Brad Brach couldn’t stop smiling, and that’s saying something when you’re playing for the last-place San Diego Padres, who have lost a season-high seven in a row. Brach made his major league debut in the seventh inning of a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, with his personal highlight a strikeout of Matt Kemp.

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Right-hander Tim Stauffer went for a walk on the weird side Tuesday night, setting up Andre Ethier of the Los Angeles Dodgers to do something wildly unusual. Ethier collected his team’s first two hits in an eight-run second inning, in … Continue reading →

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San Diego Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin missed a third straight game Monday and was sent back to San…

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Nine innings and nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Charmed snakes: The Arizona Diamondbacks keep rolling and might be taking the NL West with them. The D-backs’ … Continue reading →

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If Anthony Bass of the San Diego Padres is trying win Wookiee of the Year, he’s going to have a problem: He’s putting C-3PO back together all wrong. If not, he’s probably just participating in the gentle hazing of the … Continue reading →

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The foundation of Arizona’s success this season has come from its ability to get production throughout the lineup, so it was no surprise when two of the team’s newest players came through against San Diego. Ian Kennedy? He’s been doing this all season. Kennedy pitched seven effective innings to become the National League’s first 17-game winner, Collin Cowgill and Aaron Hill provided…

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Nine innings and nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. First to 20: While his manager defends his MVP chances to the hilt, Justin Verlander became baseball’s first … Continue reading →

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Arizona Diamondbacks reliever David Hernandez has limped off the field after a line drive hit him on the right leg.

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The San Diego Padres were on nice little roll heading into the desert, were hoping to build a little momentum toward the end of the season. They never got the chance, thanks to some uncharacteristically bad defense. One of baseball’s best defensive teams the second half of the season, the Padres had three errors in the first two innings, leading to all of Arizona’s runs in a 5-0 loss to the…

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