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Padres designate slugger Cruz for assignment

Padres designate slugger Cruz for assignment

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Wacha, who missed a start last month with his shoulder injury, is 8-2 with a 2.84 ERA in 15 starts this season, his first in San Diego.

Left-hander Jose Castillo, right-hander Matt Waldron and infielder Matthew Batten were recalled from El Paso in corresponding moves.

Cruz, 43, signed a one-year contract with the Padres in the offseason.

He has 464 home runs in his career.

Reuters contributed to this report.