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Giles pleased to see Padres pick up $9M option

Nov. 8, 2008
The San Diego Padres on Friday exercised their $9 million option on right fielder Brian Giles, whose .398 on-base percentage was one of the best in baseball.
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MLB: San Diego 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Home runs by Brian Giles and Adrian Gonzalez Thursday lifted the San Diego Padres to a 7-5 win over the newly-crowned division champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

MLB: San Diego 2, Colorado 1

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Luis Rodriguez singled in a run in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, giving the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies.

MLB: San Francisco 7, San Diego 4

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Bengie Molina homered, doubled and drove in five runs Sunday, powering the San Francisco Giants over San Diego 7-4, the Padres' seventh straight loss.

MLB: San Diego 16, Colorado 7

DENVER, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Brian Giles and Luke Carlin each drove in four runs Sunday for San Diego, which pounded Colorado pitchers for 20 hits and crushed the Rockies 16-7.

Brian Giles rejects Boston's waiver claim

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Outfielder Brian Giles will not join the Boston Red Sox after rejecting their waiver claim Friday.
MLB: San Diego 4, New York Mets 2

MLB: San Diego 4, New York Mets 2

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Jody Gerut, Brian Giles and Chase Headley hit solo homers for San Diego Wednesday, powering the Padres past the New York Mets 4-2.

MLB: San Diego 4, San Francisco 1

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Greg Maddux notched career victory No. 352 Sunday when the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 4-1.

MLB: San Francisco 2, San Diego 0

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Barry Zito pitched eight innings of scoreless, three-hit baseball Saturday night to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-0 victory over San Diego.

MLB: San Diego 2, N.Y. Mets 1

SAN DIEGO, June 7 (UPI) -- Randy Wolf gave up a run on seven hits over seven innings Friday, carrying the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets.

MLB: San Diego 2, N.Y. Mets 1

SAN DIEGO, June 6 (UPI) -- Scott Schoeneweis hit Paul McAnulty with a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning Thursday, leading the San Diego Padres past the New York Mets 2-1.

MLB: San Diego 2, Chi. Cubs 1

SAN DIEGO, June 5 (UPI) -- Kevin Kouzmanoff's sacrifice fly delivered the go-ahead run in the eighth Wednesday, allowing the San Diego Padres to end the Chicago Cubs' winning streak 2-1.
MLB: Chi. Cubs 4, San Diego 0

MLB: Chi. Cubs 4, San Diego 0

CHICAGO, May 15 (UPI) -- Ryan Dempster yielded six hits in 8 1/3 scoreless innings Thursday to help the Chicago Cubs down the San Diego Padres 4-0.

MLB: San Francisco 3, San Diego 2 (11 inn)

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 (UPI) -- Bengie Molina's second solo homer of the game Tuesday was a walk-off blast that lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 decision over the San Diego Padres.

MLB: San Diego 9, Houston 4

HOUSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- San Diego ace Jake Peavy came through Friday night by leading the struggling Padres past Houston 9-4.

MLB: San Diego 3, Florida 1

SAN DIEGO, July 3 (UPI) -- David Wells threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Brian Giles scored twice Monday as the San Diego Padres edged the Florida Marlins 3-1.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa