Giants turn tables on Padres in comeback victory Nick Pivetta allows entirety of five-run lead to evaporate, Giants score four in the seventh
Padres minors: Matt Waldron a winner in El Paso; Kash Mayfield returns to Storm mound By Jeff Sanders June 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron throws five innings of two-run ball in a win for Triple-A...
Padres pregame: Brandon Lockridge in left, Giants shake up roster By Jeff Sanders June 4, 2025 at 4:42 p.m. Brandon Lockridge coming off first multi-hit game of his career, starting in left field against...
Padres Daily: Everyone helps; Manny knows the moment; Cronenworth’s hard-earned record By Kevin Acee June 4, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Padres offense finds a way again, as team strings together just enough baserunners and big...
Padres minors: Rosman Verdugo flexing with TinCaps; Dominican Summer League up and running By Jeff Sanders June 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Padres prospect Rosman Verdugo already up to nine homers, one shy of his career high
Manny Machado’s late-game heroics key Padres’ come-from-behind win By Kevin Acee June 4, 2025 at 6:28 p.m. Manny Machado ties game in ninth, Jake Cronenworth wins it in 10th as Padres beat...
Padres pregame: Gavin Sheets in lineup, Bradgley Rodriguez optioned out By Jeff Sanders June 3, 2025 at 3:46 p.m. Padres sent 21-year-old reliever back to minors to allowing right-hander Ryan Bergert to make start...
Padres Daily: Getting Iggy; Kolek and Suarez and those between; looking in left By Kevin Acee June 3, 2025 at 7:15 a.m. Jose Iglesias saved runs in the field and drove in game's only run; Stephen Kolek...
Padres score game’s only run in 10th to win series opener against Giants By Kevin Acee June 2, 2025 at 11:37 p.m. Jose Iglesias has big night in field and drives in winning run with a sacrifice...
Padres notes: Gavin Sheets recovers well; Ryan Bergert to start Tuesday By Kevin Acee June 3, 2025 at 1:28 p.m. Gavin Sheets available to come off bench a day after running full-speed into wall; Bryan...
Padres pregame: Gavin Sheets sits to start Giants series By Jeff Sanders June 2, 2025 at 9:22 p.m. Tyler Wade in left field, Jose Iglesias at third base as Manny Machado gets a...
Padres on deck: Division rivalry renews in San Francisco By Jeff Sanders June 2, 2025 at 11:04 a.m. Padres swept a two-game series against the Giants in San Francisco in April; Giants have...
Padres Daily: Like old times; Manny tracking; Darvish resets; Morgan attacks By Kevin Acee June 2, 2025 at 11:10 a.m. Manny Machado hits 349th homer, closes in on rare double milestone; Padres finally start a...
MLB power rankings: Going about to get tough By Jeff Sanders June 2, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. Checking in on how the Padres stack up with the best teams in Major League...
Padres minors: Mason McCoy homers in El Paso rehab game, Missions win in extras By Jeff Sanders June 2, 2025 at 9:16 a.m. Mason McCoy hits homer while rehabbing pinky injury with Triple-A El Paso
Tom Krasovic: Padres deliver for fans in sunny Sunday win By Tom Krasovic June 2, 2025 at 11:52 a.m. Padres pounce against Pittsburgh’s ‘pen
Padres notes: Gavin Sheets exits after run-in with wall, Michael King talks, plans for Yu Darvish By Jeff Sanders June 1, 2025 at 7:11 p.m. Gavin Sheets dealing with head contusion, sore hip, jammed wrist and thumb and being watched...
‘Kind of like our old selves’: Padres come back to beat Pirates, win series By Kevin Acee June 1, 2025 at 11:15 p.m. Gavin Sheets leaves game after running into wall in left field; Padres score four runs...
Padres pregame: A half-day off for Xander Bogaerts, Luis Campusano sits against lefty By Jeff Sanders June 1, 2025 at 12:44 p.m. Xander Bogaerts has started 54 games at shortstop for the Padres; he's getting his first...
