www3.signonsandiego.com - 7/5/2008
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A converted third baseman playing left field for the Padres Friday night chucked the ball some 200 feet, directly to the mitt of a catcher appearing in his first major league game.
Nick Hundley deftly applied the tag -- in the nick of time, you might say -- to parlay a true throw from pal Chase Headley into an out that swung momentum toward San Diego.
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Diamondbacks crash down to earth in loss to Padres
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