Kyle Blanks hit a tiebreaking three-run home run in the eighth inning of Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks. Blanks was the Padres' entire offense outside of a solo shot by Will Venable. He's now homered in back-to-back games after going 2-for-4 with a home run on Saturday. Blanks is batting .281/.365/.511 though his first 145 plate appearances.

Kyle Blanks went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored Saturday in a win against the Snakes. The surprisingly athletic 6-foot-6, 264-pounder played left field, right field and first base in the game. The 26-year-old outfielder has rewarded San Diego for the everyday at-bats he's been receiving, and now boasts a .282/.368/.496 batting line in 131 at-bats this season. As long as he keeps raking, Blanks is usable in mixed leagues.

Kyle Blanks launched a two-run homer Saturday in the Padres' defeat of the Rockies. Blanks hit his two-run shot in the top of the fourth inning and added a double in the top of the seventh. The 26-year-old outfielder has been on fire lately and now boasts a .300/.383/.527 batting line in 39 total games this season. He's a definite post-hype sleeper.

Kyle Blanks went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Rockies. Blanks crushed a two-run homer into the left field seats in the top of the second inning and later added an RBI single in the fifth. The 26-year-old is now batting .292/.374/.491 through 38 games this season. With Yonder Alonso (hand) expected to miss around a month, hopefully more starts at first base are in Blanks' future.

Kyle Blanks is starting at first base Friday against the Rockies. It will be his third start at first base this season. With Yonder Alonso (hand) on the disabled list, hopefully we'll see a lot more of them in the coming days. However, Padres manager Bud Black figures to give plenty of playing time to Mark Kotsay and Jesus Guzman, too.

Kyle Blanks remains on the Padres' active roster. The Padres originally planned to send Blanks down to the minors when Cameron Maybin was activated from the disabled list Thursday, but they have decided to put Yonder Alonso (wrist) on the disabled list instead. Blanks is batting .273/.362/.434 with four home runs and 16 RBI in 116 plate appearances this season and should continue to see playing time between first base and the outfield.

Padres optioned OF Kyle Blanks to Triple-A Tuscon. Blanks has posted a decent .273/.362/.434 batting line in 116 plate appearances this season in the major leagues, but the Padres needed to clear a spot for Cameron Maybin. Blanks should be back up in a couple of weeks.

Kyle Blanks went 2-for-3 with a homer, a walk and three runs scored against the Dodgers on Tuesday. He also made a nice running catch of a Hanley Ramirez liner to right field. For a young guy who isn't getting consistent playing time, Blanks is doing a nice job for the Padres, hitting .277 with four homers and 16 RBI in 94 at-bats. We suspect he'd prove to be a more valuable player than Carlos Quentin if given the chance.

Starting for the first time in five days, Kyle Blanks homered and walked Wednesday against the Orioles. Carlos Quentin will probably prove to be a better hitter than Blanks this season, but there's no doubt the Padres would have been better off starting Blanks regularly in his place over the first month and a half. Quentin did have a hit today, though: his popup to shallow right got lost in the sun by Ryan Flaherty. If only he had run it out rather than sulked, he would have had a double instead of a single.

Kyle Blanks (shoulder) is not in the lineup Monday. He should be available off the bench, though. Blanks banged up his left shoulder and suffered a cut above his left eye when he collided with the outfield wall Sunday. He'll be fine, but, unfortunately for him, Carlos Quentin will be back from suspension Tuesday, so he'll go back to the bench.