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Padres call up hot-hitting Jase Bowen from Triple-A, Ramon Laureano heads to IL
The San Diego Padres are searching for ways to jumpstart the offense. Today, they brought up one of the top hitters at their Triple-A affiliate, the El Paso Chihuahuas, in Jase Bowen. In the corresponding move, the Padres sent Ramon Laureano to the injured list with hip inflammation. Pirates drafted Bowen in 2019 The Pittsburgh […]
Baserunning mistakes prove costly in rubber match
The San Diego Padres looked close to a comeback in the seventh inning against Washington Nationals starter Zack Littell. Having yet to score a run, Xander Bogaerts walked and Jackson Merrill singled to put the first two runners on base. On the first pitch he saw, Ty France laced an RBI-double down the left field […]
Good Morning San Diego: Lucas Giolito may be odd man out when Padres rotation gets healthy
The San Diego Padres were down a pitcher before Spring Training began with the news that Yu Darvish would miss the season after offseason elbow surgery. Joe Musgrove, who was returning from his own elbow surgery that caused him to miss the 2025 season, made one Spring Training start against Great Britain and has not […]
Padres should be concerned about Lucas Giolito
The start of the 2026 season began with a Spring Training that resulted in San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove landing on the injured list with a surgically repaired elbow that wasn’t ready to pitch. Then, after four starts, Nick Pivetta was placed on the injured list with a flexor tendon strain of his right […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres fumble opportunities on offense, lose series to Nationals
The San Diego Padres found themselves trailing the Washington Nationals, 3-2 in the top of the seventh inning, but they had runners on the corners with one out. Miguel Andujar was at the plate after being called upon to pinch hit for Freddy Fermin, who is currently mired in an 0-for-24 slump. It was not […]
Game 58: San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals
San Diego Padres (32-25) at Washington Nationals (30-29), May 31, 2026, 10:35 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Nationals Park – Washington, DC Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Bullpen gives up lead in rare late-innings loss
The San Diego Padres have had an abundance of problems lately. Their offense has been rough, to say the least. Their starting pitching doesn’t look particularly great. But their bullpen has locked it down. On Saturday against the Washington Nationals, they did not. After Michael King pitched six beautiful innings, he returned for the seventh […]
Good Morning San Diego: Fernando Tatis Jr. goes yard, but Nats get big inning, win
The months long wait is over. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 451-foot solo home run in the top of the fifth inning that gave the San Diego Padres a 3-1 lead over the Washington Nationals. Padres starter Michael King was cruising through the first six innings of the game, and it appeared the Friar Faithful […]
Game 57: San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals
San Diego Padres (32-24) at Washington Nationals (29-29), May 30, 2026, 1:05 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Nationals Park – Washington, DC Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
San Diego bats finally show some fight in win over Nats
The San Diego Padres finally found some offense in their series opener against the Washington Nationals. They slugged two homers and scored seven runs. It was the first time the Friars scored more than three runs in their last five games. Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr.’s bats continued to heat up, with Tatis going […]
Longest homestand highlights problems for Padres
After finishing their longest homestand of the season with a 3-6 record and a first-third of the season record of 31-24, the San Diego Padres know they have problems. No one on the team seems to be trying to deny it. The offense is the worst in baseball. The starters also have issues but have […]
Good Morning San Diego: Ty France, Jackson Merrill power Padres to win over Nats
Ty France smacked a game-tying solo home run in the top of the sixth inning and Jackson Merrill hit what would prove to be a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give the San Diego Padres a 7-5 win over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. […]
Game 56: San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals
San Diego Padres (31-24) at Washington Nationals (29-28), May 29, 2026, 3:45 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Nationals Park – Washington, DC Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Padres handed first sweep of ‘26 by former NLCS opponent
No team has truly had the San Diego Padres’ number this year. The Philadelphia Phillies certainly did this week, becoming the first team of 2026 to sweep the Friars. Yet again, despite multiple scoring opportunities, the Padres couldn’t capitalize and found themselves unable to back starter Walker Buehler’s gem. And Buehler did pitch a gem. […]
Good Morning San Diego: Disappointing homestand puts Padres struggles on full display
When it was happening, the San Diego Padres and their fans knew the walk-off wins and seventh inning surges would not propel them through the season — but it was fun. The most recent homestand saw the Padres finish with a 3-6 record over nine games at Petco Park and was hardly the result anyone […]
Major League Baseball begins their contract drama
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players’ Association (MLBPA) have begun the process of negotiating a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that will take effect with the next baseball season. The current CBA runs out on Dec. 1 of this year. The two sides began their preliminary groundwork for negotiations earlier this month. The […]
Debunking the Padres trade rumors
It is hard to imagine, but the 2026 MLB season is heading into June. Clubs will begin evaluating their rosters and identifying their weaknesses. Then, decide which players from other teams to target at the trade deadline. Of course, the media has the Padres linked to several players in trade rumors. Let’s break down why […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres lose fourth consecutive game, get swept by Phillies
The San Diego Padres came into the final game of the three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies hoping that Walker Buehler would hold the Philly offense down enough that San Diego could score a couple of runs and avoid the sweep. Buehler did his part, but the Padres offense failed to provide any run support. […]
Padres finish first third of season with abysmal homestand
The San Diego Padres completed their longest homestand of the season by being swept. The Philadelphia Phillies, who had been in a slump of their own, got well against the Padres. There were no blowouts; the Phillies never scored more than four runs in any of the three games. It’s just that the Padres scored […]
Game 55: Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies (28-27) at San Diego Padres (31-23), May 27, 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.
Slug from Manny Machado, Ramon Laureano not enough to power San Diego to win
It was another rough game for the San Diego Padres. After dropping three straight, the Padres have lost the series to the Philadelphia Phillies and will attempt to stave off the sweep in this afternoon’s finale. Starter Randy Vásquez did not live up to his recent level of play, giving up four runs in just […]
José Miranda released; multiple players on rehab assignments
RHP Jhony Brito continues his rehab assignment with Double-A San Antonio after getting started with the ACL team. He is working as a starter and threw 3.1 innings on May 23, throwing 68 pitches, giving up three runs and six hits in his second start. RHP Ryan Och, catcher Brendan Durfee, catcher Blake Hunt, LHP […]
Good Morning San Diego: Randy Vasquez allows three home runs, Padres lose to Phillies
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Randy Vasquez allowed solo home runs in the first, second and third inning. All three came with two outs in the inning. The Padres found themselves trailing 4-0 after three innings and would have been down by another run in the fourth inning if not for a home run robbery […]
Game 54: Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies (27-27) at San Diego Padres (31-22), May 26, 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.
San Diego somehow finds way to lose, 0-for-10 with RISP
The San Diego Padres dropped Game 1 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday in horrible fashion. In what has become all too common, the Friars failed to score a single run despite multiple pristine opportunities to do so. The Padres loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning before striking out twice and […]
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