...and move within one victory of sweeping the four-game series against their Southern Division rivals. Les Dennis, Cesar Saba and Kelly Ramos had two hits apiece for the Jackets to back starter and winner Dennis Tankersley (3-3), who allowed...

...25 at home against Piedmont, will miss at least one start. Tankersley was traded by the Red Sox along with shortstop Cesar Saba to the Padres on Friday for veteran third baseman Ed Sprague. Eric Glaser, who primarily has been used as a reliever...

...third spot in the order to cleanup, and moved shortstop Cesar Saba from second to third for the first three games of the...CESAR: At 18 years, nine months, Jackets shortstop Cesar Saba is the eighth-youngest player in the South Atlantic...

...4-4, Ford reached second base on a one-out error by Lora. He then stole third base and scored the go-ahead run on Cesar Saba's sacrifice fly to right field. The one-run cushion was plenty, what with the game in the hands of the ever-reliable...

...the two-year anniversary of a trade in which the Red Sox sent Augusta right-hander Dennis Tankersley and shortstop Cesar Saba to the Padres for veteram third baseman Ed Sprague. While Sprague flopped in Boston, Tankersley blossomed into one...

...player involved in a major-league trade this season. On June 30, the Red Sox traded highly-touted shortstop prospect Cesar Saba and pitcher Dennis Tankersley to the San Diego Padres for veteran third baseman Ed Sprague. Then, on Aug. 30, Boston...

...pick is 4-3 with a 2.32 ERA. LOSING GAMBLE: What do the Red Sox have to show for trading away former GreenJackets Cesar Saba and Dennis Tankersley? Nothing, now that veteran third baseman Ed Sprague has been designated for assignment, meaning...

...also had a nice trip, batting .323 (10-31) during the 10-game stretch. SABA DEBUTS: Former Jackets shortstop Cesar Saba made his debut with the Padres organization last week with Class A Fort Wayne of the Midwest League. In his first game...

...during the three-day all-star break. Infielder Les Dennis was promoted to high Class A Sarasota, while shortstop Cesar Saba was placed on the disabled list with a sore toe, and reliever Mauricio Lara was demoted to short-season Lowell. The...

...second on a three-run home run by Brady Williams, and made it a one-run game when Ford scored on a wild pitch. Cesar Saba laced an RBI single to left field in the fifth inning to tie the game at 5. Chase Mulvehill belted a solo home run off...