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The Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas got a head start on all the other San Diego Padres minor league affiliates, playing their first game the day after the parent club. The Double-A San Antonio Missions, High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm didn’t get started until either April 2 or 3. On April 2, […]
Location, Location, Location. Location remains the golden rule of real estate, directly driving a property’s market value. The same holds for major league pitchers who master their location effectively by controlling the game’s tempo. It forces opposing hitters into uncomfortable at-bats at the plate. San Diego Padres reliever Adrian Morejon was outstanding in his first […]
The San Diego Padres are returning to Petco Park today after a wonderful stretch for the Friars on the road. After starting off the season 2-4, they won both away series and are coming back to San Diego sitting at .500. The vibes are high after their 8-2 shellacking of the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday. With […]
The San Diego Padres had a happy flight home from their first road trip of the season after an 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. That win capped a six-game road trip through Boston and Pittsburgh that saw the Padres take two games from the Red Sox and two games from the Pirates. […]
San Diego Padres (5-6) at Pittsburgh Pirates (7-4), April 8, 2026, 9:35 a.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: PNC Park – Pittsburgh, Penn. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Last night started off great. It was a pitcher’s duel for five innings (and a no-hitter duel for 3 2/3 before a Gavin Sheets miscue). Heading into the eighth inning with the Pittsburgh Pirates leading the San Diego Padres 2-1, it felt like the Friars had a shot. Adrian Morejon was coming in to pitch […]
If you stopped watching the San Diego Padres against the Pittsburgh Pirates after Nick Pivetta and Paul Skenes were replaced on the mound, you would wake up today looking to see if the Padres were able to scratch out a run or two against the Pittsburgh bullpen to come back and win the game. They […]
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. Craig Stammen was a reliever for the San Diego Padres long before he was their manager. By […]
In baseball, you’re only as good as your last game. The San Diego Padres lost four of the first six games in the 2026 campaign. The Friar Faithful were concerned about the starting pitching outside of Randy Vasquez. Speculation was growing over how much longer Craig Stammen can stick with the current rotation before making […]
The San Diego Padres signed a starter in the offseason that they knew would not be ready for at least a month to two months in Griffin Canning. With Spring Training well underway, they discovered that their rehabbing workhorse, Joe Musgrove, was not recovering well from his buildup and he was put on hold. Matt […]
San Diego Padres (5-5) at Pittsburgh Pirates (6-4), April 7, 2026, 3:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: PNC Park – Pittsburgh, Penn. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
The last few days have made it feel good to be a San Diego Padres fan again. The Friar Faithful have been rewarded after a floundering first week with a three-game win streak. After winning their first series of the year against the Boston Red Sox, they won their first game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, […]
The San Diego Padres capitalized on a strong start from German Marquez and scored five runs to win their third game in a row. San Diego won the final two games in Boston before playing the first of three games in Pittsburgh against the Pirates on Monday. The Padres had one of their best offensive […]
The San Diego Padres needed a good start from German Marquez and he provided exactly that with five shutout innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates to open the three-game series at PNC Park on Monday. The former Colorado Rockies ace allowed six hits and just one walk with five strikeouts. Marquez, who struggled in his first […]
The San Diego Padres will have multiple rehabbing players eligible to return to the team soon. With Matt Waldron, Griffin Canning, Yuki Matsui and Jason Adam all being placed on the IL at the end of Spring Training (retro to March 22), their 15-day IL expires, Tuesday. Pitchers can have their IL window expanded to […]
San Diego Padres (4-5) at Pittsburgh Pirates (6-3), April 6, 2026, 3:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: PNC Park – Pittsburgh, Penn. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Oh, what a difference a day makes. Before yesterday’s game it felt like the San Diego Padres were on the brink of collapse. Heading into their first rubber match of the season against the Boston Red Sox, there wasn’t a whole lot of hope they could deliver after losing the first two series of the […]
It would have been understandable if the Friar Faithful were not expecting the San Diego Padres to mount a comeback in the final game of the series against the Boston Red Sox after falling behind 4-0 in the third inning. San Diego starter Walker Buehler worked through the first two innings without much trouble, but […]
San Diego Padres (3-5) at Boston Red Sox (2-6), April 5, 2026, 10:35 a.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Fenway Park – Boston, Mass. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Yesterday’s game saw this San Diego Padres club do something it hasn’t shown yet this season: fight. After having a 2-1 lead over the Boston Red Sox for most of the game (in large part due to Randy Vásquez’s sheer force of will), Adrian Morejon came in to pitch the eighth inning. He had hoped […]
Better late than never – that is what they say. For the San Diego Padres, that statement rang true when Fernando Tatis Jr., who had four strikeouts in the game, lined a two-out double to center field in the top of the ninth inning off Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman. Ramon Laureano, who had […]
San Diego Padres star right-fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. struggled at the plate with four strikeouts in his first four appearances against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Saturday. In the top of the ninth, with two outs, he finally put a ball in play off Boston closer Aroldis Chapman. Tatis Jr. hit a line […]
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. They have only seen it twice this season, but according to this week’s Padres Reacts Survey on […]
San Diego Padres (2-5) at Boston Red Sox (2-5), April 4, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Fenway Park – Boston, Mass. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
With another difficult loss for the San Diego Padres, the Friars are in last place in the National League West with a 2-5 record. While the offense has been troubling, the real story of the day (and the last week) has been skipper Craig Stammen’s managing of the relief group. His decision of who to […]