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Reliever Bell agrees to deal with Padres

Fri, 01/15/2010 - 21:25 by Inderjit Singh

San Diego -- Heath Bell, who led the National League in saves last season, agreed to a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres, avoiding an arbitration hearing.

Bell, a right-handed relief pitcher, will be paid $4 million next season under the new contract, the team said on its Web site.

Bell didn't allow an earned run until his 17th appearance in 2009 and ended up with a 6-4 record, 2.71 earned run average and an NL-best 42 saves. His 23 saves in the first half of the season earned Bell an All-Star team berth.

He owns career marks of a 19-19 record, 3.40 ERA and 44 saves over six seasons, three with the New York Mets and three with the Padres.

MLB: San Diego 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 11:41 by shalini.bahadur

San Diego, Sept. 30: The Los Angeles Dodgers came up short in their effort to clinch the National League West title Tuesday by losing to San Diego 3-1.

Six Padres pitchers combined to hold the Dodgers to four hits, including Ryan Webb (2-0), who picked up the win in relief, and Heath Bell, who struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth for his 41st save.

Tony Gwynn had a solo home run to lead the Padres' offense, which also mustered only four hits. Kevin Kouzmanoff singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning.

Kevin Billingsley (12-11) took the loss after giving up two runs on two hits in six innings. Billingsley walked five and struck out five.

Andre Ethier drove in the only Los Angeles run.

MLB: San Diego 4, Atlanta 2

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:32 by preet_20

San Diego, Aug. 4: Mat Latos pitched seven innings of two-run ball, Will Venable had three hits, one RBI and one run scored and the San Diego Padres beat Atlanta 4-3 Monday.

Latos (3-1), a rookie, limited the Braves to six hits while walking two and striking out three in earning his third straight victory in just four career starts.

Heath Bell pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to get his 27th save.

Kyle Blanks homered and Kevin Kouzmanoff and Oscar Salazar each drove in a run for San Diego, which has won six of its last seven games.

Adam LaRoche homered and Brian McCann drove in a run for Atlanta, which lost its second straight game and its fifth out of seven.

MLB: American 4, National 3

Wed, 07/15/2009 - 10:29 by preet_20

St. Louis, July 15: Mariano Rivera set an All-Star saves record with his fourth Tuesday and the American League once again beat the National League, this time 4-3.

Rivera broke a tie for most All-Star saves with Dennis Eckersley.

Adam Jones drove in the winning run in the eighth inning after Curtis Granderson tripled off the base of the left-field fence.

The American League is now 12-0-1 in the last 13 All-Star games and will have home field in the World Series. The American League's unbeaten streak is the longest in the game's history.

Jonathan Papelbon (1-0) got the win thanks to Carl Crawford's homer-saving catch in left. Crawford's catch earned him the All-Star Game MVP Award.

MLB: San Diego 2, Texas 0

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 11:34 by preet_20

Arlington, Texas June 28: Chad Gaudin and Heath Bell hurled a combined one-hit shutout Sunday, helping the San Diego Padres record a 2-0 inter-league win over the Texas Rangers.

Gaudin (4-6) gave up a single to Michael Young with one out in the bottom of the first. In eight innings, he threw 101 pitches with two walks and nine strikeouts.

The 26-year-old right-hander retired the final 13 batters he faced.

Bell earned his 21st save despite walking a batter in the bottom of the ninth.

San Diego's Scott Hairston had three hits, knocking in both runs with a solo fourth-inning homer and a single in the sixth. Kyle Blanks, Chase Headley and Kevin Kouzmanoff all had two hits for the Padres, who won twice in the three-game series.