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There is no more deserving a selection to the All-Star game than Aaron Hill. It's a new wave of players in the Midsummer Classic .

While he couldn't outpace reigning MVP Albert Pujols for the starting first-base spot, San Diego slugger Adrian Gonzalez was voted into the the Major League Basebal All-Star game by coaches, managers and players.

After a successful sacrifice bunt that proved important to the Padres' 7-4 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday, closer Heath Bell was beaming with confidence in his ability to handle a bat.

Ramirez homered in his second game and fifth plate appearance back. It was his seventh homer of the season and 534th of his career, tying Jimmie Foxx for 16th on the all-time list.

Heath Bell had the perfect plan, or so he thought, for the All-Star break. "I'm taking my kids to Disneyland," Bell said earlier this week.

Manny Ramirez's first home run since returning from a 50-game drug suspension wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome Everth Cabrera's three RBIs as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday.

Reporting from San Diego - The scene in left field at Petco Park on Thursday was like something out of the Old Testament -- and Manny Ramirez wasn't even there.

Dayn Perry is a frequent contributor to FOXSports.com and author of the blog Spolitical , which explores the relationship between sports and politics.

David Eckstein drove in the eventual winning run in a three-run seventh frame, as San Diego rallied to down Houston, 4-3, at Petco Park.

Bud Black has seen a lot of great pitching in his career, but he was amazed with Chad Gaudin's performance on Sunday.

Chad Gaudin is suddenly pitching like an ace for a battered San Diego pitching staff that can use the boost.

The Cardinals ' almost universally is deemed the most feared hitter in the National League, if not all of Baseball.

Benny decides to milk a spill at work into a disability claim, despite not being injured and being drunk at the time.

Chad Gaudin threw eight scoreless innings in what may have been the best start of his career, allowing only one hit to an offensively-inclined Texas Rangers team to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 victory in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Don't get him wrong, Heath Bell loves being the closer for the Padres. But the right-hander misses the work load of his first two seasons with the Padres when he averaged 771 2 games and 85 2/3 innings a season and led Padres relievers in appearances both seasons.

Chad Gaudin tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts and allowed only two runs over seven innings, and the San Diego Padres survived a furious late rally to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-7 on Tuesday night.

I keep hearing that the Mariners are getting a big break by playing the NL West in interleague, and have used those games to stay in contention.

Kevan Correia and Heath Bell combined on a two-hitter Sunday, boosting the San Diego Padres past visiting Oakland 4-1. Bell picked up his 19th save in relief of Correia , who got the inter-league win by limiting the Athletics to one run on two hits, a walk and seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.

Through only 65 games, Martinez has 11 home runs, 49 RBI, and is batting .340. Although the Indians are not having the season they were projected to, you definitely can't blame it on Victor Martinez.

There is only one club that has a worst team batting average than the Oakland Athletics, and that team just happens to be the final trip on their nine-game road swing.