Padres Daily: Tough stretch; Cease’s refined focus; a fine debut By Kevin Acee June 1, 2025 at 6:31 a.m. Jackson Merrill provides some perspective on Padres' recent offensive struggles; Dylan Cease gets 'back to...
Padres minors: Lamar King Jr. paces Storm, Saturday scores, system leaders By Jeff Sanders June 1, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Omar Cruz starts El Paso loss with four shutout innings
Padres’ winning streak against Pirates comes to quiet end By Kevin Acee May 31, 2025 at 10:18 p.m. Padres get two hits as offensive woes continue; Dylan Cease struggles again
Padres pregame: Gavin Sheets increasing looks in left, Luis Campusano looking for first hit By Jeff Sanders May 31, 2025 at 4:28 p.m. Gavin Sheets will get sixth start in left field on Saturday as Padres look to...
Padres minors: Matt Waldron starts for El Paso, Luis Patiño takes another step forward By Jeff Sanders May 31, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Knuckleballer Matt Waldron up to four innings, 75 pitches in fourth rehab start as he...
Padres do just enough to extend winning streak against Pirates By Jeff Sanders May 31, 2025 at 9:41 a.m. Nick Pivetta strikes out eight over six strong innings, Padres get enough timely hits to...
Padres notes: Michael King working through pinched nerve, remains without timetable By Jeff Sanders May 30, 2025 at 5:03 p.m. Padres optimistic now that they know Michael King's shoulder woes are not related to anything...
Padres pregame: Promoting Bradgley Rodriguez to ‘pen, Kyle Hart optioned out By Jeff Sanders May 30, 2025 at 4:01 p.m. Padres going with nine-man bullpen until needing a fifth starter next week in San Francisco
Talking with … new Padres starter Nick Pivetta By Annie Heilbrunn May 31, 2025 at 6:02 p.m. The right-handed veteran talks about emigrating from Canada, finding his place in the big leagues...
Padres on deck: Pirates looking to right ship in San Diego By Jeff Sanders May 30, 2025 at 10:04 a.m. Dating back to last year, Padres have won nine straight meetings against Pittsburgh
The Padres’ 2025 season is one-third over. Here’s what we know — and don’t. By Kevin Acee May 30, 2025 at 9:19 a.m. The standings at the end of May have most often provided a harbinger of who...
Padres minors: Tirso Ornelas stays hot; Boston Bateman, Kavares Tears pace Storm By Jeff Sanders May 30, 2025 at 1:06 p.m. Tirso Ornelas has two hits in each of his last three games with El Paso,...
Padres Daily: Rare loss to a loser; weary bullpen By Kevin Acee May 29, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Jason Adam denies workload an issue in his outing, but the way the relievers were...
Padres minors: Tirso Ornelas homers again, Missions sweep doubleheader By Jeff Sanders May 29, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Ryan Bergert throws four shutout innings for El Paso, has allowed just two runs in...
Tom Krasovic: Michael King’s trip to IL sets off chain reaction, ugly result By Tom Krasovic May 29, 2025 at 9:19 a.m. Why were the Marlins able to rally past the Padres on Wednesday? Start with Michael...
Kyle Hart, bullpen stutter as Padres give one back to Marlins By Jeff Sanders May 28, 2025 at 6:20 p.m. A 10-8 loss to the Marlins snaps the Padres' three-game winning streak
Padres pregame: Kyle Hart looking to get right(ies), a DH day for Fernando Tatis Jr. By Jeff Sanders May 28, 2025 at 11:26 a.m. Padres option out Omar Cruz to make room for return of Kyle Hart to the...
Padres Daily: Making it happen; bullpen rescue; Arraez’s reminder; more Wade? By Kevin Acee May 28, 2025 at 6:31 a.m. Fernando Tatis Jr. hits an impossible home run; Tyler Wade has perhaps done enough to...
Padres minors: Tirso Ornlesa, Trenton Brooks, Yonathan Perlaza all homer in El Paso win By Jeff Sanders May 28, 2025 at 6:10 a.m. Jackson Wolf strikes out nine over five innings of one-run ball in El Paso's win...
