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The Sports Xchange Diamondbacks 5, Padres 2 PHOENIX -- A.J. Pollock had three singles and an RBI and Brandon McCarthy won his second consecutive start as Arizona scored five runs in the seventh inning for a 5-2 victory over San Diego on Friday night....

MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres believe their infield might be developing into one of the best in the National League. Chase Headley is the reigning National League Gold Glove winner at third. Shortstop Everth Cabrera,...

INF Logan Forsythe will begin playing in extended spring training Friday at Surprise, Ariz. He will serve as a designated hitter. Forsythe hasn't played this season, as he's been plagued by plantar fasciitis in his right foot. LHP Cory Luebke is not...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres received good, bad and ugly news regarding starting pitchers in recent days. The good: Left-hander Clayton Richard is close to coming off the disabled list after being...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): It's safe to say that Ron Washington's hitters enjoyed their weekend in Houston — 24 runs overall and three homers in every game. Their assault on Philip Humber Saturday was vicious. 2....

Cards' Lyons beats Padres in major league debut SAN DIEGO -- Tyler Lyons became the latest young pitcher to impress in the St. Louis Cardinals' youth movement. Lyons threw seven effective innings in his major league debut, and the Cardinals recorded a...

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...

The Sports Xchange 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...

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...