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San Diego's Andrew Cashner has thrived in his new role as a starter and he'll have a ton of confidence when the Padres visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. Cashner is 3-2 with a 2.80 ERA since being moved into the rotation April 20. He has recorded...

MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH Add left knee to Carlos Quentin's list of problems. Quentin, who has been nursing his twice-surgically repaired right knee all year and has already served an eight-game suspension for charging Dodgers...

MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Durable Paul Goldschmidt has proven to be an ideal fit in the No. 3 spot in the Diamondbacks batting order since taking over in mid-May for Aaron Hill, who has missed the last six weeks with a...

CF A.J. Pollock had three singles and drove in a run Friday, giving him eight hits in his last 14 at-bats. He had two- and three-hit games against Colorado on Monday and Wednesday. "Just simplifying things," Pollock said of his hot stretch. "You go...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Eric Chavez has worked his way into the cleanup spot in the Diamondbacks' batting order during the last two weeks, providing ample protection for No. 3 hitter Paul Goldschmidt...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Closer Heath Bell's return to Miami was quite uneventful last weekend, almost the exact opposite of his tumultuous time with the Miami Marlins under manager Ozzie Guillen last...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH The way Patrick Corbin is going, he may make one more visit to his home state of New York than originally planned. The All-Star Game is to be played at Citi Field, the New York...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH Look out, Randy Johnson and Brandon Webb. Patrick Corbin is off to one of the best season openings of any pitcher in Diamondbacks history, and he keeps getting better. In the...

LHP Mike Dunn is one of just five big-league relievers who have yet to allow a run at home this season, minimum of 10 appearances. He has allowed just seven hits in those 10 innings. On Sunday, he earned his second career save. The other one came last...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Veteran righty Jon Rauch's tenure with the Marlins didn't last very long. Rauch was designated for assignment May 17 after allowing two runs in an inning, jacking his ERA to 7.56 in 15...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH The long dry spell is over. Brandon McCarthy won his first game since being struck in the head by a line drive on Sept. 5, 2012, and posted his first shutout since almost...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Marlins 2, Diamondbacks 1 MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins' bats were ceremonially blessed before Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the bullpen had to feel pretty fortunate, too,...