Josh Geer News

The Padres have outrighted right-hander Josh Geer, outfielder Drew Macias, infielder Luis Rodriguez and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo to Triple-A Portland.

September 7, 2009, 12:22 p.m. First baseman Nathan Freiman hit his 11th homer Sunday as Eugene scored a 6-6-4 victory at Salem-Keizer to end the Northwest League season with a 34-42 record.

August 26, 2009, 12:46 p.m. Santana High grad James Needy picked up his first professional win Tuesday night as the Padres defeated the Royals at Peoria in the Arizona Rookie League.

Matt Carson had two homers and five RBIs and Gregorio Petit went 4-for-4 as the Sacramento River Cats slugged their way to a 10-7 win over the Portland Beavers on Tuesday night at Raley Field.

The Royals will start newly acquired lefty Michael O'Connor against Portland lefty Aaron Poreda .

August 16, 2009, 9:00 a.m. Fort Wayne Saturday night became the first professional team to reach 80 wins this season as the low Single-A TinCaps defeated Dayton 7-1 in Fort Wayne.

August 11, 2009, 8:39 a.m. For the third time in as many days, a pitcher mentioned as the possible replacement for Chad Gaudin in the Padres rotation got roughed up with Triple-A Portland.

Craig Stansberry fell a single short of the cycle and Drew Macias tallied a pair of RBIs on three hits to lead the Portland Beavers to a 6-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes Wednesday night at Isotopes Park.

Craig Stansberry fell a single short of the cycle and Drew Macias tallied a pair of RBIs on three hits to lead the Portland Beavers to a 6-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes Wednesday night at Isotopes Park.

Craig Stansberry fell a single short of the cycle and Drew Macias tallied a pair of RBIs on three hits to lead the Portland Beavers to a 6-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes Wednesday night at Isotopes Park.

Mark Saccomanno had three hits and four RBIs and Chris Johnson hit a two-run homer as part of a seven-run eighth inning as the Round Rock Express tallied 17 hits on their way to a 15-3 win over the Portland Beavers at The Dell Diamond Monday night.

August 6, 2009, 11:46 a.m. Catcher Nick Hundley made his rehab debut with Triple-A Portland on Wednesday and caught starter Josh Geer as the recently demoted right-hander allowed one unearned run on two hits over six innings in the Beavers 6-2 win at Albuquerque./p> Craig Stansberry, Drew Macias and Val Pascucci all homered for Portland.

Thursday 06 Aug Albuquerque Isotopes Drop 6-2 Decision to Portland Beavers - PCL Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 09:20AM Albuquerque - Having lost just two games at home since July 1, the Albuquerque Isotopes had their home dominance halted, dropping a 6-2 decision to the Portland Beavers in the series-opener Wednesday night at Isotopes Park.

Craig Stansberry fell a single short of the cycle and Drew Macias tallied a pair of RBIs on three hits to lead the Portland Beavers to a 6-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes Wednesday night at Isotopes Park.

The San Diego Padres have released right-hander Mark Prior, whose once-promising career has been interrupted by two shoulder surgeries since April 2007.

A day after the Padres dealt ace Jake Peavy to the White Sox, one of the four pitchers acquired in the trade will make his first start for San Diego.

The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with forward Cody McCormick on a one-year contract Saturday.

July 29, 2009, 3:19 p.m. Right-hander Edward Mujica will be Saturday nighta TMs start against Milwaukee at Petco Park.

Edward Mujica will be the latest Padres pitcher to showcase his stuff as a starting pitcher.

Brandon Phillips hit the first of Cincinnati's four homers on Monday night, a three-run shot that set up a 6-4 victory over the San Diego Padres and helped end the Reds' longest losing streak of the season at six games.