Hard times away from home

San Diego Padres pitcher and former Phillie Randy Wolf, making his first appearance in St. Louis since Aug. 16, 1999, took the loss in yesterday's 6-5 defeat and is now 6-10.

This season, the lefthander has had little success away from pitcher-friendly Petco Park, going 1-5 with a 6.63 ERA on the road. The Padres are 1-9 in his 10 road starts.

Wolf, who left the Phillies after the 2006 season and signed with the Dodgers as a free agent, was 9-6 with a 4.73 ERA in 18 starts for Los Angeles last year.

In eight seasons with the Phillies, he was 69-60.

Bids in for Cubs, Wrigley

On Friday, the Tribune Co. closed the preliminary round of bidding for the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and the Cubs' 25 percent stake in a regional sports cable channel.

At least seven groups submitted opening bids, and a Chicago real-estate firm made an offer to buy Wrigley Field separately, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Major League Baseball must approve the sale of any team.

Quotable

Florida centerfielder Cody Ross, on Phillies veteran southpaw Jamie Moyer, who on Friday night beat the Marlins for the 10th time in as many starts:

"I don't know how he does it at 45 years old. You see his 82-m.p.h. fastball, and it looks good to hit. But it's never down the center of the plate."

Notable

Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt (7-8, 4.56 ERA) was placed on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a strained hip and a herniated disk in his back. . . . St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter, out since the 2007 season opener, will begin a rehabilitation assignment today with double-A Springfield. . . . The Chicago Cubs placed pitcher Jon Lieber (2-3, 3.43 ERA) on the DL Friday because of a right foot strain. . . . Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young missed his second consecutive start yesterday, complaining of having high blood sugar and feeling lightheaded. Young, a diabetic, was pulled out of Friday night's lineup when he said he felt dizzy and had difficulty focusing. The problem with his vision continued yesterday. . . . San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel had to leave yesterday's game against Milwaukee in the sixth inning with a foot injury. Vizquel was batting against Brewers reliever Mitch Stetter when the 41-year-old shortstop fouled a ball off his left foot. . . . The Rockies optioned infielder Jayson Nix to triple-A Colorado Springs so he would be eligible to play in the Olympics. The team recalled infielder Ian Stewart from Colorado Springs. Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said Nix has been asked to be on the U.S. Olympic baseball team and had to be on an active minor-league roster by Monday. . . . The Arizona Diamondbacks placed lefthanded reliever Doug Slaten on the 15-day DL because of a strained right knee.

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This article contains information from the Associated Press.

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