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| Padres re-acquire Burke from Mariners |
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04/21/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - The San Diego Padres have re-acquired infielder Chris Burke from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash considerations. Burke signed a minor league deal with the Padres in January and spent spring training with San Diego before being traded to Seattle on March 29 for cash considerations. He hit .281 with three runs batted in during the spring for the Padres. The Mariners sent Burke to their Triple-A affiliate in Tacoma to start the season and he was hitting .237 with a homer |
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| Giants, Padres begin quick set at AT&T Park |
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04/21/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Francisco Giants have an opportunity to avenge a recent sweep at the hands of the surprising San Diego Padres when the two National League West members begin a two-game series this evening at AT&T Park. These teams squared off in San Diego from April 10-12, with the Padres taking all three tests and outscoring San Francisco by a 19-7 margin in those games. That series was the first leg of a winless six-game road trip for the Giants, but the club managed to get back on track with |
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| Padres' Cabrera out 6-8 weeks with broken hand |
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04/21/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - The San Diego Padres placed Everth Cabrera on the 60-day disabled list Monday after the rookie shortstop was diagnosed with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. The 22-year-old Cabrera sustained the injury during an at-bat in Sunday's 5-4 loss at Philadelphia and will undergo surgery Tuesday at the Scripps Clinic in Carmel Valley. He is expected to be sidelined 6-to-8 weeks. Cabrera appeared in six games for the Padres this season, batting .308 (4- for-13). |
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| Padres-Phillies postponed |
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04/20/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Monday's game between the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed because of inclement weather. The game, which was to be the finale of a four-game series, will be rescheduled for a date to be determined. Philadelphia is next scheduled to host Milwaukee in a three-game series beginning Tuesday, while the Padres travel to San Francisco for a two-game set with the Giants also beginning Tuesday. |
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| Phils seek equalizer in finale with Padres |
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04/20/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - It hasn't taken long for Raul Ibanez to win over Philadelphia fans. The outfielder will try to lift the Phillies to a split of their four-game series with the San Diego Padres tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Ibanez is in his first season in left field with the Phillies after replacing Pat Burrell, who was the club's longest tenured player but signed with Tampa Bay in the offseason after Philadelphia brought Ibanez on board. Ibanez hasn't wasted much time proving his worth to the defending Wor |
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| Ibanez hits game-winning homer as Phils rally to best Padres |
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04/19/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Raul Ibanez hit a two-run game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a four-run deficit to edge the San Diego Padres, 5-4, in the third of a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park. "It's always good to contribute to your club and especially when you win," Ibanez said. "There's a lot of stuff that went into this game and we did it together. It's a great collective effort." With the Phils trailing 4-3 in their final at-bat, E |
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| Padres place P Silva on DL, recall Geer |
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04/19/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The San Diego Padres have placed pitcher Walter Silva on the 15-day disabled list and recalled Josh Geer to start Sunday's game against the Phillies. Silva went to the DL with a strained right forearm, which he suffered Monday during an at-bat in a game with the Mets. The right-hander has made two starts this season, in which he has allowed seven runs over 9 2/3 innings. Silva, who made his MLB debut this season, has not received a decision in either of his two outings. Geer |
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| Struggling Phils resume series with red-hot Padres |
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04/19/2009 |
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| ) - Very little has gone right for the Phillies this year, something their once-perfect closer learned last night. Struggling Philadelphia will aim to halt a three-game losing streak this afternoon in the third contest of a four-game series with the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park. Coming off their first World Series championship since 1980, the Phillies have struggled to just a 4-6 record this year. Pitching has been the heart of Philadelphia's problems so far, and it finally got to closer Brad Lidge on |
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| Harry Kalas remembered before Phillies-Padres game |
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04/18/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies honored Hall- of-Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas with a heartfelt ceremony before Saturday's game against the San Diego Padres. Kalas died prior to Monday's Phillies-Nationals game in Washington at the age of 73. He was found unconscious in the press box at Nationals Park and was pronounced dead at approximately 1:20 p.m. (et) at George Washington University hospital. In the first homestand after the passing of their long-time voice, the franchise put |
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| Hamels tries to get on track against San Diego |
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04/17/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Cole Hamels' 2009 season hasn't gotten off to the best of starts. The Philadelphia Phillies left-hander will aim to find the win column tonight when his club begins a four-game series with the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park. Hamels went 14-10 with a 3.09 earned run average in last year's regular season, then went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five postseason starts, winning both NLCS and World Series MVP honors while helping the Phillies to their first championship since 1980. Rewarded with |
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