Sat, 09/26/2009 - 12:54 by shalini.bahadur
Phoenix, Sept. 26: Kevin Correia reached a career milestone Friday by throwing a six-hit shutout that gave San Diego a 4-0 victory over Arizona.
In the 78th start of his major league career, spread over seven seasons, Correia threw his first shutout and first complete game. He has also made 124 relief appearances.
Correia (12-10) struck out seven and walked only one.
Will Venable and Chase Headley drove in runs in the fourth, Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI single in the fifth and David Eckstein delivered another score with a single in the seventh.
The loss went to Max Scherzer (9-11), who surrendered three runs on five hits in five innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Mon, 09/21/2009 - 02:42 by surajdogra
Pittsburgh -- Kevin Correia gave up six hits in seven scoreless innings Sunday, leading the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Correia (11-10) did not walked a batter and fanned five in 96 pitches.
When Pittsburgh put two men on in the bottom of the ninth, closer Heath Bell, San Diego's fourth pitcher, struck out the final two batters, earning his 39th save.
Oscar Salazar led San Diego with three hits and one RBI.
Adrian Gonzalez and Evert Cabrera had one RBI apiece, while a run scored on Ryan
Duomit's third-inning throwing error for the Padres, who have won three of four.
Lastings Milledge had three hits and Brandon Moss two for the Pirates, who have lost 19 times in their last 22 games.
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 12:04 by preet_20
San Diego, Sept. 2: Kevin Correia and Edward Mujica combined on a four-hit shutout Wednesday, leading San Diego's 7-0 rout of Washington and a three-game sweep.
Correia (10-10) gave up just three hits in 7 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts.
Mujica replaced him after he loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the eighth and ended the threat without a run scoring.
Chase Headley and Adrian Gonzalez had two RBI apiece.
One run scored on Kevin Kouzmanoff's non-RBI groundout in the eighth.
David Eckstein had three hits and Will Venable added two hits and one RBI for the Padres, who have won five of six.
Ryan Zimmerman had two of the four hits for the Nationals, who have lost six straight.
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:18 by Jaspreet Virk
San Diego, Aug. 18: Kyle Blanks hit a two-out, three-run homer to highlight a four-run ninth inning Monday and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1.
Cubs' starter Ted Lilly and relievers John Grabow and Carlos Marmol had shut out the Padres on four hits through eight innings but closer Kevin Gregg (4-5) was unable to protect a 1-0 lead in the ninth. He issued a one-out walk to David Eckstein, who scored on a two-out double by Chase Headley to make it 1-1.
After walking Kevin Kouzmanoff intentionally, Gregg served up the home run ball to Blanks that allowed San Diego to win for the first time in its last five games.
Blanks and Headley had two hits each for the Padres.
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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:21 by preet_20
Milwaukee, Aug. 13: Kevin Kouzmanoff's RBI single completed a four-run seventh Wednesday and the San Diego Padres held on to edge Milwaukee 6-5.
Adrian Gonzalez delivered two hits and scored twice one night after producing a career-best six hits.
The Padres trailed 3-2 going into the seventh but they sent 10 men to the plate in the frame while collecting four runs on five hits.
David Eckstein drove in the first run with a bases-loaded, fielder's choice grounder. A ground-rule double by Gonzalez brought home another run and, after Chase Headley was walked intentionally to load the bases, Will Venable drew a walk to force in a run.
Kouzmanoff then singled to left, driving in what turned out to be the winning run.
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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:46 by surajdogra
Cincinnati, July 28: Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in two runs Tuesday to lead the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Kevin Correia (7-8) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings for San Diego, which halted a three-game losing streak.
Adrian Gonzalez hit his 27th home run of the season in the win.
Bronson Arroyo (10-10) started for Cincinnati, which has lost seven of its last eight games. Arroyo allowed three runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:05 by surajdogra
Philadelphia, July 23: Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz combined for six of Philadelphia's 14 hits Thursday and the Phillies resumed their winning ways by downing San Diego 9-4.
Philadelphia, whose longest winning streak in 18 years ended with Wednesday's loss to the Chicago Cubs, scored eight times in the first four innings to dominate the Padres.
The Phillies extended their lead in the National League East to 6 ½ games over Florida and Atlanta.
Feliz singled in a run in the second and third innings and Philadelphia put together a four-run fourth that included an RBI single from Werth and a two-run double by Raul Ibanez.
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Sun, 07/19/2009 - 12:35 by surajdogra
San Diego, July 19: Chase Headley's pinch-hit solo home run put San Diego ahead in the seventh inning Saturday and the Padres went on to beat Colorado 3-1.
Eliezer Alfonzo drove in Kevin Kouzmanoff during the seventh to provide an insurance run. Kouzmanoff had two hits for the Padres, who have won just three of their last 15 games.
Padres' starter Kevin Correia went six innings, allowing one run on three hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Greg Burke (2-1) retired the side in the seventh to get the win and Heath Bell pitched the ninth to collect his 24th save.
Colorado's lone run came in on an RBI double by Brad Hawpe.
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Mon, 07/13/2009 - 10:20 by preet_20
San Francisco, July 12: Kevin Kouzmanoff and Eliezer Alfonzo hit three-run homers Sunday, keying San Diego's 10-4 win over San Francisco.
The first of Kouzmanoff's four hits staked San Diego to a quick 3-0 lead with no outs in the top of the first.
Alonzo's only hit made it 6-0 with two outs in the third.
Will Venable had four hits with four runs and one RBI. Luis Rodriguez had two hits and two RBI, while Chase Headley drove in a run for the Padres, who broke a seven-game losing streak.
Winner Kevin Correia (6-7) surrendered three earned runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings before three relievers finished the contest.
John Bowker led San Francisco with two hits -- one a two-run, fifth-inning homer.
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Wed, 07/08/2009 - 10:38 by preet_20
Phoenix, July 8: Chad Tracy and Gerardo Parra each drove in two runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday in their 4-3 win over the visiting San Diego Padres.
Doug Davis (4-8), allowed a dozen base runners but picked up the win by battling through 6 1/3 innings. He gave up nine hits and walked three but also struck out six.
Kevin Correia (5-7) took the loss after giving up four runs -- three earned -- on six hits over six innings. He also notched a half-dozen strikeouts.
San Diego took an early lead on Eliezer Alfonzo's RBI single in the second.
Arizona came back with two runs in the third and another pair in the fourth.
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Sun, 06/28/2009 - 13:28 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas June 27: Kyle Blanks had two hits and three RBI Saturday when the San Diego Padres recorded a 7-3 inter-league win over the Texas Rangers.
Blanks, hitting just .190 coming into the game, had two doubles and drove in three runs -- one in the second inning and two in the fifth.
David Eckstein had two hits and two RBI. Everth Cabrera and Henry Blanco both had two hits and one RBI, while both Chase Headley and Kevin Kouzmanoff had two runs and three hits for the Padres, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Winner Kevin Correia (5-5) yielded three earned runs and five hits in seven innings with one walk and nine strikeouts.
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