The San Diego Padres looked anything like a team that was resting its top two hitters. Clayton Richard struck out a career-high 10 and drove in two runs, and Scott Hairston hit a three-run double and finished with four RBIs as the Padres routed the Colorado Rockies 13-3 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
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The Colorado Rockies aren't intimidated by Petco Park's spacious outfield. Clint Barmes hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs, and Carlos Gonzalez added a solo shot to lead Colorado to a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. The Rockies have hit six homers in two nights at Petco, including one each game by Gonzalez.
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Ubaldo Jimenez was perfect through three, took a no-hitter and an 8-0 lead into the sixth and was done by the end of the inning. The Colorado Rockies went on to win 10-6 Monday night, supporting their ace with two-run homers from Miguel Olivo, Carlos Gonzalez and Ryan Spilborghs, and a solo shot from Seth Smith.
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Great stuff combined with erratic command have been the dominant traits in the career of Arizona Diamondbacks…
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Will Venable felt he wasn't contributing enough for the San Diego Padres. Now, he's leading the way. Venable hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the eighth inning Sunday, and the San Diego Padres completed three-game sweep of the Florida Marlins with a 4-2 victory. Venable, who also had a sacrifice fly, connected on a 2-2 pitch from Brian Sanches (0-1), driving the ball just inside the…
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Far from perfect, Edwin Jackson somehow managed to fight his way to one of the least efficient no-hitters ever pitched.
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San Diego became the first team in nearly two months to score more than once against Florida ace Josh Johnson, Adrian Gonzalez and David Eckstein each finished with two hits and the NL West-leading Padres beat the sputtering Marlins 2-1 on Saturday night. Jon Garland (8-5) pitched into the seventh and allowed one run and four hits for the Padres, who at 44-30 moved 14 games over .500 for the first…
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Edwin Jackson overcame a wild start to throw the fourth no-hitter in the season of the pitcher, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Jackson (5-6) threw a whopping 149 pitches — a major league high — and walked eight, all but one in the first three innings, in the second no-hitter in Diamondbacks' history.
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