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C Yasmani Grandal was in the lineup and hitting cleanup in his first rehab start for Class AAA Tucson's contest Saturday night at the Iowa Cubs. The rehab stint is expected to last 10 days for Grandal, who was dealt a 50-game suspension for testing...

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 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 MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Stephen Strasburg hadn't pitched too badly after winning his first start. Still, he wound up losing five straight decisions, thanks mainly to little offensive support, before...

RHP Stephen Strasburg struggled with his command at times, but put it all together as the game went on, throwing a career-best eight innings as the Nationals beat the Padres 6-2 in his hometown of San Diego. OF Bryce Harper returned to the lineup...

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,...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Nationals 6, Padres 2 Nationals 6, Padres 2: Stephen Strasburg allowed three hits in a career-long eight innings in his first major-league start in his hometown as Washington downed San Diego. Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer...

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...

Stephen Strasburg on Thursday will pitch for the first time in his hometown when the Washington Nationals visit the much-improved San Diego Padres, but the last thing Strasburg needs is another distraction. Strasburg hasn't won in seven starts - the...

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 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...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH Clayton Richard threw a three-inning simulated game Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field just before Burch Smith's bad debut (six runs allowed in one inning plus seven hitters) in...