Towers figured he was fired so Padres CEO Moorad could hire his own guyOctober 3rd, 2009 Towers: Never really told why Padres fired himSAN DIEGO — Kevin Towers says he really wasn't told why he was fired as general manager of the San Diego Padres, although he figures it's because CEO Jeff Moorad wanted his own guy in the job. "He never really told me exactly the reason why, but I've been around long enough to know why," Towers, who held the job for 14 seasons, said Saturday.
Padres 7, Nationals 0September 2nd, 2009 Padres 7, Nationals 0
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Washington 000 000 000—0San Diego 000 051 01x—7E_Orr (1). DP_Washington 2.
Richard has strong outing, Venable makes big catch to lift Padres to 4-1 victory over NatsSeptember 1st, 2009 Richard, Venable lead Padres to 4-1 win over NatsSAN DIEGO — Clayton Richard took a shutout into the seventh inning and fellow rookie Will Venable drove in a run and made another spectacular catch, helping the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Richard (4-1) got two outs in the seventh before Josh Bard homered to left field to cut the Padres' lead to 2-1.
Padres 4, Nationals 1September 1st, 2009 Padres 4, Nationals 1
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Washington 000 000 100—1San Diego 010 010 11x—4E_J.Martin (3), E.Cabrera (9). LOB_Washington 5, San Diego 9.
Padres 3, Nationals 1September 1st, 2009 Padres 3, Nationals 1
Washington San Diegoab r h biab r h biWHarrs cf 3 0 0 0 ECarer ss4 1 2 0Orr 2b 4 0 2 1 Eckstn 2b4 1 1 1Zmrmn 3b 4 0 1 0 AdGnzl 1b3 0 1 0Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 Kzmnff 3b3 0 1 1Wlngh lf 4 0 0 0 Venale rf2 0 0 0Dukes rf 4 0 2 0 OSalazr lf2 0 0 0AlGnzlz ss 2 0 0 0 Macias lf1 0 0 0J.Bard ph 1 0 1 0 Hundly c3 0 1 0Nieves c 3 0 1 0 Gwynn cf3 0 0 0LHrndz p 2 1 1 0 Stauffr p1 0 0 0CGzmn ph 1 0 0 0 Russell p0 0 0 0Thtchr p0 0 0 0Grgrsn p0 0 0 0Headly ph1 1 1 1H.Bell p0 0 0 0Totals 32 1 8 1 Totals27 3 7 3
Washington 001 000 000—1San Diego 200 000 01x—3DP_Washington 3, San Diego 2. LOB_Washington 8, San Diego 2.
With consecutive games streak on line, Padres' Gonzalez not in lineup against NationalsJuly 26th, 2009 With streak on the line, Gonzalez takes a seatWASHINGTON — Adrian Gonzalez will have to come off the bench he's going to extend the longest active consecutive games streak in the majors. With San Diego in a stretch of 25 games in 25 days, manager Bud Black stuck with his plan of not starting the first baseman at Washington on Sunday.
Nationals 13, Padres 1July 26th, 2009 Nationals 13, Padres 1E_Perdomo (1). DP_San Diego 1, Washington 1.
Padres 6, Nationals 2July 25th, 2009 Padres 6, Nationals 2E_Dunn (12), J.Bard (4), Bergmann (2), Mock (1). DP_San Diego 2.
Cardinals 4, Nationals 1, 6 inningsJuly 24th, 2009 Cardinals 4, Nationals 1, 6 inningsE_Dunn (11). DP_St. Louis 1. LOB_St. Louis 5, Washington 7.
Dodgers 7, Padres 6, 13 inningsJuly 6th, 2009 Dodgers 7, Padres 6, 13 inningsE_Furcal (9), Ad.Gonzalez (3). DP_Los Angeles 1.
Marlins 7, Nationals 5, 6½ inningsJuly 1st, 2009 Marlins 7, Nationals 5, 6½ inningsTwo outs when winning run scored. E_Willingham (4), Zimmerman 3 (12).
Nationals 2, Blue Jays 1, 11 inningsJune 20th, 2009 Nationals 2, Blue Jays 1, 11 inningsOne out when winning run scored. E_C.Guzman (9), Dunn (8), A.Hernandez (6).
Padres 4, Mariners 3, 10 inningsJune 19th, 2009 Padres 4, Mariners 3, 10 inningsTwo outs when winning run scored. E_Geer (1). LOB_Seattle 7, San Diego 8.
Reds 4, Nationals 2, 12 inningsJune 11th, 2009 Reds 4, Nationals 2, 12 inningsE_Villone (1), Willingham (2). DP_Washington 2.
Giants 4, Nationals 1, 5 inningsJune 5th, 2009 Giants 4, Nationals 1, 5 inningsLOB_San Francisco 7, Washington 6. 2B_Sandoval (15), Schierholtz (4), Burriss (6), C.Guzman (11), A.Hernandez (6).