Doug Brocail

During one of the best pitching matchups of the season so far, Arizona Diamondbacks righty Brandon Webb simply out-dueled San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy Sunday. In a battle between the two most recent NL Cy Young award winners, Webb improved to 6-0 and lowered his ERA to 1.98. He narrowly escaped two separate bases-loaded situations to become the first hurler to six wins in the majors. Peavy, who gave up four hits over seven innings but struck out nine, lost at home for the first time in 10 starts, dating back to July 2007. Catcher Chris Snyder accounted for both Padres runs, hitting ... Read Full Story

Yes. Yes, he does. The Houston Astros and Doug Brocail (seen here palling around with Jake Peavy ) agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract Tuesday, including a club option for 2009. The 40-year-old righty, who pitched for the Astros in 1995-96, is back in action after 67 appearances with the San Diego Padres last season. As a reliever, he went 5-1 with a 3.05 ERA, holding opposing hitters to a .228 batting average. During his mid-90s stint with Houston, he appeared in 59 games -- 11 starts -- and went 7-9 with one save and a 4.35 ERA. His veteran presence on the ... Read Full Story

In the bottom of the seventh inning of the Milwaukee Brewers ' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, official scorer Bob Webb ruled Andy LaRoche 's hit a single rather than an error. Turns out, he was right. Webb explained that when Brewers ace CC Sabathia tried to bare-hand LaRoche's soft grounder before dropping the ball, the runner was already 2/3 of the way down the first baseline, therefore ruling it a hit. This became the difference between a no-hitter and a one-hitter, which is why the Brewers' so passionately lobbied for the ruling to be changed. However, MLB agreed with Webb, and ... Read Full Story

Jeff Suppan threw his complete repertoire of pitches. He couldn't locate any of them. Suppan gave up a towering three-run homer to Kyle Blanks and a two-run double to Emil Brown and the Milwaukee Brewers tied the San Diego Padres 10-10 after 10 innings Thursday. The Brewers rallied from a 5-0 deficit for seven runs in the fifth, capped by a three-run homer with two outs by Corey Hart. Jason Kendall hit a solo homer in the sixth and Prince Fielder added a two-run shot in the seventh for Milwaukee. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a two-run homer in the seventh for San Diego, which also ... Read Full Story

The Milwaukee Brewers and the San Diego Padres will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at PETCO Park. The Brewers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jeff Suppan in this game. Suppan has a 7-7 record and a 4.70 ERA this season. It'll be Cha Seung Baek toeing the rubber for the Padres in this contest. Righthander Baek is 3-6 with a 4.89 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Rickie Weeks and Corey ... Read Full Story