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For all the talk of Dombrowski running the team back, there are a few significant players and faces who made up the 2022-25 run, now gone. Ranger Suárez signed a five-year deal with Boston, Nick Castellanos is trying to prove himself in San Diego, and Matt Strahm returned to the city that started his career […]
Though the San Diego Padres have struggled thus far in the 2026 season, they have one thing most MLB teams do not: an elite all-around outfield. The group is headlined by superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. in right field alongside 2024 NL Rookie of the Year runner-up Jackson Merrill in center. Ramón Laureano (who’s off to […]
The San Diego Padres entered the 2026 season knowing the back of their starting rotation was not going to intimidate even the worst of lineups and the San Francisco Giants have proven that taking the first two games of their series at Petco Park by combined scores of 12-5. The Giants entered the series with […]
Another rough start for a starting pitcher resulted in another loss for the San Diego Padres. German Marquez started the second game of the series against the San Francisco Giants and struggled to get through three innings. Marquez allowed four runs on eight hits with one walk and one strikeout, as the Padres dropped their […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The San Diego Padres traded for Mason Miller from the A’s at the 2025 trade deadline and […]
San Francisco Giants (1-3) at San Diego Padres (1-3), March 31, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
With momentum from Saturday’s win against the Detroit Tigers, the San Diego Padres felt poised to take the series opener against the division rival San Francisco Giants. Sadly, it was not to be. After getting shutout for eight full innings by a combination of starter Landen Roupp (6.0 IP), Matt Gage (1.0 IP) and Keaton […]
Every Major League Baseball team begins Spring Training with one goal in mind: to win a World Series title. The San Diego Padres are chasing the same goal, as their desire to win has never wavered. Disappointing opening series does not define season The opening series loss to the Detroit Tigers was disappointing and felt […]
The San Francisco Giants continue their series against the San Diego Padres tonight from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Logan Webb, who finished the 2025 season with a 3.22 ERA, 2.60 FIP, with 224 strikeouts to 46 walks in 207 innings pitched. His last start was on Opening Day, […]
On Sept. 1, 2025, San Diego Padres reliever Jason Adam attempted to field a ground ball in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. After pivoting off his left leg, Adam fell to the ground in obvious pain. He was immediately carted off the field while holding his left thigh. The subsequent announcement from the team […]
Through four games of the 2026 season, the San Diego Padres have managed a grand total of nine runs scored, while allowing 16 runs to the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants. The Padres dropped the series opener to the Giants at Petco Park on Monday 3-2, but the score makes the game appear […]
My dad used to always tell me that you only get one chance to make a good first impression. He’s right, though thankfully in baseball, the playoff teams aren’t chosen based on their first impressions. For their first series of the season — a putrid, feckless, and deeply uncompetitive sweep at the hands of the […]
The San Diego Padres recorded just three hits against San Francisco Giants pitching, but the last hit was the most exciting. Jackson Merrill strode to the plate with one on and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning with the Padres trailing 3-0. He worked the count full and then belted a two-run […]
San Francisco Giants (0-3) at San Diego Padres (1-2), March 30, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
About a week ago, it was reported that the San Diego Padres were nearing a deal with a key player from the Texas Rangers’ 2023 World Series run. According to Mike Rodriguez, the Friars were targeting a deal with José Leclerc as a depth piece in their ‘pen. That deal has now been made official, […]
The San Francisco Giants head south to take on their division rival San Diego Padres tonight at Petco Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Landen Roupp, who completed the 2025 season with a 3.80 ERA, 3.91 FIP with 102 strikeouts to 45 walks in 106.2 innings pitched. He’ll be facing off […]
It sure would be nice for the San Francisco Giants to get a win under their belt this week. Hopefully, that win happens in this series against the San Diego Padres. On the other hand, over the last four seasons, the Giants are just 10-19 at Petco Park. History is probably not a predictor of […]
The San Diego Padres avoided getting swept this Opening Weekend, winning, 3-0, on Saturday night against the Detroit Tigers. Everything went great for the Friars in the series finale. The offense gave the San Diego pitching staff some cushion (that they wouldn’t end up needing). Randy Vásquez dominated the Tigers through six innings, and the […]
The San Diego Padres announced prior to the start of Opening Day that starter Yu Darvish was going to be added to the Restricted List. The move meant Darvish would remain in the San Diego organization, could rehab with the medical staff, but would not be required to follow a certain program or schedule given […]
Good morning, baseball fans! A new week of San Francisco Giants baseball begins today, so let’s take a look at what’s on deck for this week. First up, the Giants will travel down to San Diego for a three-game series against their division rivals, the San Diego Padres starting tonight. After that, they will welcome […]
The San Diego Padres made an announcement before Opening Day that came as a surprise to no one. Yu Darvish was placed on the restricted list and is likely to miss the entire 2026 campaign following offseason right elbow surgery. Being placed on the restricted list allows Darvish to rehab on his own timetable, while […]
Mason Miller faced off against Kevin McGonigle in the final plate appearance of the night between the San Diego Padres and the Detroit Tigers. The Padres were looking to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Tigers thanks in large part to the breakout performance McGonigle who was playing the third MLB game of […]
The Detroit Tigers took the field on a lovely night in San Diego, looking to complete a road sweep of the Padres to open the season. It didn’t work out that way, though they continued to keep the Padres offense in check. The Tigers hitters were a little too jumpy against Padres’ pitching, with only […]
Detroit Tigers vs. San Diego Padres Time/Place: 8:40 p.m., Petco ParkSB Nation Site: Gaslamp BallMedia: Detroit Sportsnet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Randy Vásquez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) * Note: Stats in the table below are Fangraphs’ 2026 projections Lineups TIGERS PADRES Kerry Carpenter – DH Jake Cronenworth – 2B Gleyber Torres – […]
Detroit Tigers (2-0) at San Diego Padres (0-2), March 28, 2026, 5:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!