Fish in a barrel: Stephen Kolek shrugs off unlucky first, Padres storm back to win By Jeff Sanders May 27, 2025 at 11:05 p.m. Stephen Kolek gives up six runs in the first inning, sticks around for the win...
Padres pregame: Riding through Fernando Tatis Jr.’s cold stretch By Jeff Sanders May 27, 2025 at 4:36 p.m. The Padres sending Stephen Kolek to the mound to face the Marlins' Max Meyer
Padres Daily: Winning with a worry; Wade’s dash; Machado’s inevitable surge By Kevin Acee May 27, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. David Morgan made his MLB debut in a pretty big situation; there was a buzz...
Padres beat Marlins on walk-off wild pitch to start homestand By Kevin Acee May 26, 2025 at 10:28 p.m. Manny Machado's home run, Tyler Wade's scamper home allows Padres to come back and then...
Padres recalling Kyle Hart as they mull paths forward for Michael King, Yu Darvish By Jeff Sanders May 26, 2025 at 5:20 p.m. Padres do not yet have an update on Michael King, but Yu Darvish says 'he's...
Padres pregame: A day off for Luis Arraez, Gavin Sheets back in left field By Jeff Sanders May 26, 2025 at 4:09 p.m. Luis Arraez went hitless in Atlanta, will get day off against former team to start...
Padres on deck: Back home to face reeling Marlins By Jeff Sanders May 26, 2025 at 9:01 a.m. Miami in last in NL East; Marlins haven’t won a season series against the Padres...
Padres Daily: The Sheets Factor; Machado’s underrated ability; Jake strikes back By Kevin Acee May 26, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Manny Machado scores on an exciting play in first inning, homers in the eighth; Jake...
MLB power rankings: On shaky ground By Jeff Sanders May 26, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. Checking in on how the Padres stack up with the best teams in Major League...
Padres minors: Matt Waldron stretches out in another rehab start By Jeff Sanders May 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Rehabbing knuckleballer Matt Waldron threw 61 pitches (37 strikes) over 4⅓ innings in his third...
Padres homer their way past Braves, win series By Kevin Acee May 25, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. Gavin Sheets, Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth all go deep in road trip finale
Padres place starting pitcher Michael King (shoulder) on IL By Kevin Acee May 25, 2025 at 5:06 p.m. Padres will be without one of their top starters for at least two more turns...
Padres pregame: Omar Cruz fortifying bullpen, Luis Campusano starting at DH By Jeff Sanders May 25, 2025 at 11:13 a.m. Padres have won five of six so far this season against Braves, but are 1-4...
Padres minors: Victor Figueroa keeps mashing, notes and system leaders By Jeff Sanders May 25, 2025 at 7:25 a.m. Last year's 18th-round pick has seven homers in 16 games since starting his career earlier...
Padres lose bullpen game to Braves after Michael King scratched By Kevin Acee May 25, 2025 at 11:14 a.m. Scheduled starter slept awkwardly on shoulder, forcing Padres to use 4 relievers
Jason Heyward goes on IL, Luis Campusano res Padres By Kevin Acee May 24, 2025 at 4:27 p.m. Heyward's left oblique sends him to IL for second time this season; Luis Campusano recalled...
Padres pregame: Fernando Tatis Jr. cooling as Gavin Sheets heating up By Jeff Sanders May 24, 2025 at 10:58 a.m. Padres right fielder has a .263 on-base percentage over his last 17 games
Padres minors: Victor Figueroa settling in with Storm; TinCaps sweep doubleheader By Jeff Sanders May 24, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. Junior college signee Victor Figueroa tearing the cover off the ball since starting his season...
Padres Daily: Solved it; Pivetta gets six; Machado ends drought; Sheets moves By Kevin Acee May 24, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Good morning from Atlanta, The Padres finally found a solution. They were winners again. Their...
Manny Machado’s home run lifts Padres past Braves, helps end losing streak By Kevin Acee May 23, 2025 at 9:24 p.m. Nick Pivetta allowed a home run on the first pitch he threw and then worked...
Padres pregame: Jake Cronenworth sits vs. Chris Sale to start Braves series By Jeff Sanders May 23, 2025 at 2:03 p.m. Padres second baseman in a 1-for-19 rut, better against lefties this year but has no...
