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September 6, 2009, 12:37 p.m. Pitchers Erik Davis and Jeremy Hefner, respectively, picked up their 16th and 14th wins Saturday night as the Padres two Single-A affiliates headed to the playoffs on hot streaks.

August 31, 2009, 11:05 p.m. Right-hander Erik Davis improved to 15-6 on Monday as Fort Wayne won its 89th game of the season with an 8-2 victory at West Michigan.

August 27, 2009, 1:51 p.m. For the second straight season, a Padres draftee named Decker has been named the Most Valuable Player of the Arizona Rookie League.

Dee Brown hit a pair of two-run doubles while Chin-Iung Hu and Blake DeWitt combined to go 6-for-10 with three triples, four RBIs and four runs to lead the Albuquerque Isotopes past the Portland Beavers 12-7 at Isotopes Park Thursday night.

Dee Brown hit a pair of two-run doubles while Chin-Iung Hu and Blake DeWitt combined to go 6-for-10 with three triples, four RBIs and four runs to lead the Albuquerque Isotopes past the Portland Beavers 12-7 at Isotopes Park Thursday night.

Dee Brown hit a pair of two-run doubles while Chin-Iung Hu and Blake DeWitt combined to go 6-for-10 with three triples, four RBIs and four runs to lead the Albuquerque Isotopes past the Portland Beavers 12-7 at Isotopes Park Thursday night.

Dee Brown hit a pair of two-run doubles while Chin-Iung Hu and Blake DeWitt combined to go 6-for-10 with three triples, four RBIs and four runs to lead the Albuquerque Isotopes past the Portland Beavers 12-7 at Isotopes Park Thursday night.

Dee Brown hit a pair of two-run doubles while Chin-Iung Hu and Blake DeWitt combined to go 6-for-10 with three triples, four RBIs and four runs to lead the Albuquerque Isotopes past the Portland Beavers 12-7 at Isotopes Park Thursday night.

On Sunday, Padres manager Bud Black alluded to impending player movement for the second half of the season, saying "... in the next week to 10 days, you're going to see a few new faces." One of those players will be 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Mat Latos, who will officially be recalled from Double-A San Antonio for a start Sunday against the ...

Mat Latos of the San Diego Padres poses during photo day at Peoria Stadium on February 24, 2009 in Peoria, Arizona.

Colorado Rockies' Ian Stewart follows through on an RBI double hit off of San Diego Padres pitcher Josh Banks during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 17, 2009 in San Diego.

Severna Park High grad makes case to stay in big leagues Josh Banks is back in the big leagues, and he's on a mission.

AT SAN DIEGO When: 7. Where: Petco Park. On the air: TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: 790, 930.

Giants' Tim Lincecum , 7:15 p.m. TV: CSNBA. Radio: 680-AM, 1010-AM Friday: Josh Banks vs.

Edward Mujica is dejected after giving up a homer to the Dodgers' James Loney in the 13th inning.

Josh Banks pitches in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Photo by Earnie Grafton/The San Diego Union-Tribune/ - Earnie Grafton/Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO a ' James Loney led off the 13th inning with a homer to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-6 win Sunday over the San Diego Padres.

Chad Billingsley tries to win his 10th game of the season this afternoon when the Los Angeles Dodgers play the rubber match of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

It's probably no coincidence that San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez stopped seeing so many good pitches in June about the time Scott Hairston was felled by a left biceps strain that caused him to miss 16 games.

Walter Silva hopes to continue the Padres' recent run of strong pitching when he takes the mound on Wednesday against the Houston Astros at PETCO Park.

Bob Melvin, who managed Arizona when Padres CEO Jeff Moorad ran the Diamondbacks, will soon join the Padres to help evaluate the minor league system.