Tim Stauffer News

One last chance to make a good impression. That's what Padres left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc will be charged with Saturday, when San Diego faces the Giants in the second game of a three-game series.

Ramos to start Sunday : Cesar Ramos has earned a second start to end the 2009 season off his strong outing against the Dodgers on Tuesday night.

The 15-game winner will try to solve some of his recent control problems Wednesday night as the Rockies continue their series against the visiting San Diego Padres .

Padres manager Bud Black has set up his starting pitching for the next four games, including right-hander Edward Mujica in Sunday's road-schedule closer against the D-backs at Chase Field.

The Padres won't tinker with their starting rotation over the final 10 games of the regular season while resisting the attraction to look at several young pitchers in a starting capacity over that stretch.

23, 2009. - AP DENVER - Will Venable homered and tied a career high by driving in four runs in the San Diego Padres' 6-3 win over Colorado on Wednesday night that snapped the Rockies' eight-game home winning streak.

The next series is one that the Pittsburgh Pirates should be able to win. It is at home, against a non division team.

San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer wipes his head during a three-run first-inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh Friday, Sept.

September 18, 2009, 1:36 p.m. TODAYa S MATCHUP PADRES at PIRATES 4:05 P.M., GAME 1 of 4 TV: 4 San Diego Radio: 1090-AM, 1700-AM; 860-AM Best ballpark in the bigs, PNC.

San Diego pitcher Tim Stauffer wipes his head during the three-run first inning of game Friday against the Pirates.

Former first-round draft pick Tim Stauffer can continue a successful late-season run tonight when the San Diego Padres head to Pittsburgh to begin a four-game series with the Pirates at PNC Park.

It's already been a September to remember for Padres right-hander Tim Stauffer, who will look to continue his succcess this month when the Padres open a four-game series on Friday in Pittsburgh.

Every outing, every inning, every at-bat continues to be a battle for closer Matt Capps, who has no trouble characterizing what this tumultuous season has been like: "It's been real tough," said Capps, who blew one save in the Pirates' just-completed series against the Dodgers.

Pinch-hitter Nick Hundley walked with the bases loaded Saturday to give the Padres a 3-2 victory in 10 innings over the Rockies at PETCO Park.

In the midst of an eight-game winning streak and a playoff chase, the Rockies will turn to a rookie making his Major League debut on Saturday in San Diego.

It's Labor Day, and boy, are the Dodgers ever. Laboring. They'll spend the afternoon in Phoenix today trying to re-energize their pennant run, not to mention their offense along with it.

The Padres have some clarity for who is going to start and when for their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies at PETCO Park.

It's not that I think the Rockies are really seriously in contention for the division lead - but if the Dodgers keep hitting like this, they might.

The workhorse continues to get more work, which is the way Padres starting pitcher Kevin Correia wants it.

AP San Diego Padres starting pitcher Tim Stauffer throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second 17 mins ago LOS ANGELES Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in San Diego 's first three runs and Adrian Gonzalez homered, leading the Padres to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night.