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Athletics Acquire OF Hairston From Padres

POSTED: 7:09 pm PDT July 5, 2009

(Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics on Sunday acquired outfielder Scott Hairston from the Padres.

Ryan Webb and Craig Italiano, a pair of right-handers from Oakland's minor league system, are heading to San Diego, plus a player to be named later.

Hairston batted .299 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI in 56 games for the Padres this season.

The 29-year-old Hairston has appeared in 400 career games with Arizona and San Diego, compiling a .255 batting average with 51 homers and 127 runs batted in.

Webb, 23, was 7-1 with two saves and a 4.34 earned run average in 31 games (two starts) at Triple-A Sacramento.

Italiano, 22, posted a 5-6 record and a 5.63 ERA in 16 starts at Single-A Stockton.


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