The San Diego Padres have seen better days, with the club spiraling as they fight for a playoff spot in the congested National League. The Padres are 0-2 to kick off the second half and find themselves 3.5 games back of a playoff spot.
The San Diego Padres lost to the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, on Saturday and fell to 48-50 on the year. The lone run on offense was scored via Fernando Tatis Jr.'s sixth home run of the year, a towering 411-foot solo shot.
San Diego Padres (48-49) at Kansas City Royals (39-59), July 18, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, MO Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
It was the San Diego Padres’ game to lose. The Friars took the lead in extra innings before Kyle Hart gave up fours runs (three earned) to the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 10th.
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Struggles on the road have played a key role in the San Diego Padres' disappointing season. They'll look to rebound from a heartbreaking defeat at Kansas City by trying to even a three-game set with the Royals on Saturday afternoon.
The San Diego Padres lost to the Kansas City Royals, 7-6, on Friday night and fell to 48-49 on the year. The first two runs of the second half of the season were scored via a Luis Campusano grounder that bounced off the glove of Royals second baseman Michael Massey.
San Diego Padres (48-48) at Kansas City Royals (38-59), July 17, 2026, 5:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, MO. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Officially, the second half of the 2026 season begins for the San Diego Padres with a 10-game road trip. The gauntlet includes playing two of the top National League East foes (Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins) after a weekend series against the Kansas City Royals.
The San Diego Padres finally managed to win a series, pushing past the Toronto Blue Jays to take their first series in July. After an 8-7 comeback win on Saturday night, the Friars pulled off the same feat with a 5-4 comeback on Sunday afternoon.
The San Diego Padres are trying to decide what their trade deadline strategy should be, and that could involve trading star reliever Mason Miller after all.
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The San Diego Padres released outfielder Nick Schnell amid the All-Star break. The former Washington National and Tampa Bay Ray was hitting .239 with 12 home runs across 59 games at the Triple-A level this season.
Both the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals have underachieved thus far in 2026. Coming out of the All-Star break, the two look for a positive restart when they open a three-game series Friday night at Kansas City.
Major League Baseball has reached the ceremonial halfway point of the 2026 season with the San Diego Padres firmly entrenched as the worst offensive team in baseball with a .500 record.
Minor league baseball entered the All-Star break with multiple members of the San Diego Padres’ prospect list struggling through the 2026 season. The two
The San Diego Padres released a former first-round pick outfielder from the organization amid the All-Star break. Outfielder Nick Schnell was released this week, per the team's transaction log on MiLB.com.
After two consecutive playoff berths, the postseason is not guaranteed for the Padres by any stretch of the imagination. The Padres’ offense stalled at times this season, which is why, entering the break, the club was last in runs scored.
The hunt for the 2026 MLB postseason could be one for the ages. All but seven teams are within 4.5 games of a playoff spot as the unofficial second half will get underway.
The San Diego Padres are set to be sold for a record-breaking $3.9 billion. There are sure to be plenty of changes of coming with new ownership taking over.
The San Diego Padres have reached the point where difficult decisions can no longer be avoided. If the front office commits to selling before the July 31 trade deadline, only one player should generate interest outside of closer Mason Miller, and that is left-handed reliever Adrian Morejon.
First baseman Ty France put up a productive first-half performance for the San Diego Padres, whose bat became vital when Jake Cronenworth landed on the
The San Diego Padres are 48-48 after taking two of three against the Toronto Blue Jays. Manny Machado played a big piece to Sunday's win, going 3-for-4, recording one run scored and one RBI.
Given the way the Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres have struggled to score this year, an 8-7 game at any point in the teams' weekend series probably wasn't on many Bingo cards.
The 2026 season is quickly slipping away from the San Diego Padres. The Padres entered Sunday with a 43-45 record, having lost eight consecutive games.