The Philadelphia Phillies have gone from inexplicably losing four straight home games to the Houston Astros to taking two close road victories against the San Diego Padres, who have the NL's best record. Shane Victorino had two of Philadelphia's three hits at spacious Petco Park, including a go-ahead triple off Jon Garland in the seventh inning, and the Phillies beat the Padres 3-1 on…

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The San Diego Padres plan to put infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on the disabled list on Saturday with a strained ligament in his right elbow. The Padres said Friday night that Hairston won't need surgery but it will likely take two to three weeks to heal. Hairston said it hurts to throw but not to hit, so he could be used as a pinch-hitter.

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The San Diego Padres say infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. has a strained ligament in his right elbow. The team says Hairston won't need surgery but it will likely take two to three weeks to heal. Hairston says it hurts to throw but not to hit, so he could be used as a pinch-hitter. Hairston was a key offseason acquisition.

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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer

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Ian Kennedy struck out a career-high 12 in a combined four-hitter while Stephen Drew finished a torrid series by hitting a three-run home run and an RBI double as the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks beat the NL West-leading San Diego Padres 11-5 on Thursday. Coming off a start in which he allowed a career-high 10 hits in five innings, Kennedy (8-9) one-hit the Padres through seven shutout innings.

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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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With a 5-0 victory over the D'Backs on Tuesday night, the San Diego Padres earned their 75th win of the…

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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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If Heath Bell and his San Diego Padres teammates had their druthers, they'd be giving the boot to a soccer…

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AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,…

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