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Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres - May 3, 2011 | MLB.com SD Recap
"You've got to give him the save tonight," Bell said. "... He got the win and the save tonight."

Heath Bell ties Trevor Hoffman with 41st consecutive save | padres.com: News
"It's just a huge honor that Trevor and my name are in the sentence," Bell said.

If you blinked, you missed this Padres-Phillies game - SignOnSanDiego.com
Indeed, if you blinked, you might’ve missed the game, the fastest nine-inning contest in Padres history.

Padres battle back to grab win from Pirates on Johnson’s blast - SignOnSanDiego.com
"It’s great just to be mentioned in the same sentence with an icon like Trevor Hoffman. He’s No. 1 in San Diego. And I’m fine with that."

Cantu makes second straight start at third for Headley - SignOnSanDiego.com
"Don’t read anything into this," said Black. "Call it a manager’s decision. You’ll likely see Chase back in there Wednesday afternoon."

PADRES: Offense bails out shaky bullpen
"April's behind us," Johnson said. "Obviously, we didn't swing it very good that month. But May's a new month, and I see a lot of good things happening. Guys are making a lot of hard outs, great at-bats. If we continue to go that way, the way our pitching has pitched, things could look real positive around here soon."

PADRES: Correia fondly recalls time with Padres
"It was a hard year, but I don't feel like I pitched as bad as my numbers reflected," Correia said. "When I came to San Diego I knew I could do it, I really just never had a whole year to learn how to pitch. The Padres gave me that chance. Proving it to yourself gives you confidence."