Dodgers get Maddux for second time

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired 42-year-old pitcher Greg Maddux Tuesday from the San Diego Padres.

The Dodgers, who entered the day's action in a first-place tie with Arizona in the National League West, will also receive cash considerations, while the Padres acquired two minor leaguers to be named later or cash considerations.

Maddux pitched for the Dodgers at the tail end of the 2006 campaign after being acquired from the Chicago Cubs. He signed with San Diego prior to the 2007 season after going 6-3 with a 3.30 earned-run average in his stint with LA. This year, the right-hander is 6-9 with a 3.99 ERA, but has given up just four runs over 19 total innings in his past three starts.

For his career, the four-time Cy Young winner has a record of 353-222 with an ERA of 3.14. His win total is ninth all-time, one behind Roger Clemens, while his strikeout total (3,353) ranks 10th in major league history.