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RHP Burch Smith, who faces the Cardinals for the first time on Wednesday, did not factor in the decision in his start Friday against the Nationals. Smith gave up five runs while striking out eight and walking one in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed three home...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres could have four regulars returning in the next month, which means some major roster adjustments are forthcoming. Catcher Yasmani Grandal is eligible to return from his 50-...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Cardinals 10, Padres 2 SAN DIEGO -- Daniel Descalso hit his first grand slam and drove in a career-high five RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-2 rout of the San Diego Padres before 18,...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Cardinals feel at home in romp at San Diego SAN DIEGO -- With a large contingent of Cardinals fans roaring its approval, Adam Wainwright briefly thought he was in St. Louis. "That was awesome,"...

Marquis, Padres clamp down on Cards SAN DIEGO -- Jason Marquis took a few innings to find his groove. After he did, the right-hander and the San Diego bullpen shut down the St. Louis Cardinals. Marquis threw six sharp innings, and the Padres earned...

MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH With Yasmani Grandal's drug suspension ending May 28 and Nick Hundley contracted through 2014, two other Padres catchers are facing an uncertain future. John Baker is currently Hundley's backup with the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH For Tim Stauffer, it's almost like starting over. The Padres promoted the right-hander from Triple-A Tucson on Friday, beating a June 1 deadline when Stauffer could have become a free...

Padres hammer Nationals SAN DIEGO -- After dropping the first two in a four-game set with the Washington Nationals, the San Diego Padres bounced back in a big way. Will Venable, Kyle Blanks and Yonder Alonso homered and drove in two runs apiece as the...

The Sports Xchange Padres take advantage of Zimmermann's mistakes SAN DIEGO -- Everth Cabrera was looking for a fastball. Jordan Zimmermann threw him a cutter. "It was more like a slider, a baby cutter," Cabrera said. "But he missed his spot. And I put...

After homering three times in his first 36 games, the Washington Nationals' Adam LaRoche has launched four in the last three games. The streaky first baseman carries a 14-game hitting streak into Saturday’s matchup with the host San Diego Padres, who...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH Catcher Yasmani Grandal's 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's policy prohibiting performance-enhancing drugs ends May 28. Grandal will be allowed to start playing...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH Everth Cabrera heard them. High behind the Padres dugout at Camden Yards on Tuesday night was a group of fans wearing Padres caps chanting "Nicaragua, Nicaragua" every time Cabrera...