Patrick Finley: To him, it's past ball

Yasmani Grandal had a .297 average with eight homers and 36 RBIs in 60 games with the San Diego Padres last year after a brief stop in Tucson. In November, he was suspended for 50 games for elevated testosterone levels.

Patrick Finley: To him, it's past ball

Yasmani Grandal wears baseball's scarlet letter. He knows some people will look at him different. He hopes his teammates won't.

Tucson Padres: Darnell's rising star shot down by injuries

James Darnell, right, was all smiles before the 2011 All-Star Futures Game. Since then, his career has been sidetracked by various injuries.

Tucson Padres: Darnell's rising star shot down by injuries

Tucson Padres manager Pat Murphy has seen the aftermath of injuries ruin the careers of plenty of young, promising ballplayers.

Padres 5, Diamondbacks 1: Padres hang home runs on Kennedy's changeup

San Diego Padres' Jedd Gyorko's home run traveled an estimated 426 feet into the second deck against the Diamondbacks.

Padres 5, Diamondbacks 1: Padres hang home runs on Kennedy's changeup

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Padres 5, Diamondbacks 1: Padres hang home runs on Kennedy's changeup

SAN DIEGO - Ian Kennedy was trying to hang in against the San Diego Padres when he hung changeups to rookie Jedd Gyorko and Will Venable and watched them sail out of the park.

Diamondbacks 8, Padres 1: D-backs' Corbin moves to 4-0 with 1.80 ERA

SAN DIEGO - Patrick Corbin pitched seven solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped their season-high four-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

PADRES 7, diamondbacks 6: Yonder leaves wild D-backs blue

San Diego's Yonder Alonso gestures after hitting a two-run homer in Friday's win over the Diamondbacks. Alonso's fifth-inning blast off Wade Miley gave the Padres a lead they wouldn't relinquish, even though Arizona rallied in the ninth.

PADRES 7, diamondbacks 6: Yonder leaves wild D-backs blue

SAN DIEGO - There were certain things manager Kirk Gibson expected out of his team heading into the season, areas in which he figured the Diamondbacks might struggle. Protecting leads late in games was not one of them.

Tucson Padres: Catcher Rivera running out of time to complete MLB goal but just as motivated as ever

After relocating to the United States in 2001 from his native home of Puerto Rico, then 17-year-old Rene Rivera barely knew English. What he did know was his career goal — to play 10 seasons of major-league baseball.

Salt Lake rallies in eighth, dispatches winless Padres

Roberto Lopez's eighth-inning single led to a Sawyer Carroll throwing error and an eventual 5-3 Salt Lake win over the Tucson Padres on Saturday night.

Patrick Finley: Layne goes from dismal to dazzling after bullpen move

Tommy Layne stood in the airport, headed to San Antonio but further still - deeper into a minor-league system that had demoted the left-handed pitcher and made him question whether it was time to give a firefighting career a try.