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The San Diego Padres have struggled to get their bats going in the young 2013 season, but in the sixth inning of their ninth game, they used a bench-clearing brawl to liven things up offensively. It all started when Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke hit Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin with a high inside fastball, which provoked Quentin to ... Read More »

The Los Angeles Dodgers have recently signed Zack Grienke, Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu, and most recently veteran infielder Skip Schumaker. They now have the attention of all of Major League Baseball teams, but none more so than their rivals to the north, the San Francisco Giants. Los Angeles,with new ownership and watching San Francisco win two out of the last ... Read More »