by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (12:11 pm ET) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia broke out of his hitting slump during Monday's 13-inning game against the Giants. Denorfia, who entered play Monday mired in a 5-for-38 slump, finished 3 for 6 with one double, one RBI, one walk and two runs.
Denorfia bumped his average back up to .282 after it slipped from .308 to .275 thanks to his prolonged slide.
Chris Denorfia collects fourth home run
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com (6/12/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia connected for this fourth home run of the season Wednesday against the Braves. It was his only hit in four at-bats.
Denorfia entered the game on a 3-for-29 skid in June that included just one hit in his last 16 at-bats. He has hit .282/.342/.391 in 206 at-bats.
Chris Denorfia out of Thursday's lineup
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com (6/6/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia is out of Thursday's starting lineup against the Rockies. He has played for six straight days, including all of Friday's 17-inning marathon against the Blue Jays.
Denorfia has hit .296/.350/.398 with three home runs and six stolen bases in 186 at-bats.
Chris Denorfia has two more hits
by Jeff Tobin | CBSSports.com (6/1/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia was 2 for 7 Friday night in a 17-inning win over the Blue Jays.
Denorfia has hits in nine of his last 11 games and is hitting .367 during that stretch. He also stole his seventh base. He has 10 doubles, with two home runs, 16 RBI and 22 runs scored this season.
He hit .310 in May after hitting .305 in April.
Chris Denorfia ties season-high in hits
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (5/21/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia tied a season-high with three hits Monday against the Cardinals. It was the second time this season he managed three hits.
Denorfia has hit safely in four of his last five games, batting .400 (8 for 20) with three RBI. His batting average has gone from .283 to .301 in that span. Denorfia is batting .294 with one double, one home run, six RBI and eight runs in 15 May games (13 starts).
Chris Denorfia back over .300
by Bill Passonno | CBSSports.com (5/5/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia went 2 for 5 with a double and home run during San Diego's 8-1 win over Arizona on Saturday night. Denorfia, who started in center field before shifting to right later in the game, took Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin deep for a solo shot in the seventh inning.
It was the second outing in a row he collected two hits as he added his eighth double in the fifth inning. Denorfia also halted a four-game skid with a strikeout and is now hitting .309 on the season.
Chris Denorfia drives in another run
by Adam Moore | CBSSports.com (5/1/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia drove in his eighth run Tuesday night against the Cubs. Denorfia had a run-scoring single off reliever Hector Rendon in the seventh inning.
He finished 1 for 6 with a RBI in the 13-7 win. Denorfia is batting .305/.360/.427 with a home run and eight RBI over 82 at-bats.
Chris Denorfia thriving with regular at-bats
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (4/23/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia continues to thrive with regular playing time. Denorfia has started eight of the last 10 games for San Diego and is batting .339 (19 for 56) through 17 games this season.
Denorfia enters play Tuesday vs. Milwaukee batting .320 (8 for 25) with one home run, two RBI and three doubles in his last six games.
Chris Denorfia, others to see time in CF
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com (4/18/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia received the start in center field for the second straight contest in Wednesday's series finale against the Dodgers.
With Cameron Maybin (wrist) landing on the disabled list, Denorfia, Will Venable and Alexi Amarista should see playing time in center in his absence, manager Bud Black told MLB.com.
Padres getting production out of leadoff spot
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (4/16/2013) Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera and outfielder Chris Denorfia have combined to hit .300 (15 for 50) with a .431 on-base percentage in 13 games out of the leadoff spot for San Diego, according to U-T San Diego.
Cabrera is batting .325 (13 for 40) with a .413 on-base percentage in 10 games as the leadoff hitter, while Denorfia is batting .200 (2 for 10) with a .333 on-base percentage in the leadoff spot.
Chris Denorfia making consistent contact
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (4/11/2013) Padres outfielder Chris Denorfia extended his hitting streak to five games with his second multi-hit performance Wednesday against the Dodgers.
Denorfia, who has hit safely in six of seven games, is batting .444 (8 for 18) with three doubles and three RBI in seven games.
Denorfia, who has made just four starts, hit third for the first time this season Wednesday.
Chris Denorfia back in Padres' lineup against lefty
by Jack Moore | CBSSports.com (4/5/2013)Chris Denorfia is back atop the Padres' lineup Friday against the Rockies, MLB.com reports.
With the Padres facing lefty Jeff Francis, Will Venable will take a seat in favor of Denorfia. It's Denorfia's first start since the Padres faced Mets lefty Jonathon Niese on opening day. Denorfia hit .337/.390/.500 against left-handed pitching last season.
Chris Denorfia homers twice in final Cactus League game
by R.J. White | CBSSports.com (3/30/2013) Padres right fielder Chris Denorfia homered twice as part of a 3-for-4 day while leading off in the Padres' final Cactus League game Saturday, played against the Rangers in San Antonio. They were the first two home runs of the spring for Denorfia, who finished March with a .348 average in 38 plate appearances.
Chris Denorfia itching to return to action
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (3/16/2013) After competing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic, Padres manager Bud Black gave outfielder Chris Denorfia a few days off earlier in the week. Denorfia, who hit .381 in five WBC games, appears to be itching to get back into action.
"I'm not quite sure how many more days I need off ... I'd rather just keep going," Denorfia told MLB.com on Saturday. "But I think it was good to step back for a couple of days and relax."
Denorfia is expected to platoon in right field again this season.
Denorfia remains in RF platoon
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com (2/14/2013) MLB.com reports Padres manager Bud Black said fans should expect to see Will Venable and Chris Denorfia platoon in right field again this season. "We like it," Black said the right-field platoon. "We feel good about it in a lot of ways. There's some pop, some average, good defense. We expect production, and they expect production."
