When Corbin Carroll stepped to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with the Arizona Diamondbacks down by one run, 7-6, to the Miami Marlins, he knew how important getting a win on Monday would be. After all, the San Diego Padres, their main competition for the third and final NL Wild Card […]
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Record: 80-71. Pace: 86-76. Change on 2025: +4. I know I said I’d stay sober tonight. But I’m sure no-one will begrudge a small libation given the circumstances. It was not looking good for the Diamondbacks. The Padres beat the Rockies to extend their winning streak to eight games (five of those being one-run wins, […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been losing ground in the NL Wild Card race amid the San Diego Padres’ recent winning streak, which they extended to eight games with an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. That made the Diamondbacks’ Monday night clash against the Miami Marlins all the more crucial. However, it looked […]
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On Sunday, in their broomstick loss to the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants rolled out a lineup almost entirely devoid of players who had been on the roster when the year began. In the recap, I took note of the almost unfathomable turnover: two players from the Opening Day roster, one player from […]
The Rockies battled, but couldn’t score the run they needed or prevent San Diego’s late insurance runs as they fell 8-7 in a heartbreaker on Monday night at Coors Field. Colorado trailed 6-1 after four innings, but made a game of it before San Diego’s shutdown, slider-throwing closer Mason Miller posted two strikeouts to earn […]
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POSTGAME UPDATE: Manager Warren Schaeffer said Goodman “jammed his thumb and will be evaluated tomorrow.” UPDATE 8:56pm MT: The Rockies broadcast confirmed that Goodman was lifted with “right thumb soreness.” Colorado Rockies starting catcher Hunter Goodman left today’s game against the San Diego Padres in the top of the seventh inning. The rockies All-Star catcher […]
ST. LOUIS — Long before Tony Vitello walked into the visiting manager’s office at Busch Stadium on Monday afternoon, he sat down the right-field line at the old ballpark and watched a Cardinals playoff game against the Padres. Vitello and his buddies were high schoolers without much money. At some point, the people sitting in the row in front of them left behind an unfinished tray of nachos. Everybody wanted them. Nobody was willing to make the first move. Eventually, one friend did. Decades l...
Center fielder Jackson Merrill entered September 14’s game in Colorado with 12 hits in his previous six games, including three home runs amid the San Diego Padres’ pursuit of a National League Wild Card spot. Merrill shouldered plenty of blame for the Padres’ struggles earlier this summer but is now back on track in large […]
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With a seven-game losing streak and having gone 5-20 in their last 25 games, the Rockies are struggling to close out the 2026 season on any kind of positive note. At 55-94, Colorado is also running out of time to avoid 100 losses as it would need to win eight of its remaining 13 games […]
San Diego Padres (81-68) at Colorado Rockies (55-94), September 14, 2026, 5:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Coors Field – Denver, Colo. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
The 2026 regular season may be on its last legs, but the same cannot be said for the latest weekly award winners – AL Player of the Week Victor Mesa Jr., who turned 25 years old on Tuesday, 23-year-old NL Player of the Week Jackson Merrill and 21-year-old Play of the Week recipient Luis Lara. The trio of young outfielders performed at their best with the stakes at their highest, as the Rays, Padres and Brewers make a final push to determine their playoff fate. All-time Player of the Week winne...
The 2026 regular season may be on its last legs, but the same cannot be said for the latest weekly award winners – AL Player of the Week Victor Mesa Jr., who turned 25 years old on Tuesday, 23-year-old NL Player of the Week Jackson Merrill and 21-year-old Play of the Week recipient Luis Lara. The trio of young outfielders performed at their best with the stakes at their highest, as the Rays, Padres and Brewers make a final push to determine their playoff fate. All-time Player of the Week winne...
The Cubs enter the week tied with the Phillies atop the Wild Card standings, but both teams are just 1.5 games up on the streaking Padres. San Diego has won seven in a row to open up a 2.5-game lead on the Diamondbacks, and they’re now facing the Rockies while the Cubs play host to …
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Dodgers PA Announcer Todd Leitz was a top-2 finalist for the Padres PA Announcer job in 2014 before he joined LA but the Padres chose not to hire him 🤯 Leitz says he thanks God every day that he didn’t get the job but is grateful San Diego gave him an opportunity: “I thank them for giving me the chance to learn and not hiring me so that I was ready for the Dodgers.” The Padres also sent Leitz a plaque to congratulate him on being a finalist.
It was a nail biter, but the San Diego Padres came away from it with a seven-game win streak and back-to-back sweeps for the third time this season. It was a great game to cap off the sweep. Ethan Salas finally notched his first big-league hit with a triple in Oracle Park, Fernando Tatis Jr. […]
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After a nervy few weeks, the Los Angeles Dodgers can clinch the NL West with a win or San Diego Padres loss on Thursday.
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The San Diego Padres demoted a player after a decision on infielder Ty France.
Most Major League Baseball trade deadline deals swap top minor-league prospects for proven big-league talent. Why? Playoff-contending teams are willing to gamble their future away to secure a postseason berth. Participating in October baseball is worth the risk. Padres gambled and possibly won deadline deal Last summer, the San Diego Padres acquired reliever Mason Miller […]
The Dodgers open a series against the Reds in Cincinnati on Monday, and can clinch a playoff berth with a win. If the Dodgers lose to the Reds, they can also clinch a playoff berth on Monday with both a Padres loss to the Rockies at Coors Field and a Diamondbacks loss to the Marlins […]
The Padres surged up the charts in this week's power rankings, while the Rays returned to the top five.
With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, there isn’t much time left for teams to make a meaningful move up or down the division standings. While the standings can still change, the window for gaining or losing significant ground is rapidly closing. Every remaining game becomes more important as teams fight for division titles, Wild Card berths, and better postseason positioning. Third-order wins offer another way to evaluate where each team stands at this stage of the season. ...
The Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Cleveland Guardians are among the teams looking to climb the Wild Card standings in the coming days.