10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (821+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Wheee! And Whew! The Padres won their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, jumping to their biggest lead in the playoff race since May. Their 6-4 victory over the Giants, which moved the Padres 2½ games ahead of the Diamondbacks in…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (757+ words) The Padres acquired Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline with hopes that the right-handed starting pitcher would help their playoff push. An Alabama native, Mize and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter, last October....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (730+ words) What a deal for the Padres. They charged major-league prices while the visiting team played minor-league defense. The young Washington Nationals defended like the Washington Generals. The Padres maintained a big-league standard. The result was a three-game sweep capped by…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (657+ words) The Padres have a two-hole problem. They have all year, although they solved it for the 11 starts in which Luis Rengifo posted a.908 OPS while batting second against left-handed starters. But he’s awaiting season-ending knee surgery and the hitters they’ve tried…...

5+ day, 27+ min ago   (1892+ words) It will be one to remember if the Padres are playing past Sept. 27. Also, the Nationals’ lost to the Padres as much as the Padres beat the Nationals. The Nationals set a major league record last night by blowing their…...

6+ day, 27+ min ago   (1840+ words) What Nick Pivetta did yesterday was the kind of achievement that must be appreciated. Whatever it ends up leading to, however long it lasts, Pivetta coming back to pitch this season is impressive. He did not make it back from…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (190+ words) Drew Brees, the newly minted NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, is again hosting his Celebrity Pickleball Tournament as part of the Del Mar Wine & Food Festival on Friday, Oct. 2. The event will bring athletes, chefs, and hunger-relief supporters together for…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (743+ words) Michael King got the hugs out of the way on Friday and Saturday. The only familiar hitter in the Yankees’ lineup was Austin Wells and King got the courtesy head nod out of the way while warming up in center…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (786+ words) The Gaslamp Maulers were unveiled Sunday afternoon, leaving the Bronx Bombers dazed and me wondering if someone spiked my soft drink. That’s how the first inning began for Padres hitters against Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, the trio of Fernando Tatis…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (515+ words) Spencer Jones made note of this weekend long before he debuted with the New York Yankees in May and returned as the primary replacement for the injured Aaron Judge. The La Costa Canyon High School product had slugged his way…...