News - David Eckstein
Pablo Sandoval's 10th-inning homer Sunday gave the San Francisco Giants a season-ending 4-3 victory against the San Diego Padres. The homer, Sandoval's 25th of the season and his second hit of the game, broke a 3-3 tie leading off the top of the 10th. Juan Uribe hit an RBI double, two runs scored on
Kevin Correia reached a career milestone Friday by throwing a six-hit shutout that gave San Diego a 4-0 victory over Arizona. In the 78th start of his major league career, spread over seven seasons, Correia threw his first shutout and first complete game.
Kevin Correia and Edward Mujica combined on a four-hit shutout Wednesday, leading San Diego's 7-0 rout of Washington and a three-game sweep. Correia (10-10) gave up just three hits in 7 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts. Mujica replaced him after he loaded the bases with two outs in the
Chase Headley homered and Tim Stauffer allowed one run over 6 2/3 innings Monday to help the San Diego Padres beat Washington 3-1. Stauffer (3-6) gave up seven hits, walked three and struck out five, and Heath Bell got his 32nd save with a scoreless ninth. David Eckstein and Kevin Kouzmanoff both had first-inning RBI doubles for the Padres. Livan Hernandez (7-9) went the distance for the Nationals, yielding three runs on seven hits over eight innings to take the loss -- Washington's fourth straight setback. Everth Cabrera opened the bottom of the first with a bunt single and scored on Eckstein's double.
Kyle Blanks and three other San Diego players had two RBI each Friday in the Padres' 9-5 win over the Florida Marlins. Blanks's two-run homer, his only hit, came during a six-run second. David Eckstein had three hits and two RBI. Everth Cabrera and Will Venable had two hits and two RBI apiece. Chase
