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Padres take second game from Giants in dramatic fashion

The San Diego Padres needed a two-out walk-off single from Jake Cronenworth to get a dramatic 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Fernando Tatis Jr. was intentionally walked to bring Cronenworth to the plate. The adorable little second baseman as Mud Grant likes to call him, won a seven-pitch at-bat and delivered […]

Padres get back on track with convincing win over Giants

The San Diego Padres turned in a dominating performance against the San Francisco Giants in the second game of their series at Petco Park. The San Diego rotation limited the San Francisco lineup to just two hits and the offense broke out for seven runs scoring in four of the eight innings. The Padres used […]

Padres Joe Musgrove, Nick Pivetta injury update: How far from their return?

The San Diego Padres have great confidence in Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta when they take the hill. Each pitcher has defined why they’re a top-of-the-rotation starter with their bulldog-like mentality. Musgrove is the hometown hero who pitched the first no-hitter in franchise history. Pivetta had a breakout 2025 campaign, going 13-5 with a 2.87 […]

‘Pitching Chaos’ fails Padres in series opener against Giants

The San Diego Padres dropped their series opener to the San Francisco Giants and it was Daniel Susac who knocked in three of the four runs for the Giants. The Padres were bit by their “Pitching Chaos” approach after JP Sears allowed three runs over 3.2 innings. The San Diego offense did not help much, […]

Padres look to stay hot against visiting Giants

The San Diego Padres welcome the San Francisco Giants to Petco Park on the strength of a five-game win streak. The offense has shown it is capable of winning big and the pitching has shown it can hold the lead in close games. While not all the games have been clean, they had all resulted […]

Catcher Ethan Salas promoted to Triple-A El Paso

The San Diego Padres’ top prospect, catcher Ethan Salas, the only Friar prospect in the MLB top 100, was promoted from Double-A San Antonio to Triple-A El Paso today and was available for today’s game versus the Albuquerque Isotopes. Salas, 20, will be the youngest player for the Chihuahuas by a large margin. First baseman […]

Padres sign 29 players after MLB draft

The San Diego Padres signed 20 of the 21 players they drafted in the 2026 MLB amateur draft as well as nine undrafted free agents. Their top draft pick, RHP Coleman Borthwick, 18, was considered the top right-handed high school pitcher available in the draft. At 6-foot-6 and 255 pounds, Borthwick has already topped out […]

ACL finishes the season; more players make moves

There were more roster moves and a return to winning for multiple affiliates in the San Diego Padres minor league system last week. RHP Igor Gil was promoted from Fort Wayne (High-A) to San Antonio (Double-A) while LHP Adler Cecil finished his rehab with the ACL and joined Lake Elsinore (Single-A). Several rehabbing players also […]

Padres get walk-off win to open series against Rockies

The San Diego Padres extended their winning streak to four games, despite the bullpen trying to give the game away. Bradgley Rodriguez and Adrian Morejon combined to allow three runs in two innings, but the offense bailed them out and the Padres got an 8-7 win over the Colorado Rockies. San Diego has shown some […]

Padres Reacts Survey: San Diego looks to become buyer at deadline

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The San Diego Padres stumbled out of the All-Star break dropping back-to-back series on the road to […]

Padres open two-game set with Rockies looking to keep momentum

The San Diego Padres have won three games in a row and will look to make that four games with a win against the Colorado Rockies who have a 2-4 record coming into the two-game series at Petco Park. As is the case seemingly every season, the Rockies players are essentially auditioning for other teams […]