Adrian Gonzalez and Miguel Tejada more than made up for the mistake pitches Wade LeBlanc threw to Stephen Drew. Gonzalez hit a three-run homer and Tejada had a two-run shot to help the San Diego Padres beat the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3 on Wednesday night to take a season-high 6 1/2 -game lead atop the NL West.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have recalled utilityman Ryan Roberts from Triple-A Reno and released infielder Bobby Crosby. The Diamondbacks made the move before Tuesday night's game at San Diego. The 30-year-old Crosby was acquired in a multiplayer trade with Pittsburgh on July 31. He hit .167 with two doubles and two RBIs in nine games for the Diamondbacks.
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With 38 games to play, the San Diego Padres have matched last year's win total of 75. It's a sign of their big turnaround, but the Padres want a lot more. Will Venable and Chris Denorfia hit two-run homers while left-hander Clayton Richard combined with four relievers on a five-hitter to help the NL West-leading Padres to a 5-0 win over the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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Former Cubs great Ryne Sandberg might be the favorite to succeed Lou Piniella one year after his HOF induction.
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Corey Patterson had just been doubled off first base on a short fly to center. When he reached the top step of the Baltimore Orioles dugout, manager Buck Showalter was waiting for him. Given Showalter's reputation, a scowl and a scolding were surely upcoming. Instead, Showalter asked Patterson to detail his thought process on the hit-and-run play.
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Former Cubs great Ryne Sandberg might be the favorite to succeed Lou Piniella one year after his HOF induction.
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With Lou Piniella's career as Cubs manager over, franchise hero Ryne Sandberg thinks he's ready to step into Piniella's shoes. In a spring training interview with Sporting News magazine, Sandberg—in his fourth season as a manager in the Cubs organization—said his desire to win a World Series in Chicago is "why I’m still wearing a Cubs uniform." In a recent telephone interview, the 50-year-old Hall of Fame second baseman took those comments a step further.
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Justin Upton didn't have a hit in 15 at-bats against Colorado ace Ubaldo Jimenez before Saturday night. But Upton got two against him Saturday night, including a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning that sent the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Rockies 3-1. Jimenez (17-4) lost for the third time in his last six starts despite allowing only three hits in six innings.
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Dusty Baker rarely uses the squeeze bunt, let alone trying it with a 40-year-old on third base with one out in the ninth inning. But Jim Edmonds showed some hustle scoring from third base on pinch-hitter Chris Heisey's perfectly executed bunt that scored the go-ahead run as the Cincinnati Reds rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 on Wednesday night.
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