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Halladay Stays; ChiSox Get Peavy

Will McCahill — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:03:56 CDT

The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago White Sox for...

Peavy Helps Padres Beat Marlins

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:18:51 CDT

Jake Peavy won for the first time in more than three weeks and Tadahito Iguchi hit the go-ahead two-run double to help the San Diego Padres defeat the Florida Marlins 7-2 on last night. Peavy (4-1) allowed two runs, five hits, walked two and struck out eight in 5 2/3...

D-backs Win Again as Webb Outduels Peavy

Mike Buss — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:39:28 CDT

Brandon Webb outpitched Jake Peavy in a battle of the last two NL Cy Young Award winners, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Webb allowed just one unearned run and twice escaped bases-loaded jams before leaving after six innings. He’s the...

Peavy Dominates Dodgers

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:26:31 CDT

Jake Peavy continues to dominate the Los Angeles Dodgers. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner threw a two-hitter for the first complete game in the big leagues this year, striking out eight to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win today. Peavy (2-0) improved to 10-1 in...

Padres' Peavy Bags NL Cy Young Award

Zach Samalin — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:28:47 CST

San Diego Padres all-star pitcher Jake Peavy bagged the National League Cy Young Award today, after unanimously receiving all 32 first place votes and racking up 160 points, 66 more than the runner-up. Peavy led the league this year with 240 strikeouts, 19 wins, and finished the season with an...

Arizona Puts Padres Away 9-6

Katherine Thompson — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:12:23 CDT

Jake Peavy gave up eight runs in four innings for a crushing loss that prevented San Diego from pulling ahead of the Diamondbacks in the National League West race. The Padres ace had a stellar record against arch-rival Arizona, including 45 strikeouts in 26 innings and a 1.71 ERA,...

Peavy, Haren All-Star Starters

Joseph Fasano — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:10:43 CDT

It's officially California's All-Star Game: San Diego's Jake Peavy will take the mound for the NL tonight, while Jim Leyland has tapped Oakland's Dan Haren to start for his AL squad. Leyland, who passed over his own Justin Verlander, admits it came down to venue; the AL-manager wants to give...

Peavy’s 16 Ks Not Enough, as Padres Take It

J. Kelman — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:36:23 CDT

Stephen Drew stole the spotlight from Jake Peavy, connecting on a two-run walk-off homer off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning as the Diamondbacks upended the Padres 3-2. The rookie’s blast off of the future Hall of Famer overshadowed a historic effort from Peavy, who tied a career high in...