Clayton Richard News

Instead of having to pick up his step in a dash for second, Hairston slowed his stride to a trot.

Manager Terry Collins played the matchup game with his lineup Saturday, sitting Ike Davis against Padres lefty Clayton Richard despite signs of Davis breaking free from a season-long slump.

Johan Santana tossed his ninth career shutout and first in close to two years as the New York Mets blanked the San Diego Padres, 9-0, in the third test of a four-game set at Citi Field.

In the first inning of today's New York Mets -San Diego Padres game, Vinny Rottino hit his first career major league home run, a solo shot off Clayton Richard .

They never stood a chance. Santana took out a loan in the early innings, paid the principle and a low interest rate steadily throughout and at the end found himself to be the new owner of the San Diego Padres.

Scott Hairston , Johan Santana , Vinny Rottino , Mike Nickeas , San Diego Padres , New York Mets , San Diego Padres at New York Mets, May 26, 2012 1:10 PM EDT The New York Mets won their second consecutive game against the San Diego Padres on Saturday and did so in dominating fashion by a final score of 9-0. Mets ace Johan Santana cruised to a ... (more)

Entering this season, there were a lot of questions surrounding Johan Santana's surgically repaired left shoulder.

Louis got into JFK at 3 a.m. EDT, the team bus arriving at a Manhattan hotel at 4:15 a.m. A car awaited Yonder Alonso a little after noon, taking him to Secaucus, N.J., where he was interviewed by the MLB Network tag-team of Larry Bowa and Matt Yallof for a national baseball-talk show.

Back in 2009 the Padres made a very unpopular trade with the Chicago White Sox. It was a trade that was going to happen and no one could stop it.

Greene capped his third three-hit game of the month with a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, trumping Jesus Guzman 's two-run double in the top half, as the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night.

For the first time ever, the Pennant Run will end at Avista Stadium, with the finish line at home plate.

It has felt great to be a Padres fan these last couple of days. Greater than usual, I mean.

Express delivery: Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips forces out New York's Chris Stewart during the Reds' 5-2 win over the Yankees on Sunday.

Jason Marquis was hit hard in his shortest start of the season and the Minnesota Twins couldn't contain Jonathan Lucroy.

By taking two of three from the Angels, the Padres had their first winning homestand of the season, going 3-2 against the Dodgers and Angels.

Will Venable drove home Clayton Richard with a single in the 13th inning and the Padres defeated the Angels, 3-2, in the finale of a three-game interleague series.

Pitcher Clayton Richard scored the winning run from first base on an error by fill-in left fielder Howie Kendrick with two outs in the 13th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Sunday in an unusual extra-inning game.

Quite by coincidence, Clayton Richard was pitching for the Padres that night. Of the four pitchers the Chicago White Sox traded to San Diego for Jake Peavy in midseason of 2009, Richard is the only one still with San Diego.

The 28-year-old third baseman has hit safely in 19 of his last 21 games at Petco Park, going 21-for-72 for a .292 average.

Have you been to a Padres game this year? Chances are, if you have, you have seen the new method that the Padres are using to sell tickets.