Padres beat Reds 3-2 behind Myers, Lamet, for 4-game sweep
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Playing in front of mostly full stands at Petco Park has helped restore the San Diego Padres’ badly bruised swagger. The fans are thrilled to be back in full force. The Padres, who won a wild card playoff series in their empty ballpark against St. Louis in October, are happy they’re […]
Padres lose Tatis, beat Reds 7-5 on Kim’s 2-run homer in 8th
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres didn’t lose their swagger even though they lost their biggest star, shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. Three innings after Tatis walked off the field after reinjuring his left shoulder, his replacement, rookie Kim Ha-seong, sent Petco Park into a frenzy when he hit a two-run home run with […]
Votto, Bell ejected in heated scene; Padres fan also tossed
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joey Votto and manager David Bell of the Cincinnati Reds were ejected in the first inning Saturday following a heated argument with home plate umpire Ryan Additon after Votto was called out on a checked swing. A Padres fan sitting in the expensive seats near the Reds dugout also was tossed. […]
Caratini, Hosmer HR in 9th, Padres seesaw past Reds 6-4
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Victor Caratini hit a two-run, game-ending homer two batters after Eric Hosmer hit a tying, two-run homer for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Cincinnati Reds in a 6-4 thriller Thursday night before the first sellout crowd at Petco Park since 2019. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado also homered […]
PODCAST: The Throw Down – Episode 19
BVM Sports’ Isaiah Butler and Logan Hanson discuss the MLB’s crackdown on foreign substances, the home run race and pick their College World Series matchups.
Blackmon, Rockies shake off Tatis’ 477-foot HR, beat Padres
DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Charlie Blackmon singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies shook off a monster homer by Fernando Tatis Jr. to beat the stumbling San Diego Padres 8-7 on Wednesday. Tatis hit a 477-foot homer, the longest of his career and his NL-leading 21st. He also doubled, […]
McMahon HR, 4 RBIs, Rockies rally past skidding Padres 8-4
DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon homered, tripled and drove in four runs as the Colorado Rockies rallied from an early deficit to beat the skidding San Diego Padres 8-4 Tuesday night. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his NL-leading 20th home run of the season for San Diego, which has lost 11 of 15. McMahon went 3 […]
Mets’ deGrom leaves with flexor tendinitis in win vs Padres
NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom did it all Friday night, pitching and hitting the Mets to victory. New York manager Luis Rojas even trusts him to diagnose his own elbow injury — and Dr. deGrom says not to fret. “My level of concern is not too high,” deGrom said. The two-time NL Cy Young […]
Pederson, Alcantara homers power Cubs past Padres 3-1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joc Pederson and Sergio Alcantara homered, and Jake Arrieta threw five strong innings for the Chicago Cubs, who beat former teammate Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 3-1 Wednesday to take two of three. The Cubs beat the Padres five times in six games in a 10-day stretch, including a […]
Pederson, Arrieta lead Cubs to 3-1 win over Darvish, Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joc Pederson of the Chicago Cubs hit a towering, game-tying home run off San Diego ace Yu Darvish and, as he approached third base on his trot, mimicked the stutter step Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. does after he homers. If Tatis can have fun, so can he, Pederson figured. “I […]