Padres LF Blanks needs elbow surgery
The San Diego Padres say left fielder Kyle Blanks will have reconstructive surgery on his right elbow, which could sideline him into next season. Surgery is scheduled for Friday. Blanks was placed on the disabled list May 20, retroactive to May 18, with a strained elbow. He was the opening day starter and was hitting .157 before the injury.
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Salazar’s pinch-hit single lifts Padres, 3-2
The San Diego Padres are no longer a surprise to Joe Torre and the Los Angeles Dodgers. “We’ve been past that point, in my mind,” Torre said after watching Oscar Salazar deliver a pinch-hit single with one out in the ninth inning to give the NL West-leading Padres a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers on Thursday to take two of three games.
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MLB: San Diego 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
SAN DIEGO, July 29 (UPI) — Jerry Hairston drove in three runs Wednesday and helped San Diego break the game open late, boosting the Padres to a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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