The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from th e action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. Best in the west — and all of baseball : A first-of-its-kind triple play , the return of Vin Scully and a 5-4 walkoff win over the San Diego Padres that was keyed by Dee Gordon's RBI single. There wasn't much more a Dodgers fan could have asked for from their Sunday afternoon. But just in case any of them wanted another highlight or two, there was Matt Kemp homering for the third time in four games, bringing his total to a major-league-leading six home runs. He's currently hitting .487. The Dodgers also moved their record to a best-in-baseball 9-1 with their first sweep of a six-game homestand since 2009. ''I'm proud of my guys,'' Kemp told reporters after the game. ''We're finding ways to win. Whatever it is, we're getting it done.'' But, wait! There's more! Those of us who headed for the exits after Omar Infante lit up the Marlins' home run sculpture in the second inning missed an even better display from Hanley Ramirez. Not only did the Miami third baseman set off the colorful contraption himself with a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth, but he also reeled in a 5-4 win over Houston with a RBI single in the bottom of the 11th. He was 4 for 5 on the day. Home sweep home? The Red Sox responded to Jacoby Ellsbury's disappointing injury news a little better than we thought, capturing wins in its first three home games (including a 6-4 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday). They'll go for the four-game sweep of the Rays with Monday's Patriots Day game at 11 a.m. ET.

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The San Diego Padres locked up a long-term deal for outfielder Cameron Maybin on Saturday, but will have some shorter-term injuries to deal with in the immediate future. The team announced a five-year deal for Maybin on Saturday, which was worth $25 million, according to multiple...

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The New York Mets are bringing back banner day for the first time in 16 years, scheduling the event for May 27 before their game against the San Diego Padres. The payroll-cutting Mets, coming off their third straight losing season, held banner day from 1963-96 and are restoring it as part of their 50th anniversary celebration.

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The New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with catcher Rob Johnson and invited him to spring training. The Mets announced the move Thursday. The 28-year-old Johnson batted .190 (34 for 179) with six doubles, one triple, a career-high three homers and 16 RBIs in 67 games for the San Diego Padres last season.

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The San Diego Padres have hired Chad MacDonald as assistant general manager of player personnel.

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The last two times the San Diego Padres faced Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw, he threw his only two complete games of the season against them.

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If this was Aaron Harang's swan song with the San Diego Padres, he went out with his best.

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Mat Latos' numbers look nothing like they did last season when he led the San Diego Padres on a playoff chase that went to the final day of the season. Latos surrendered a three-run homer to David Wright and the New York Mets won their first series in San Diego in more than nine years with a 7-3 win over the Padres on Wednesday.

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After hitting a big home run, David Wright faked out Cameron Maybin. Wright hit a three-run homer and Angel Pagan added three RBIs to lift the Mets to their first series in San Diego in more than nine years with a 7-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. Maybin was on second base when Logan Forsythe hit a hard grounder down the third base line with two outs.

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Although it's too late for this season, the San Diego Padres continue to flash a resurgent offense. Nick Hundley had three hits, including two triples, to lead a 15-hit attack as the San Diego Padres defeated the slumping New York Mets 6-1 on Thursday night. Orlando Hudson drove in two runs and Cameron Maybin hit his eighth homer, a leadoff drive in the seventh, for San Diego, which reached...

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