Good Morning San Diego - August 18, 2021

Yesterday’s Game: Rockies 7, Padres 3

Today’s First Pitch: 12:10 p.m. PST vs. Colorado Rockies

San Diego Padres News

New longest HR of ‘21! Pham goes 486 ft (MLB.com)

MLB News

MVP poll: Who are the favorites? (MLB.com)

Bassitt conscious after liner strikes face (MLB.com)

Yanks eclipse Sox in AL WC: ‘Long way to go’ (MLB.com)

Glove story blossoms for Miggy, Shohei at 1B (MLB.com)

Webb continues dominant run against Mets (MLB.com)

Beaty steps up as Dodgers win 5th straight (MLB.com)

11 stars who need that first ring (MLB.com)

White Sox win clouded by concern for Bassitt (MLB.com)

‘He deserves it’: Crawford for NL MVP? (MLB.com)

Disguised Bobby V now has a Topps card (MLB.com)

On This Day in 2009...

Photo by Andy Hayt/San Diego Padres/Getty Images

Right fielder Kyle Blanks hits a two-run, inside-the-park home run in the Padres 6–3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Petco Park. This comes one night after he hits a walk-off home run. Blanks played 209 games in parts of six seasons for the Friars from 2009-2014.