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Considering their early struggles, the San Diego Padres will take wins any way they can get them. After needing extra innings to end their latest slide, the Padres can take the decisive series finale against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Melvin Upton Jr. hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 14th inning to give San Diego (4-8) a 5-3 victory Saturday that snapped its four-game losing streak. Continue to Article

April 17, 2016 3:28:am EST

Melvin Upton Jr. hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 14th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Saturday night for their first victory in five home games this season. Upton drove the first pitch he saw from Ruby De La Rosa (0-3) over the center-field fence. After the 14th-inning stretch, Wil Myers started the winning rally with his fourth hit of the night, a leadoff single to right off De La Rosa. Continue to Article

April 17, 2016 2:27:am EST

A visit to Miami didn't just solve the Atlanta Braves' worst start in 28 years, it's put them on the cusp of sweeping their first series of 2016. The Braves look to continue their success in South Florida on Sunday by sending the Marlins to their worst home start since 1995. Atlanta (2-9) opened the season with nine straight losses for the first time since going 0-10 in 1988. Continue to Article

April 17, 2016 12:15:am EST

In a story April 15 about Jackie Robinson Day, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Robinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972. PHILADELPHIA - As cities across the country honored Jackie Robinson's pioneering baseball career, one also apologized for its racist treatment of Major League Baseball's first black player nearly 70 years ago. When Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers played the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947, he was told to ''go back to the cotton fields'' by the Phillies' manager, refused service at a local hotel and taunted by players with racial slurs when he came to bat. Continue to Article

April 16, 2016 1:22:pm EST