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| Mets close out series vs. Padres |
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04/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After earning their first official victory in their brand new stadium on Wednesday, the New York Mets go for their first series win at Citi Field when the club wraps up a three-game set with the San Diego Padres tonight. After ringing in their impressive 42,000-seat, $800-million new home with a disappointing 6-5 loss to the Padres on Monday, the Mets put an end to San Diego's five-game winning streak with last night's 7-2 triumph. Oliver Perez delivered six outstanding innings on the mound |
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| Perez helps Mets gain first win at Citi Field |
MLB Baseball |
04/16/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Oliver Perez allowed only one run in six innings, and the New York Mets got their first victory in their new ballpark, a 7-2 triumph over the San Diego Padres on Jackie Robinson Day. Perez (1-1) gave up three hits and two walks while striking out four for the Mets, who had lost their last two. New York also commemorated the entrance to Citi Field as Jackie Robinson Rotunda. Robinson made his monumental major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 at Ebbets Field |
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| Mets, Padres honor Jackie Robinson at Citi Field |
MLB Baseball |
04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets failed to christen their luxurious new stadium with a victory on Monday. Perhaps the team will fare better when it honors one of baseball's legendary players tonight. The Mets and San Diego Padres celebrate Jackie Robinson Day this evening in the city where the Hall of Fame second baseman broke baseball's color barrier 62 years ago on this date. Robinson made his monumental major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 at Ebbets Field, which stood just a few |
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| Boston Red Sox |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
04/15/2009 |
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| Claimed infielder Travis Denker off waivers from the San Diego Padres and optioned him to Pawtucket (Int.); transferred pitcher Miguel Gonzalez to the 60-day disabled list. |
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| Mets open Citi Field with loss to Padres |
MLB Baseball |
04/14/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - David Eckstein finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI, as the San Diego Padres took the first MLB game at New York's Citi Field with a 6-5 win over the Mets. The Mets closed Shea Stadium after last season, having called it home since 1964. The opener of Shea did not go well for New York, which lost to the Pirates in the first game there. Monday's opener of Citi Field was no kinder, as the Padres scored the deciding run on a Pedro Feliciano balk. Jody Gerut had two hits, i |
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| All MLB players to wear No. 42 on Wednesday |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| n-field personnel wear the number Wednesday as a sign of unified, league-wide support. Since 2004, MLB has honored Robinson's legacy. The New York Mets will host a special Jackie Robinson Day celebration at Citi Field prior to their game against the San Diego Padres. The on-field ceremony will include Jackie's wife, Rachel Robinson, founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation; and their daughter Sharon Robinson and son, David Robinson. "When Jack stepped foot on the field on April 15, 1947 and broke the color bar |
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| Mets open Citi Field against Padres |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The first regular-season game at Citi Field takes place tonight, when the New York Mets christen their new state-of-the-art stadium with the first of three straight contests against the San Diego Padres. After spending their first 44 seasons of existence at Shea Stadium, the Mets will move into the lavish new 41,800-seat ballpark, which was constructed at a cost of nearly $800 million and took nearly three years to build. To ring in the facility, which did host a pair of exhibition games bet |
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| Padres sweep Giants |
MLB Baseball |
04/12/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Chris Young threw seven strong innings and Chase Headley hit a two-run homer, as the San Diego Padres completed the three-game sweep of San Francisco with a 6-1 win over Tim Lincecum and the Giants. Young (2-0) allowed just an unearned run on four hits, walked none and struck out seven to take the win. Headley finished the day with two hits, while Nick Hundley went 4-for-4 with a triple, double and one RBI, as San Diego won its fourth consecutive game. "Throwing strikes. Contro |
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| Padres sign P Gaudin |
MLB Baseball |
04/12/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres have signed pitcher Chad Gaudin to a minor league contract. Gaudin was released by the Chicago Cubs last Sunday, and, in the end, signed a contract with San Diego because he would be a starter. In 2008, Gaudin made 50 appearances between Oakland and the Cubs -- only six of them starts. He went 9-5 with a 4.40 earned run average overall last season. The 26-year-old right-hander's last full season as a starter came in 2007 with the A's. In 34 starts, Gaudin w |
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| Streaking Orioles shoot for sweep of Rays |
MLB Baseball |
04/12/2009 |
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| ion despite an ineffective spring in which he had a 7.29 ERA. He made 21 appearances (19 starts) with the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies last season, going 4-8 with a 5.80 ERA in 107 innings. Eaton began his major-league career with the San Diego Padres in 2000 before spending 2006 in Texas and heading to Philadelphia in 2007. He's a three-time double-digit winner, earning 11 with the Padres in both 2004 and 2005 and winning 10 times with the Phillies in 2007. Eaton did not face the Rays in 2008. O |
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