Padres Notes: SD Officially Releases Veteran, Pitcher Suspended by MLB, Catcher Nearly Retired

The San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep and beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, on Wednesday afternoon, improving to 38-35 on the year. After Bradgley Rodriguez got the nod for the spot start, right-hander Griffin Canning earned his first win of the year as he allowed one earned run, four hits and struck out a pair across 4.1 innings of work.

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