Kyle Blanks

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 for Triple-A...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Nationals 6, Padres 5 SAN DIEGO -- Chad Tracy's pinch-home run with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Petco...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Nationals 6, Padres 5 (10) Nationals 6, Padres 5 (10): Chad Tracy hit a pinch-hit tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and Adam LaRoche blasted two homers and drove in four runs as visiting Washington edged San Diego....

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Nationals' Tracy comes through in pinch with 10th-inning HR SAN DIEGO - Huston Street made a mistake and Chad Tracy made him pay for it. Tracy's pinch-home run with two outs in the 10th inning...

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...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Nationals 6, Padres 2 SAN DIEGO -- Stephen Strasburg's first professional outing in his hometown against the San Diego Padres was a success. Adam LaRoche and Bryce Harper homered, and Strasburg...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Nationals beats Padres, Strasburg enjoys successful homecoming SAN DIEGO -- Stephen Strasburg said he didn't have Thursday circled on his calendar. "I didn't even know if I was going to pitch here,...

Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia’s formula for success lies in staying ahead of hitters and keeping them off balance by mixing speeds while locating his pitches. Without the blazing fastball that has faded by way of wear, the 14-year veteran must...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres could be facing a keep-or-release decision on four players they signed last winter to minor league contracts. The four are currently with Triple-A Tucson and have opt-out...

The Sports Xchange By Elliott Smith, The Sports Xchange Padres 8, Orioles 4 BALTIMORE -- Light-hitting utilityman Alexi Amarista had a day to remember Tuesday, propelling the San Diego Padres to an 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles and a two-...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Padres 8, Orioles 4 Padres 8, Orioles 4: Kyle Blanks and Alexi Amarista homered while John Baker added a two-run single as San Diego finished up a two-game sweep in Baltimore. Everth Cabrera went 4-for-5 with an RBI while...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH Alexi Amarista is one of the more intriguing players on the Padres. Known affectionately as "Little Ninja" among his teammates, Amarista checks in (optimistically) at 5-foot-5 and 150...