Adding Ryan Ludwick and Miguel Tejada in the span of three days has convinced San Diego Padres players that management wants to win now. The NL West-leading Padres acquired Ludwick from St. Louis on Saturday in a three-team deal that sent Cleveland pitcher Jake Westbrook to the Cardinals. The Padres sent one prospect each to St.

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The Florida Marlins got a small measure of revenge against the San Diego Padres, and in spacious Petco Park, no less. Cody Ross and Gaby Sanchez homered off Wade LeBlanc and the Marlins beat NL West-leading San Diego 4-2 on Friday night on just five hits in Miguel Tejada's first game with the Padres.

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Miguel Tejada found himself in a pennant race and back at shortstop when he reported to the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Friday. Manager Bud Black wasted no time in plugging Tejada into a key spot in the lineup for the first-place Padres against the Florida Marlins on Friday night, batting him fourth behind All-Star slugger Adrian Gonzalez.

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San Diego Padres reliever Joe Thatcher has 30 strikeouts this year in 21.2 innings of work and an ERA of 1.66.

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Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada and Jorge Cantu joined the mix, too.

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St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese is on the DL with ankle and toe injuries, so the team contacted…

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Several teams are on the verge of falling out of pennant races, leaving fewer suitors for top players on the block.

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The San Francisco Giants lead the National League wild-card race and are only 2 1/2 games behind the San Diego…

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SAN FRANCISCO – Dan Uggla and Mike Stanton each hit solo homers and the Florida Marlins moved above the .500 mark for the first time since early June with a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.

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