Following a 9-3 start this season, the Padres have lost 16 of their last 20 games. 

May 11, 2009 (Baseball Musings delivered byNewstex) -- 

As Freud never quite said, but probably wished he had, sometimes a roster transaction is just a roster transaction. 

Astros UPDATE 

Yeah, Bob Melvin got a raw deal. 

--RHP Cha Seung Baek suffered an elbow injury Saturday night while pitching in what was expected to be his final injury rehab assignment with Class AAA Portland. 

--1B Adrian Gonzalez, who set a Padres record with nine homers in April, hit his first homer of May, a two-run shot off Roy Oswalt that accounted for his only two RBI in May. 

Over the first 12 games of the season, the Padres' fast-starting center field tandem of the right-handed Scott Hairston and the left-handed Jody Gerut paced the club's strong start. 

Miguel Tejada and Carlos Lee combined to make up for Lance Berkman's absence, powering the Houston Astros to one successful weekend against the slumping San Diego Padres. 

San Diego Padres second baseman David Eckstein left Sunday's game against the Houston Astros in the fifth inning with a bruised left rib. 

That water-seeks-its-own-level stuff - you know, riding high in April, shot down in May - is taking effect in the National League, where thePadres in the West, Pirates in the Central and Marlins in the East once were making noise in their respective divis 

The San Diego Padres finally broke through against the Houston Astros' struggling bullpen but still couldn't pull out a win. 

The San Diego Padres finally broke through against the Houston Astros' struggling bullpen but still couldn't pull out a win. 

Hunter Pence decided to take a chance and the Houston Astros were glad he did - when the play was over. 

Hunter Pence decided to take a chance and the Houston Astros were glad he did - when the play was over.