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The first had never won a game here as a pitcher. The second never had hit a grand slam.

The Padres' Jedd Gyorko, right, is congratulated by third base coach Glenn Hoffman after Gyorko hit a home run during the second inning.

Friday evening was Burch Smith's second start in the big leagues for the San Diego Padres , and even though it ended better than the first, the final stat line left a lot to be desired .

That was fun. Everth Cabrera went 4 for 5 while Jedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista both went 3 for 5. Together, they accounted for 10 of the Padres' 17 hits.

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Rays starter Alex Cobb fanned 13 Padres batters in less than five innings of work to set an MLB record on May 10, 2013, in St.

One of the many great things about baseball is the chance to see history any time a game is played.

Striking early against Castle Park High grad Alex Sanabia, the Padres defeated the Maimi Marlins 5-1 before 16,263 at Petco Park Tuesday night.

When the Padres need a fifth-starter later this month, they won't likely use a long reliever - Anthony Bass or Tyson Ross -- from the bullpen.

After Clayton Richard 's latest battering Saturday, the Padres placed the struggling left-hander on the disabled list, ostensibly with an intestinal bug.

The unsung workhorses of this team, they toil in relative obscurity, throwing two innings one day, three another, sometimes even more.

Most everything that could go wrong for Andrew Cashner did in his return to Wrigley Field as a starter on Wednesday night.

As expected, Padres right-hander Tyson Ross will head to Triple-A Tucson on Tuesday to begin a rehab program for an impingement in his left shoulder.

Barney hit a pair of RBI doubles and Scott Hairston and Cody Ransom smacked back-to-back home runs to lift the Cubs to a 5-3 victory Monday night over the Padres for their fourth win in the last five games.

It's been four days since the Padres recalled left-handed pitcher Robbie Erlin from Triple-A Tucson but entering Sunday, his biggest contribution has been to carry the team's gum and candy to the bullpen before each game.

Though a lot happened during the Giants' 8-7, 12-inning loss Saturday night to the Padres, the events that bridged the four-hour, 19-minute affair were easy to identify: stunning fielding errors by left fielder Andres Torres and second baseman Marco Scutaro that accounted for most of San Diego's offense.

Brandon Crawford can't get the tag down in the third inning as Andrew Cashner advances to second on a pass ball after Will Venable struck out.

Andrew Cashner quieted questions regarding whether he was ready for the rotation by holding the Giants to one run in his six full innings of work.

On Wednesday, Padres.com Beat Writer Corey Brock reported that San Diego optioned relief pitcher Thad Weber to Triple-A Tucson.

Padres' Edinson Volquez pitching against the Milwaukee Brewers early in the game at Petco Park Wednesday.