Ryan Ludwick had an RBI single in the three-run seventh, Heath Bell struggled to earn a fourth straight save and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Tuesday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory. The Padres haven't won four consecutive games since they had a five-game streak last Aug.
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Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Calling all Angels, calling all Angels: Joakim Soria apparently demoted himself as closer after another implosion, his fifth blown … Continue reading →
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Tim Hudson had to calm himself down after a tough first inning. It was bad enough that Eric Patterson led off with a single, stole second base and scored. But Hudson blamed himself for letting Patterson reach third with an errant throw on pickoff attempt that sailed over shortstop Alex Gonzalez's head and into the outfield.
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Washington Nationals infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball on Sunday after the commissioner's office ruled Hairston had made "aggressive actions" in arguing with home plate umpire Ed Hickox on Friday night.
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Ryan Ludwick thought Ian Desmond made a great play. Desmond didn't think so at all. The not-so-great play was a grounder Ludwick hit up the middle that scored the winning run for the San Diego Padres as the Washington Nationals lost their ninth of 11 games, 5-4 to San Diego. With Drew Storen (4-2) on the mound, Jorge Cantu doubled with one out.
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Blake Tekotte doubled in the second inning for his first big-league hit, then added an RBI triple in the fourth and scored on C Kyle Phillips' single. The runs held up in the Padres' 2-1 win over the Nationals.
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Jordan Zimmermann doesn't want to be labeled as a hard-luck loser — even though he pitched well for the second straight game and still lost. On Saturday, he allowed just two runs in six innings, but the offensively challenged Washington Nationals managed only a run and five hits in a 2-1 defeat to the San Diego Padres.
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Mike Adams threw just one pitch. Moments later, he trudged off the mound. Adams' slider to Michael Morse was hit to San Diego's bullpen, and while Morse and his Washington Nationals teammates celebrated a 2-1 win, the Padres were left with yet another bitter defeat. The loss was San Diego's sixth in seven games.
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Michael Morse hit a home run on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. With the game tied at 1, Morse hit Mike Adams' first pitch into the left field bullpen, and he trotted around the bases, tossed his helmet off and was pounded by his exuberant teammates.
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By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer
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