EDINSON VOLQUEZ RUMORS
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 1
Rookie Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth and Will Venable followed with a solo shot to help carry Edinson Volquez and the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Volquez won his third straight start and the Padres, who took two of three from the Diamondbacks, won for the eighth time in 11 games. The Diamondbacks have lost...
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Padres deal D-backs fifth loss in six games
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Rookie Jedd Gyorko hit a two-run homer with two outs in the sixth and Will Venable followed with a solo shot to help carry Edinson Volquez and the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Volquez won his third straight start as the Padres, who took two of three from the Diamondbacks, won for the eighth time in 11 games. The D-backs...
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Padres 2, Brewers 1
Edinson Volquez threw seven strong innings and Carlos Quentin hit his first home run of the season, helping the San Diego Padres snap Milwaukee's nine-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday night.
Volquez (1-3) allowed just five singles, struck out three and did not walk a batter, lowering his ERA from 8.84 to 6.39 as San Deigo ended a five-game...
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24 days ago
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Good, Bad, and Ugly v. Mets 4/1/13
Mets 11- Padres 2
WP: J. Niese (1-0)
LP: E. Volquez (0-1)
HR: Alonso (1), Cowgill (1)
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Good:
Chris Denorfia – Leads off the Padres season with a single, draws a walk and scored a run.
Jedd Gyorko – 1-4 with his first major...
Reds 7, Padres 3
Edinson Volquez was wild in his warmup to start the Padres' opener, walking six as the Cincinnati Reds beat San Diego 7-3 Wednesday.
Volquez is set to pitch Monday against the Mets in New York. He was pulled after his sixth walk with no outs in the sixth inning, and gave up one run and two hits.
Shin-Soo Choo's second home run of the spring was the first hit allowed by...
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March 27, 2013
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Volquez to start opener for Padres
Edinson Volquez is set to start on opening day for the San Diego Padres.
Manager Bud Black said Monday that Volquez will get the assignment. The Padres open next Monday in New York against the Mets.
This will be the third straight year that Volquez has started an opener. He pitched the first game for Cincinnati in 2011 and for the Padres last season.
Volquez started each round...
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March 25, 2013
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Park Effects Through the Edinson Volquez Lens
More than any other pitcher in 2012, Edinson Volquez captured why park effects matter. The Padres’ righty exhibited a similar profile at home and on the road — lots of strikeouts (8.9 K/9 home, 8.5 away), walks (5.0 BB/9 home, 5.4 BB/9 away) and ground balls (53 percent home, 48 percent away). All marks were slightly better at home, as expected, but there’s nothing in the basics...
Reds return home with 10-game win streak
The Cincinnati Reds never enjoyed a winning streak like this when Edinson Volquez pitched for them.
The Reds can win 11 in a row for the first time in 55 years Monday night when Volquez returns to Cincinnati with the San Diego Padres in the opener of a four-game set.
Cincinnati (61-40) is seeking its first 11-game run since the 1957 team won 12 straight April 30-May 12. The Reds...
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July 30, 2012
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Padres' Volquez barely misses a no-hitter
Right-hander Edinson Volquez pitched the 26th one-hitter in San Diego Padres history at Petco Park on Thursday night, coming within one tough play of throwing the franchise's first no-hitter. Matt Downs got the Houston Astros' only hit --an infield single -- with two outs in the fourth. He beat out a ball topped to the right of Volquez. The pitcher fielded the ball but...
Edinson Volquez Named Opening Day Starter
I promise you that this is not an April Fools joke. Corey Brock (@FollowThePadres) reports on padres.com that Bud Black has named Edinson Volquez as the Opening Day starter. I bet you didn't see that one coming.Tim Stauffer was thought to be the Opening Day starter by many struggled this spring by putting up 6.75 ERA and giving up 17 ER and just 11 strikeouts in 22.2 innings...
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