inGame: Padres 4, Mets 2
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/7/2008 — The New York Mets (59-54) lost to the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night at Shea Stadium. The loss was the Mets fifth in six games and dropped three games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.
Baek, Bombs Provide Win At Shea
friarforum.com 8/7/2008 — A solid outing by Cha Seung Baek gave the Padres a chance to make 3 solo shots and a gift wrapped unearned run stand up in a 4-2 road win. The Pads got 1st inning homers by Gerut and Giles and an insurance blast by Chase Headley in the 9th frame. The Friars will have to earn the series win by beating the Mets ace Johan Santana Thursday morning.
Maddux Clears Waivers
friarforum.com 8/7/2008 — A solid outing by Cha Seung Baek gave the Padres a chance to make 3 solo shots and a gift wrapped unearned run stand up in a 4-2 road win. The Pads got 1st inning homers by Gerut and Giles and an insurance blast by Chase Headley in the 9th frame. The Friars will have to earn the series win by beating the Mets ace Johan Santana Thursday morning.
Tatis' 2 HR,s 4 RBIs lift Mets by Padres (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 8/7/2008 — Fernando Tatis homered twice and drove in four runs, giving the New York Mets' mix-and-match bullpen enough breathing room to close out the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Tuesday night without injured Billy Wagner. Mike Pelfrey pitched effectively into ...
Unhappy recap: Padres 4, Mets 2
nydailynews.com 8/7/2008 — The Mets lose to the Padres 4-2. Here’s an unhappy recap:
• Pedro Martinez has allowed five solo homers in his last two starts, and his velocity has been low in the first inning both times before creeping upward. Martinez acknowledged after ...
Padres vs. Mets - Recap - August 06, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 8/7/2008 — Padres' Baek gets best of Mets again; Wright's error crucial in loss NEW YORK (AP) -- For one night at least, Padres manager Bud Black saw a lot of the traits that made his team successful last year and one major thing he didn't see much of in 2007 -- ...
Red Sox claim Giles
www3.signonsandiego.com 8/7/2008 — By Chris Jenkins August 7, 2008 The Union-Tribune has learned that the Boston Red Sox have claimed Padres right fielder Brian Giles off the waiver wire, if only to keep him away from the two teams with better records in the American League. Thus, ...
ON DECK: PADRES AT METS —
NY Post: Sports 8/6/2008
The top three teams in the National League East are separated by two games. Each Mets game begins to take on a more-important feel, even those against the lowly Padres. Which means the Mets cannot afford to let Pedro Martinez scuffle along...