Padres on deck: Skidding into Atlanta as Ronald Acuña Jr. res Braves By Jeff Sanders May 23, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Padres have lost six in a row to fall into third in NL West; Braves...
Talking with … Padres reliever Sean Reynolds By Jeff Sanders May 24, 2025 at 5:28 p.m. The 6-foot-8 Sean Reynolds could not hit much as a prospect in the Marlins system,...
Padres Daily: Wholly Sheets; Kolek grinds for 6; Merrill calms down; flip-flop at top? By Kevin Acee May 23, 2025 at 11:38 a.m. Gavin Sheets seems to have established himself as a valuable Padres regular; Fernando Tatis Jr....
Padres minors: Kyle Hart wild but winning for El Paso By Jeff Sanders May 23, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Kyle Hart has 16 strikeouts and 15 walks while posting a 2.29 ERA pitching for...
Better not good enough for Padres, who lose sixth straight game By Kevin Acee May 22, 2025 at 4:06 p.m. Gavin Sheets hits 2 homers, drives in 5, but Padres are swept in Toronto
Padres pregame: Looking to snap historic skid to end stay in Toronto By Jeff Sanders May 22, 2025 at 8:07 a.m. Xander Bogaerts, Jason Heyward to the bench as Padres look to end five-game losing streak
Padres Daily: Misery marches on; Merrill’s third slump; Machado’s 3-E inning By Kevin Acee May 22, 2025 at 7:11 a.m. The Padres were supposed to be built to effectively combat good pitching, but they have...
Padres minors: Victor Figueroa raking for Storm, Eguy Rosario continues ACL work By Jeff Sanders May 22, 2025 at 6:31 a.m. Padres prospect slugs his way out of Arizona Complex League, homers in second game in...
Padres continue to fizzle in loss to Blue Jays By Kevin Acee May 21, 2025 at 8:46 p.m. Padres blanked again, have scored just five runs during season-high, five-game skid
Tom Krasovic: Padres’ struggles in left field recall just how important Jurickson Profar was to 2024 club By Tom Krasovic May 22, 2025 at 9:43 a.m. A bargain at $1 million plus incentives, Jurickson Profar was the Padres' best player for...
Padres notes: Jason Heyward knows what’s real; Yu Darvish update By Kevin Acee May 21, 2025 at 4:16 p.m. Jason Heyward has had worse starts to a season, but he wasn't 35 in those...
Padres pregame: Manny Machado hitless during four-game skid By Jeff Sanders May 21, 2025 at 1:23 p.m. Padres third baseman is 0-for-15 since snapping a 14-game hitting streak; the Padres have won't...
Padres Daily: Slugless offense; Cease’s slider-fueled surge; Rotation equation By Kevin Acee May 21, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Every team struggles for a time offensively, but few of the best teams have had...
Padres minors: Matt Waldron rehabs with Missions, Eguy Rosario in left field in ACL By Jeff Sanders May 21, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Padres knuckleballer Matt Waldron, Bryan Hoeing start rehabs with Double-A San Antonio
Blue Jays shut out Padres, who drop fourth straight By Kevin Acee May 20, 2025 at 8:04 p.m. Dylan Cease allows three runs in seven innings, but Padres offense continues to struggle
Yu Darvish not ready to pitch yet, but he could be soon By Kevin Acee May 20, 2025 at 3:03 p.m. Veteran is being given the leeway to determine when he returns from elbow issue
Padres pregame: Jason Heyward back in left field to start Toronto trip By Jeff Sanders May 20, 2025 at 3:39 p.m. Padres left fielders are worst in the majors in several categories and slumping Jason Heyward...
Padres on deck: Off to Toronto to start road trip By Jeff Sanders May 20, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Blue Jays in a hole in AL East but bats have been heating up
Padres have become something bigger, better since they got their Manny By Kevin Acee May 20, 2025 at 7:27 a.m. The arrival of Manny Machado is the singular event that provided a catalyst for the...
