Padres call up Robinson

Former Southeast Missouri State University star Kerry Robinson is back with the San Diego Padres for the second time this season.

Robinson, an outfielder who started the year with the Padres before being sent down to Class AAA Portland, had his contract purchased by San Diego Wednesday and was in uniform for the second game of a three-game series at St. Louis. He appeared as a late defensive replacement in left field.

Robinson, 30, batted .306 with 25 stolen bases at Portland. He appeared in 61 games with the Padres, hitting .280 and leading the team with eight stolen bases before being sent down.

"He'll be used mostly like he was the first time he was here," Padres general manager Kevin Towers said. "He'll give us late-inning defensive help and he'll pinch-run."

Robinson spent the previous three seasons with the Cardinals before being traded to the Padres.