgers
It's always an adventure when the Los Angeles Dodgers come to town, and Tuesday was no exception as plenty of Dodgers fans showed up hoping to see the visiting team beat the Padres in San Diego. Fortunately for the Padres, …
What to Expect From the 2013 Padres?
The San Diego Padres are not going to be forthcoming with their plans for 2013, they have been tight-lipped about any of their moves and schemes for years now, no matter who you might know on the inside. It leaves …
Padres Get One in San Francisco
On Saturday, the San Diego Padres found themselves in the unenviable position of having to watch the Giants celebrate after San Francisco clinched the National League West title when they soundly beat the Padres 8-4. But on Sunday, the Padres …
Giants Prevail Over Padres
The Padres went to San Francisco hoping to get a win and go into the weekend looking to get even after dropping 2 of 3 in Arizona, but it wasn't to be, San Diego dropped the first game of the …
Padres Hold Off Diamondbacks
It isn't something you'll see San Diego Padres manager Buddy Black do often, but on Thursday he dipped five times into his bullpen in order to close out the game in the ninth inning, as the Padres beat the Arizona …
Padres Fall Again to Diamondbacks
Law of averages, what goes up must come down, it all comes out even in the end, and so on, right? Well, not so much in baseball, but after running off six straight victories at Chase Field, the Padres have …
Kennedy and Diamondbacks Edge Padres
For six straight games against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, the San Diego Padres had their way with them. That ended Tuesday night in an evenly played game when the Diamondbacks held off the Padres, 3-2. Diamondbacks starter Ian …
Making a Case for Buddy
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31811/ At the end of August, the afternoon following the morning press conference where the Padres introduced the new ownership group, I sat in the Padres dugout with the usual suspects from media and waited for Padres manager Buddy Black …
Padres Rolling to Remarkable Season Finish
Inconceivably, the after beating the Colorado Rockies 12-11 on Sunday in a wild and often sloppy game that included errors and pitching meltdowns on both sides, the Padres are in position to do something remarkable this season. San Diego has …