The Colorado Rockies appear to be heating up at the plate, but they may be without one of their key contributors for an uncertain amount of time. 

Dexter Fowler doesn't have to wait for a sign to steal a base. 

Dexter Fowler doesn't have to wait a sign to steal a base. 

SAN DIEGO ? Leave it to a Princeton guy to think too much on the pitcher's mound. 

Statistically it's not a surprise the Harrisburg Senators, after losing their eighth straight game Saturday, own the worst record among all 32 Class AA Baseball teams. 

SAN DIEGO -- Brian Bixler, in his fourth big-league plate appearance and his second swing of the season, after flying out the previous at-bat, knocked a two-run double into right field. 

SAN DIEGO -- The heck with the hurtPirates. 

Shortly after the Padres signed former A's starter Chad Gaudin to a minor league contract April 12 (after he was released by the Chicago Cubs), Padres general manager Kevin Towers said Gaudin would be in the Padres' rotation "long before the season was ov 

--RHP Shawn Hill, who has a history of arm issues beginning with elbow reconstruction surgery in 2004, went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday after having Saturday's start halted after two innings by pain around his elbow. 

The WBC conspiracy theorists are at it again. 

A few minutes after the Dodgers-Colorado Rockies game ended Sunday, Coors Field took on a gloomy aura as a steady rain began to fall. 

So much for that rotation streak. 

Padres shortstop Luis Rodriguez had an allergic reaction Saturday to something he ate, sending him to the hospital. 

Jake Peavy has been far from dominant in his first four starts this season, and in his latest outing the San Diego Padres' ace looked downright mediocre. 

Zach Duke and the Pittsburgh Pirates are confident they can win on the road and at home.