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Bad pitching, worse base running contribute to San Diego loss

The San Diego Padres took a tough loss in the series finale against the Athletics on Sunday. After Michael King gave up three runs in the first two innings, the Padres found themselves in a hole they couldn’t get out of. They managed to accrue nine hits, but failed to score until the sixth inning […]

Can the Padres win despite their offensively challenged lineup?

What a week at Petco Park. The San Diego Padres played a thrilling three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers that lived up to expectations. The Athletics came to town and battled in a very competitive weekend set. A tale of a broken offense The first six games of the homestand have shown the Padres’ […]

Elephant Rumblings: Get Ready For The Mariners

Welcome to another week A’s fans! The A’s wrapped up their Southern California road trip yesterday with a win against the Padres. That wrapped up a 4-2 road trip, They went 3-1 against the Angels but probably should have gotten a sweep with how well they played. That lone loss came in the game J.T. […]

What are you expecting out west?

The Phillies are headed out west this week to take on the Padres and the Dodgers. They aren’t exactly playing the greatest baseball right now at the plate, so playing two teams as good as them isn’t promising. However, the Phillies have at times risen to their competition on the west coast, particularly when playing […]

A’s Win In San Diego, Beat Padres 5-2

The A’s lost the first two games of their weekend series against the Padres but managed to salvage the finale. They beat the Padres in the finale thanks to some early scoring and quality pitching all around, maintaining their AL West lead and heading home back to Sacramento on a winning note. It didn’t take […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. Loses $34 Million in Lawsuit

Fernando Tatis Jr. is making news around baseball for all the wrong reasons this season. The San Diego Padres $340 million man has zero home runs in 2026. As Bob Nightengale reports, " He has now gone 215 plate appearances this season without a home run, and has come close only twice. The dude last homered Sept. 27, 2025. Now, off the field, Tatis Jr. has learned that he'll have to pay out a colossal $34M+ to a company he did a business deal with as a minor leaguer.  Fernando Tatis Jr. pi...

Game #53: Athletics at Padres Game Thread

The A’s are down to their last chance to get a win in San Diego after losing the first two games of this weekend series. They’ve dropped back down to .500 and though they start the day in first place in the AL West their lead could drop down to just a half-game s if […]

Game 52: Athletics at San Diego Padres

Athletics (26-26) at San Diego Padres (31-20), May 24, 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 rides dominant pitching staff to series win over A’s

It was just about the most characteristic game the San Diego Padres could have. Winning 2-0 on the laurels of their dominant pitching, the Friars won their first home series in quite some time. It’s certainly been nice to watch San Diego take out their frustrations from the recent rivalry series on someone. Starter Lucas […]

A’s Drop Second Straight To Padres 2-0

San Diego has not been kind to the Athletics. They dropped the first game of the weekend series last night and fell again this evening 2-0, ensuring a series loss for our squad and dropping the team back to the .500 mark at 26-26. Now the Athletics will have their backs against the wall tomorrow […]

Game #52: A’s at Padres Game Thread

The A’s saw their three-game winning streak snapped last night in the first game of this series down in San Diego. The team remains in first place in the AL West though so can’t let last night’s struggles follow them into the second game of this weekend set against the Padres. On the mound for […]

Game 51: Athletics at San Diego Padres

Athletics (26-25) at San Diego Padres (30-20), May 23, 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 slugs its way to win in series opener versus Athletics

The San Diego Padres needed this. After only scoring five runs across their entire series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Friars put up seven runs with three homers against the Athletics. It was a barrage that felt warranted. The Padres offense looked healthy as ever against the Seattle Mariners last weekend but went cold […]

The case for Rodolfo Durán

San Diego Padres catcher Rodolfo Durán signed with the Friars in January of 2025 as a minor league free agent after playing in the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals organizations after signing with the Phillies in 2014. An international free agent signing at the age of 16 out of Santo Domingo, […]

A’s Drop Series-Opener in San Diego

The Athletics and San Diego Padres kicked off a three-game series on a beautiful Friday night in San Diego. The A’s sought to win their fourth straight game, while the Padres hoped to rebound after losing their past series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Buoyed by three key home runs, the Padres won the series-opener […]

Game 50: Athletics at San Diego Padres

Athletics (26-24) at San Diego Padres (29-20), May 22, 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.

Game #51: Athletics at Padres Game Thread

The Athletics started this weeklong Southern California road trip on the right note, winning three of four against the woeful, last-place Los Angeles Angels. The series win was anything but easy, though, as the A’s needed 10 innings to win each of the final two games. Tonight, the first-place Athletics head further south to begin […]

Padres drop series with rivals, hope for turnaround against A’s

This was a tough series for the San Diego Padres. Not because their offense couldn’t put together runs in the finale. Not just because it was against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. It was tough for all those reasons and more. But what made it tough was how demoralizing it felt. The Friars seemed to […]

Series Preview: Mariners (24-27) at Royals (20-30)

After the sweep at the hands of the Padres last weekend, the Mariners managed to get things back on track a bit with a series win over the White Sox. Seattle hasn’t won back-to-back series since going 5-1 on their road trip at the end of April. They’ve been mired in an unfortunate rut, unable […]