Padres releasing Oscar Gonzalez to allow him to seek a job in Japan By Jeff Sanders May 19, 2025 at 2:37 p.m. Padres left fielders rank last in the majors in several categories and Oscar Gonzalez no...
Padres Daily: Bad, not worst; Merrill’s rarity; Arraez’s misfortune; E9? By Kevin Acee May 19, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Jackson Merrill not quite in the swing of things right now; Luis Arraez enduring a...
MLB power rankings: A forgettable weekend By Jeff Sanders May 19, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. Checking in on how the Padres stack up with the best teams in Major League...
Padres minors: Storm win big, Joshua Mears goes really deep in Missions loss By Jeff Sanders May 19, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Health updates for Padres 2024 draftees Boston Bateman, Kash Mayfield
Tom Krasovic: Despite sweep by Mariners, Padres are contenders with no pressing pitching needs By Tom Krasovic May 18, 2025 at 8:10 p.m. That's a good thing for San Diego, which figures to look for a left fielder...
Padres notes: Searching in left field; Vedder Cup hole; Jackson Merrill, Yu Darvish updates By Jeff Sanders May 18, 2025 at 7:05 p.m. Gavin Sheets started in left field for just the second time this season; meantime Padres...
Mariners clobber Padres to complete sweep By Kevin Acee May 18, 2025 at 8:02 p.m. Lack of big hits, odd plays doom Padres to third straight loss
Padres pregame: Jose Iglesias at third base, Manny Machado DHing in series finale By Jeff Sanders May 18, 2025 at 12:05 p.m. Padres sending Michael King to face Mariners' Bryan Woo, looking to avoid a sweep
Padres Daily: One-sided ‘rivalry’; Merrill sick of it; Pivetta gets extra credit By Kevin Acee May 18, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Jackson Merrill talks about his skid; Yu Darvish headed to Toronto for something
Padres minors: Eguy Rosario getting a reset; Luis Patiño, Bryan Hoeing make rehab starts By Jeff Sanders May 18, 2025 at 5:01 a.m. Eguy Rosario has struggled to get season going at Triple-A El Paso after Padres removed...
Padres can’t capitalize on ample opportunities in another loss to Mariners By Kevin Acee May 17, 2025 at 9:38 p.m. Nick Pivetta allows one run in six innings, all Mariners really need is two solo...
Padres pregame: Jackson Merrill’s mini drought, Matt Waldron makes a pitstop By Jeff Sanders May 17, 2025 at 3:23 p.m. Padres center fielder Jackson hitless in his last 12 plate appearances; knuckleballer Matt Waldron moving...
Padres minors: Reiss Knehr trending up in El Paso pen; Luis Campusano homers again By Jeff Sanders May 17, 2025 at 9:34 a.m. Former starting pitcher Reiss Knehr throwing harder in return from Tommy John, leading the Padres...
Padres Daily: A rare kind of clunker; Kolek almost the same; Reynolds provides a lift By Kevin Acee May 17, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Brandon Lockridge got another start in left field, which is interesting but not yet damning...
Mariners take opener against Stephen Kolek, Padres By Kevin Acee May 16, 2025 at 11:24 p.m. Mariners homer three times against Stephen Kolek; Padres score only run in ninth inning
Padres pregame: Another righty look for Brandon Lockridge By Jeff Sanders May 16, 2025 at 3:18 p.m. Mariners starter Logan Evans has reverse splits and Jason Heyward continues to slump, leading to...
Talking with … Padres newcomer Gavin Sheets By Annie Heilbrunn May 24, 2025 at 5:28 p.m. The Union-Tribune talks to Sheets about his hometown, role and, yes, that chant.
Padres on deck: Mariners in town to start Vedder Cup By Jeff Sanders May 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Seattle in first place in AL West but injuries have caught up with the team...
Padres minors: Matt Waldron begins rehab, Luis Campusano hits ninth homer By Jeff Sanders May 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Padres knuckleballer rehabbing oblique injury sustained in spring training
The education — and evolution — of Padres pitcher Stephen Kolek By Jeff Sanders May 15, 2025 at 6:25 p.m. Stephen Kolek has come a long way since the Padres swiped him from the Mariners...