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San Diego erupts for 9 runs, forces rubber match
Saturday afternoon was the offensive showing that the Friar Faithful have been waiting for. The San Diego Padres erupted for nine runs against the Baltimore Orioles. It’s the most the team has scored since their 10-5 rout of the San Francisco Giants on May 5. More than that, it forced their third consecutive rubber game […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres hammer Orioles pitching, hit 5 home runs in win
It was the offensive explosion fans of the San Diego Padres have been waiting for all season. It was a glimpse at what the Friar Faithful thought this lineup could be with big-name stars scattered throughout the order. It was good to see. Jackson Merrill, Manny Machado, Gavin Sheets, Samad Taylor and Rodolfo Duran all […]
Padres place Miguel Andujar on 10-day IL, call up Nick Solak
The San Diego Padres have placed Miguel Andujar on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain and called up Nick Solak from their Triple-A affiliate, El Paso Chihuahuas, to replace him on the roster. Andujar strained his hamstring attempting to beat out an infield hit in the seventh inning against the New York […]
Game 69: San Diego Padres at Baltimore Orioles
San Diego Padres (35-33) at Baltimore Orioles (34-37), June 13, 2026, 1:05 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards – San Diego, Baltimore, Mary. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Padres lose early lead quickly as Griffin Canning falters
Despite getting out to an early lead in the first inning, the San Diego Padres couldn’t dig themselves out of the hole that starter Griffin Canning put them in. Canning was tagged for seven runs on six hits and five walks, greatly struggling to command his pitches. The offense managed to put up three runs […]
Good Morning San Diego: Poor start from Griffin Canning leads to Padres loss
Griffin Canning took the mound for the San Diego Padres to open the first game of the first series of their nine-game road trip and was looking to have a solid outing. He was unable to do that despite the Padres handing him a one-run lead in the first inning and San Diego lost the […]
Xander Bogaerts returns; Bryce Johnson DFA’d
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has returned to the San Diego Padres after being away from the team this past week for the birth of his first child. The corresponding roster move was to designate outfielder Bryce Johnson for assignment. Johnson, whom the Padres acquired as a free agent in 2023 and released after the 2024 season, […]
Game 68: San Diego Padres at Baltimore Orioles
San Diego Padres (35-32) at Baltimore Orioles (33-37), June 12, 2026, 4:05 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards – San Diego, Baltimore, Mary. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
San Diego walks it off for first series victory of June
After what felt like an incredibly long wait, the San Diego Padres have finally won a series this month. After being outdueled in extras the previous night, the Friars walked off the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon thanks to a home run from Fernando Tatis Jr. The offense looked much healthier in the series against […]
Padres hope momentum traveled with them to Baltimore
The Friar Faithful have been waiting for signs of life from the San Diego Padres offense that the season-long funk was coming to an end. Fernando Tatis Jr. provided hope that might be the case with a walk-off home run and a 4-for-6 day at the plate in two of the three games against the […]
Padres play their worst game; show signs of life
It was arguably the worst loss of the season, with the San Diego Padres losing the second game of the Cincinnati Reds series in the ugliest way possible. Squandering multiple opportunities, adding to their many baserunning gaffs, swinging through pitches in the middle of the zone, and Manny Machado continuing his league-worst hitting. They followed […]
Can the Padres offense sink any lower?
Despite a rough stretch for the San Diego Padres to begin the month of June, manager Craig Stammen is not in panic mode. His main objective is to get the lineup in the right frame of mind to produce better at the plate. The team stats do not lie The team has lost 12 of […]
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits second walk-off home run, Padres take series from Reds
Maybe, just maybe that was the swing that gets Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres offense going. The game was tied, 4-4 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning when Tatis strode to the plate to face Cincinnati Reds reliever Chase Petty. Tatis hit a line drive laser on a […]
Seven teams now make up Padres minor leagues
The Dominican Summer League (DSL) season got underway on June 2. The season is 72 games long and ends in August. The Padres have two DSL teams, Padres Gold and Padres Brown, with the Gold team defending its championship from last season. With the addition of the ACL Padres and the two DSL teams, the […]
Game 67: Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres
Cincinnati Reds (32-34) at San Diego Padres (34-32), June 10, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
San Diego loses their first game in extras, blowing multiple chances to win
By all accounts, the San Diego Padres should have won Tuesday night’s game. With the bases loaded in the sixth inning, the Friars grounded into an inning-ending double play. With runners on first and second in the eighth, the Cincinnati Reds struck out Samad Taylor before inducing a flyout from Jase Bowen to end the […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres fall in extras, finish 3-for-20 with RISP
It appeared that once again Samad Taylor would prove to be the spark the San Diego Padres needed to get a win and clinch the series against the Cincinnati Reds at Petco Park on Tuesday night. But that proved not to be the case when the Reds got a two-run home run from Sal Stewart […]
Game 66: Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres
Cincinnati Reds (31-34) at San Diego Padres (34-31), June 9, 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.
Padres get much-needed win against struggling Reds club
The San Diego Padres desperately needed a game like last night’s. The Friars tacked on six runs against the Cincinnati Reds, en route to a, 6-2, series opening win. Catcher Freddy Fermin homered again, his third bomb in as many games. That was all the Padres could muster against starter Andrew Abbott until their rally […]
Good Morning San Diego: Freddy Fermin stays hot, Samad Taylor shines to lead Padres to win
Freddy Fermin started his third game behind the plate in as many days and he delivered his third home run over that span, which put the San Diego Padres ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning. While Fermin provided the first run of the game, it was not the […]
Game 65: Cincinnati Reds at San Diego Padres
Cincinnati Reds (31-33) at San Diego Padres (33-31), June 8, 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.
Despite some thump, San Diego falls short in rubber match
The San Diego Padres forced a rubber match against the New York Mets on Saturday night with some late-inning heroics from catcher Freddy Fermin. Fermin showed similar heroics with a two-run shot on Sunday’s series finale. But, this time, it was too little, too late. That said, the box score doesn’t tell the whole story. […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres return to form, drop game, series to Mets
Talk around the San Diego Padres was the offense might have been turning a corner when Freddy Fermin hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning that helped them beat the visiting New York Mets on Saturday night. The teams returned to the field on Sunday, and the Padres proved that […]
Game 64: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
New York Mets (28-36) at San Diego Padres (33-30), June 7, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
San Diego shows fight, snaps losing streak, forces rubber match
After last night’s win over the New York Mets, the San Diego Padres have forced just their second rubber match in the last two weeks. The win came against New York’s young pitcher Nolan McLean, with the Friars tying the game early after Griffin Canning gave up a run in the second inning. Canning navigated […]
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