Tag: San Diego Padres

Padres’ Luis Arraez ends MLB’s longest streak without a strikeout in 20 years

SAN DIEGO — No offense in baseball has a higher batting average against breaking balls than the San Diego Padres. No hitter in...

Padres flex depth in rout, show why NL West title remains realistic goal

SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Shildt caused a minor stir Saturday when, for just the third time this season, the San Diego Padres manager...

The Padres’ Yu Darvish, amid rusty return and comeback win, is back where he needed to be

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish spent parts of the past two months not unlike the way he and other pitchers spent the pandemic...

NL playoff contenders' biggest concern and key X-factor to watch down the stretch

What will be the difference-making variables for postseason contenders in the final weeks of the regular season and into October?As the pennant races...

Padres takeaways: Elias Díaz's role and the starting rotation picture as rosters expand

In a series-clinching win Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, Jackson Merrill’s Rookie of the Year campaign rolled into September with an 11-pitch...

Padres agree to minor-league deal with Elias Díaz, who could become a postseason factor

ST. LOUIS — The San Diego Padres have agreed to a minor-league deal with Elias Díaz, a league source confirmed Monday, adding a...