Mat Latos News

R.A. Dickey spun 7 1/3 scoreless innings Sunday as the New York Mets took a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres in the finale of a four-game set at Citi Field.

Tens of thousands of fans are arriving at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for what could be the hottest Indianapolis 500 on record.

The Mets head back to Citi Field for a four game set with the Padres and that means we've got another edition of Amazin' Avenue's Five For Five series preview lined up for you! The Padres currently sit at 16-29, in 5th place in the National League West and are fourteen and a half games behind the Dodgers .

Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night.

The Padres tried to take a page from successful mid-market clubs like the Cleveland Indians in the mid-nineties, by targeting young players for extensions.

Braves right-hander Brandon Beachy enters Tuesday's game against the Reds leading the Major Leagues with a 1.33 ERA following his first career shutout last Thursday.

What's happening today: And on the 43rd game of the 2012 season, do the Padres finally record a three-game winning streak? Word of caution: do not hold your breath.

San Diego Padres first baseman Yonder Alonso has declared a truce with Petco Park.

Unfortunately for us Friars fans, we have been treated to quite a few rebuilding processes over the couple of decades.A We have seen stars come and go for bigger pay-days, rosters overhauled, etc., and for the most part, these rebuilding endeavors were not very pleasant to have watched.A Despite the negativity attached to the constant rebuilding ... (more)

The Waiver Wire is here to offer up the choicest cuts of waiver wire goodness, paying attention to mixed, as well as AL- and NL-only leagues.

After a slow start to his San Diego career, Edinson Volquez is beginning to look like the top-of-the-rotation hurler his club needs.

While the Mets received a stellar pitching performance from Johan Santana on Wednesday, it was a local kid that led Cincinnati to victory in the first game of the two-game series at Citi Field.

I still think there's time for the Cincinnati Reds to become the contender they were purported to be, but they need to make one move before that will happen: turn reliever Aroldis Chapman into a starter.

Ryan Fowler has spent the past eight years covering and talking sports on TV and radio, in newspapers and on the Web.

The Cincinnati Reds believed they were getting a pitcher with the ability to dominate when they acquired Mat Latos in the offseason.

Jair Jurrjens , the Atlanta Braves ' $5.5 million pitcher is in the minor leagues right now because, as manager Fredi Gonzalez said, "he's a minor league player right now," according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. The Braves were close to trading Jurrjens last season to the Cincinnati Reds , also according to Bowman, but the deal didn't work out after ... (more)

Every Thursday, we at Chicken Friars will pick the two best Padres performers over the past week and analyze what they accomplished.

A home series doesn't get much shorter than three games on the baseball schedule .A The Reds only have two of them on their schedule: August 24-26 against the primary Central rival St.

After six innings, the Tigers led the Red Sox, 10-1. Boston came back to win the game 13-11 in 10 innings.

The 2012 season may still be young, and there are a number of surprising teams near the top of the standings.