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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 […]
Padres starting rotation struggling; Jhony Brito to the rescue?
Frustration best describes the San Diego Padres’ current stretch in the 2026 season. The team has lost 11 of its last 12 games and fallen into third place in the National League West standings. The blame can go all around; the Padres offense has been non-existent since Opening Day. The starting rotation has created a […]
Good Morning San Diego: Freddy Fermin hits two-run home run to help Padres end losing streak
San Diego Padres rookie reliever Bradgley Rodriguez came into the game against the New York Mets in the top of the seventh inning with the game tied, 1-1. He faced Marcus Semien to start his relief outing and was ambushed on the first pitch of the at-bat. Semien hit a first-pitch solo home run to […]
Domincan Summer League preview
The San Diego Padres organization again has two teams in the Domincan Summer League (DSL). The players live and train on the campus of their Domincan Academies and play their games on the grounds of the the team-operated training sites and academies. Padres Gold and Padres Brown began playing on June 1 with several top […]
Game 63: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
New York Mets (28-35) at San Diego Padres (32-30), June 6, 2026, 7:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Skid continues at home, Padres drop Game 1 to Mets
Going into Friday night’s game the San Diego Padres hoped for a turnaround to their recent stroke of misfortune. It was not to be, as the Friars dropped Game 1 to the New York Mets, 5-0. It was a game full of lowlights, with Michael King surrendering four runs in six innings, while the Padres […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres return to Petco Park, get shutout by Mets
The day went from bad to worse for the San Diego Padres. Before the start of their game against the New York Mets, Padres manager Craig Stammen announced left fielder Ramon Laureano had hip surgery and would be out until the end of the regular season and would likely miss the entire season should San […]
Ramón Laureano has surgery for labrum tear; out indefinitely
Manager Craig Stammen met with the media before the San Diego Padres versus the New York Mets game on Friday and announced that outfielder Ramón Laureano had surgery in the morning for a torn labrum in his hip. Laureano went on the injured list on Tuesday with right hip inflammation. He was moved from the […]
Game 62: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
New York Mets (27-35) at San Diego Padres (32-29), June 5, 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 claw back on two homers, but fall short of win against Philly
Say what you will about the series finale on Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies, but the San Diego Padres showed some offensive fight. Despite not getting a hit until the sixth inning off of Phillies ace Zack Wheeler, the Padres managed to put up two runs in the seventh on a Manny Machado homer to […]
Padres search for answers
Over the past week, the San Diego Padres lost five of the six games played. The Philadelphia Phillies just swept the season series 6-0, while the Padres have only won four of their last 15 games; losing five in a row. Some of those losses were by one run, but a loss is a loss. […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres swept by Phillies… again, extend losing streak to 5 games
Jackson Merrill ripped a two-run home run to right field that banged off the advertising on the face of the second deck and ricochetted back down onto the field as he rounded the bases en route to home plate where he completed his trip and pulled the San Diego Padres within two runs of the […]
Game 61: San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres (32-28) at Philadelphia Phillies (32-29), June 4, 2026, 10:10 a.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, Penn. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Despite breaking Christopher Sánchez’s scoreless streak, San Diego can’t win game
The San Diego Padres have truly been stuck in a rut lately. The club has been unable to score enough runs to back their starting pitchers. The Friars struggled through the first six innings before scoring a run against Philadelphia Phillies’ ace Cristopher Sánchez on an RBI-single from Jackson Merrill. The lone run ended the […]
Good Morning San Diego: Padres continue to squander opportunities, lose to Phillies
The San Diego Padres continued their freefall toward mediocrity with their fifth straight loss to the Philadelphia Phillies this time by the score of 3-2 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The Padres were finding ways to win despite their inconsistent offense through the first 50 games of the season but have […]
Who is Samad Taylor, the Padres’ latest minor league call-up?
After a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the series opener, the San Diego Padres designated Nick Castellanos for assignment. They called up Samad Taylor from the Triple-A affiliate, the El Paso Chihuahuas. No buzz, no headlines, but Taylor deserves the opportunity, as he is tearing up the minors. Before his call-up, he was […]
Game 60: San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres (32-27) at Philadelphia Phillies (31-29), June 3, 2026, 3:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, Penn. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Tough stretch continues as Padres drop series opener
This was a game that, for so many reasons, the San Diego Padres should have won. The Friars were facing the Philadelphia Phillies for the second time in as many weeks after being swept by the Phils last time around. They were also facing Aaron Nola for the second time, giving the batters a second […]
Good Morning San Diego: Inability to execute, bad base running lead to Padres loss
Jase Bowen found himself at the plate as the tying run in the top of the ninth inning with the San Diego Padres trailing the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2. Bowen singled in the top of the seventh inning for his first MLB hit and had a chance to extend or possibly tie the game with his […]
Jase Bowen gets called up; Lake Elsinore extends its lead
After hitting four home runs in Spring Training with the San Diego Padres, outfielder Jase Bowen was a late option to Triple-A El Paso from spring camp. He then settled in to make an impression with the organization that resulted in getting his first major league call-up on Monday. Bowen hit his 13th homer for […]
Game 59: San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres (32-26) at Philadelphia Phillies (30-29), June 2, 2026, 3:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, Penn. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
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