Jared Mitchell tore the tendon on the inside of his left ankle during Friday's 10-7 victory over the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium after running into the left-field wall to make a catch. He will have surgery next week, and his recovery time will be set at that point.
The sky was gray when Padres right-hander Chris Young took the mound on Tuesday to face the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. By the time he left the game after three scoreless, one-hit innings, the weather had broken and sun bathed the field.
Pending a threatening weather forecast, Hideki Matsui appears to have a good chance of making his Angels debut on Sunday at Tempe Diablo Stadium in a designated-hitter role.
Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was caught in a large traffic jam, the result of a major accident, and did not make his scheduled start against the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Friday afternoon.
Joe Saunders threw live batting practice on Thursday for the first time at Tempe Diablo Stadium and came out of it beaming. He had released 22 fastballs, by his count, and only two missed the strike zone.
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