Rookie Cory Luebke sent the San Diego Padres into a key series against San Francisco on a positive note.

Roy Oswalt has been one of baseball's most consistent winners down the stretch - which is exactly what the Philadelphia Phillies were bargaining for when they obtained him just before the July 31 trade deadline.

The biggest challenge for Carlos Ruiz was escaping a Philadelphia Phillies barrage.

Roy Oswalt got an extra boost from the sellout crowd, and then gave them more reason to cheer in his home debut.

Kevin Correia and four relievers combined on San Diego's 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, and the NL West-leading Padres salvaged a split of the four-game series.

Vicente Padilla was mixing his pitches and speeds, blissfully unaware he had a no-hitter going through five innings.

John Maine returned from an odd injury to pitch into the seventh inning, and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday to complete their best homestand in more than 20 years.