This season the Nats have matched up well with high priced teams like the Braves, Padres and Mets. However, the scrappy Marlins have given them all sorts of issues. They have lost four straight games against the fish, and these games follow familiar patterns. The Marlins are able to quiet the Nats bats, and then […]
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 […]
I know the big news is the Phillies winning last night, but how about how impressively bad the Padres are at hitting with runners in scoring position? I think McCarthy said they were 0 for their last 27 against the Phillies? That’s just horrid. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB news:
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 […]
The Philadelphia Phillies moved to 31-29 on the season with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. First baseman Bryce Harper is expecting to see similar performances from his franchise in Philadelphia’s quest to make the postseason. In the win, Harper 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored. […]
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Less than a week after they swept them on their home turf, the Philadelphia Phillies (31-29) played host to the San Diego Padres (32-27) and took game one of the midweek series 3-2 on Tuesday night. Aaron Nola made his second consecutive start against the Padres and went five innings striking out eight and allowing […]
Veteran Nick Castellanos enjoyed some big seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. However, Castellanos is now playing with the San Diego Padres. Ahead of the Padres and Phillies game on Tuesday night, Castellanos was asked about the challenges he faced while playing in Philadelphia, via OnPattison. “I mean, media always wants controversy, right, because it makes […]
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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.
To say Ha-Seong Kim is struggling is an understatement. The Korean SS couldn’t play for his national team at the World Baseball Classic after tearing a tendon in his middle finger. He underwent surgery in January and missed four months. Kim spent the first four years of his MLB career with the San Diego Padres. […]
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The San Diego Padres will be looking to avenge their previous three-game sweep when they head to Citizen’s Bank Park to take on the Phillies. However, they will have to do so without a key outfielder. The Padres have placed Ramon Laureano on the 10-day injured list with right hip inflammation, the team announced. In […]
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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 […]
June 2nd: The Padres officially announced their selection of Bowen today. Laureano lands on the 10-day IL due to right hip inflammation, retroactive to May 31st. Pivetta has been moved to the 60-day IL as the corresponding 40-man move. June 1st: The Padres are calling up outfielder Jase Bowen, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. The […]
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 […]
It needs to be asked: Is Manny Machado elite anymore? The San Diego Padres’ third baseman has had a great career, making seven All-Star teams, winning three Silver Slugger awards, two Gold Gloves, and four finishes in the top five of MVP voting. But at age 33, it seems like he may no longer be […]
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 […]
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first home run of the season, injuries to Munetaka Murakami and Craig Kimbrel, a crotch-related suspension precedent, the mystery of Julio Rodriguez’s defense, Roki Sasaki’s surge, the phenomenon of National Anthem standoffs, Carmen Mlodzinski’s brief relief revolt, whether Victor Wembanyama would be a good pitcher, […]
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 […]
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 […]
After yesterday’s comeback win, the Nats have a chance to win yet another series this afternoon. With a win today, they will end May with a record above .500. That would be a huge accomplishment for a group that did not come into the season with high expectations at all. Initially, Dylan Crews was in […]
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.
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 […]
Locks MLB (0.75 Unit) San Diego Padres/Washington Nationals Over 9 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 12:35 PM CT on MLB.TV The Nationals just keep doing what they do, turning every game into a slugfest that hits the over. As the league’s best over team, both overall and in home games, Washington takes their blend of poor pitching and elite scoring to force even teams like San Diego into overs.
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 […]
When you have an elite offense, you are truly never out of a game. Nationals fans, including myself, are learning that this season. Even when the offense has nothing to offer early in the game, they have the ability to turn it on at any moment. That is exactly what they did in a crazy […]