Despite the San Diego Padres continuing to win games this season, there is a glaring problem with the offense. Multiple stars in the Padres lineup have gotten off to poor starts this year, and it's been an alarming trend.
Dodgers vs Padres Game 2: San Diego grabbed the 1-0 win behind Michael King, and now the Dodgers are walking into Game 2 looking to avoid falling behind in a massive division series.
The San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-0, on Monday night, improving to 29-18 on the year. They took the first game of this heated series against the back-to-back defending champions and secured sole possession of first place in the National League West.
The San Diego Padres entered 2026 with legitimate World Series aspirations and a rotation built around three proven horses: Nick Pivetta, Michael King, and Joe Musgrove.
Miguel Andujar homered Monday night for the game's only run and Michael King won a classic pitcher's duel with Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0.
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
After losing two of three to the Milwaukee Brewers on the road, the San Diego Padres arrived in Seattle with an offense that lacked thump, as well as production, from the top of the lineup.
The San Diego Padres watched Rodolfo Duran pound his first MLB hit on a home run Saturday. Now he out-smarted Shohei Ohtani in rare fashion against the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night.
The San Diego Padres head back home, following a series sweep against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. They return to Petco Park to face division rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
San Diego Padresfirst baseman Gavin Sheets was struggling as he entered Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. After coming off a hitless three-game series (0 for 9, two walks) against the St.
Los Angeles Dodgers (29-18) at San Diego Padres (28-18), May 18, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
The San Diego Padres' lineup issues have been discussed and dissected just about every way possible to this point in the season — and for good reason. At .667, the Padres rank 28th in MLB in OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers square off in their first series of the 2026 season. Both National League West teams are coming off clean sweeps of their respective opponents over the weekend in the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels.
The San Diego Padres have quietly been operating with one of the most unsettled back-ends of a starting rotation in the National League all season. While ace Nick Pivetta continues to anchor the staff and Michael King is the reliable No.
The top of the San Diego Padres' lineup has been a major problem this season, with the biggest stars on the team struggling to produce. The spotlight has been on stars Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr., with each guy failing to be a consistent contributor to the team.
With the MLB season a touch over 25% of the way complete, slow starts are no longer being looked at as nothing to worry about. Sluggish starts are beginning to turn into season long concerns, especially for some stellar players.
OK, it’s time for the real season to begin. The previous 46 games might as well have been exhibitions for the San Diego Padres. Forget about this past weekend’s “Rivalry Weekend,” although the Padres did sweep the Seattle Mariners to finish the season series at 6-0 and easily clinch the hallowed Vedder Cup along the way.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have continued to show their dominance for another season in the National League West, but there is a team right behind them. The San Diego Padres have been playing some good baseball this season, and they’re currently 28-18, sitting in the No.2 seed in the NL West.
Welcome to playoff baseball in May. The San Diego Padres (28-18) are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers (29-18) for three games at Petco Park that could very well have major postseason implications later in the year.
Gavin Sheets hit two home runs and Lucas Giolito combined with two relievers on a one-hitter in his San Diego debut as the Padres defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Sunday, sweeping the season-long, six-game Vedder Cup series.
The San Diego Padres are receiving a much-needed boost to their starting rotation on Sunday. The Friars announced that they are recalling veteran starter Lucas Giolito from Double-A San Antonio to make his MLB season debut on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners.
Lucas Gioloto sat at home all winter, waiting for the phone to ring. Nearly a month into the season, the call finally came -- from the San Diego Padres.
The Padres are placing right-hander Matt Waldron on the 15-day injured list, per a team announcement. Righty Alek Jacob is being recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.
Milwaukee Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski was already one of the best young starting pitchers in baseball and one of the league's must-see players. Over his past three starts, including Wednesday, he has managed to reach an entirely new level of dominance.
A Padres team that’s been piecing together its rotation over the course of the season thus far is on the verge of getting some much-needed starting pitching help.
The Padres released Alex Verdugo from his minor league contract on Monday, according to the MiLB.com transaction tracker. Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that’s because the veteran outfielder suffered a shoulder injury that is expected to necessitate season-ending surgery.