The San Diego Padres narrowly escaped the San Francisco Giants, 1-0, on Monday evening, but it wasn't without a little drama between Giants designated hitter Wilmer Flores and Friars starting pitcher Stephen Kolek.
On Tuesday night, the San Diego Padres hosted the Miami Marlins for what was one of the craziest games of the 2025 MLB season. Young hurler Stephen Kolek started for the Friars.
San Diego gets 13 hits, takes advantage of Miami errors to come back from six run deficit The San Diego Padres watched the Miami Marlins score six runs in the first inning off starting pitcher Stephen Kolek.
Stephen Kolek allows three home runs, San Diego held scoreless until the ninth Stephen Kolek entered his third start of the season facing the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park looking to keep his scoreless innings streak intact.
In tossing 14 1/3 scoreless innings during his first two MLB starts, San Diego Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek has at the very least staked his claim on a rotation spot down the road, even though Yu Darvish is about to come off the injured list.
The San Diego Padres became the first MLB team to score more than 20 runs and have their starter throw a complete game shutout since the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1889 during their 21-0 rout of the Colorado Rockies Saturday evening.
When the San Diego Padres rolled into Coors Field on Friday to face the 6-31 Colorado Rockies, they looked forward to a likely slugfest. In the series opener Friday night, they set a season-high with 13 runs scored in a 13-9 win.
The San Diego Padres are having a special season, and Saturday’s game was just another example of it. San Diego defeated the Colorado Rockies in a 21-0 game.
The San Diego Padres have never had a game like they had on Saturday night in Denver. In fact, there hasn't been a game like what was witnessed at Coors Field in more than a century.
The Friars pitching prospect could be the missing piece for the starting rotation. A rainy weekend in Pittsburgh has put the San Diego Padres back on their winning ways.
Did the San Diego Padres find yet another valuable piece for its starting rotation? Stephen Kolek was called up from Triple-A El Paso to make a start versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
The San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0, to sweep the series and win their fifth straight game on Sunday. The Friars improved to 22-11. Ahead of the contest, the Friars made a major roster move to bring up Stephen Kolek from Triple-A El Paso.
Regardless of who has taken the mound for the San Diego Padres this season, they have managed to deal gems. Stephen Kolek was recalled from Triple-A El Paso to make a start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
Padres score early, sweep Pirates Stephen Kolek, who performed well as a starting pitcher in Spring Training, began the year in El Paso as a member of the San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate.
The San Diego Padres are adjusting their rotation to allow Stephen Kolek to make his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to reports.
The Padres beat the Pirates yesterday 2-1 in Pittsburgh. They close out the series this afternoon. The Padres enter play today with a 21-11 record. Sitting in second place in the NL West a game an a half back from the Dodgers.
The San Diego Padres have adjusted their rotation and tabbed right-hander Stephen Kolek to make his first major league start Sunday when they attempt to sweep a three-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.
PEORIA, Ariz. — It’s clear that Michael King earned the right to be the Opening Day starter for the San Diego Padres. However, that decision made by manager Mike Shildt set up what should be a very interesting internal competition for the Friars throughout the rest of 2025.
For the last few weeks, San Diego Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek has made the transition from the bullpen to the rotation this spring. According to Padres insider AJ Cassavell, Kolek's hard work in camp will pay dividends for the 27-year-old.
Davis is out of options, so a DFA was the only manner of pulling him from the MLB bullpen. The 31-year-old southpaw made seven low-leverage appearances over the past month. He allowed eight runs (seven earned) across seven innings, walking five with six strikeouts.