OAKLAND, Calif. 

The Padres were looking for protection for 1B Adrian Gonzalez. 

The Padres have eight relief pitchers in their bullpen and a four-man bench. 

--SS Luis Rodriguez certainly lacks the range as well as the power stroke of former Padres SS Khalil Greene, but he's become a pesky member of the offense and defense. 

The New York Mets earned their first win at their new home in their latest game. 

One pitch at a time, Oliver Perez and the New York Mets started settling into their new home Wednesday night. 

One pitch at a time, Oliver Perez and the New York Mets started settling into their new home Wednesday night. 

The Padres were looking for protection for 1B Adrian Gonzalez. 

The Padres will keep Jake Peavy and Chris Young, the right-handed aces of their staff, on four days' rest, meaning there will be some shuffling at the back end of the rotation. 

--LF Chase Headley had been under orders from the Padres to add weight the last couple of years. 

Firing Cecil Cooper wouldn't be unreasonable, but it wouldn't turn the suspect Astros into contenders, Ken Rosenthal says. 

Mistakes played a key role in the New York Mets losing their first official game at Citi Field. 

Talk about not knowing when to leave well enough alone. 

It certainly was not the scriptMets management wrote over the last few days while they were slapping the final coats of paint on Citi Field. 

The place looked gorgeous.