https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/page/47/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-have-a-bit-of-a-power-outage-does-it-even-matter-r2390/The San Diego Padres do a lot of things well at the plate. As of this writing, they lead the league in batting average (.276) and on-base percentage (.346), and sit third in wRC+ (119). They walk at the league's ninth-highest clip (9.4 percent) and strike out at the league's lowest (17.2 percent...2390Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:42:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/tigers-stay-hot-at-home-beat-padres-6%E2%80%934-behind-torres-and-mckinstry-r2391/DETROIT — Gleyber Torres and Zach McKinstry each collected three hits as the Detroit Tigers held off the San Diego Padres 6–4 on Monday night, picking up their fourth win in five games and continuing their dominance in series openers. Detroit has now won seven straight series openers since...2391Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:32:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-necessity-of-the-padres-7-8-9-reliever-sequence-r2389/I won't pretend I knew Philippe Petit's name offhand. I've seen The Walk (2015). I've heard of Man on Wire (2008). Regardless of your choice of media regarding the famed walk between the Twin Towers in 1974, the combination of walking and performing across a wire over 1,300 feet above the ground...2389Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:55:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/tatis-powers-padres-past-astros-3%E2%80%932-avoids-sweep-in-scary-night-for-arraez-r2388/HOUSTON — Fernando Tatis Jr. carried the San Diego Padres on Sunday night, scoring all three of the team’s runs—including a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh—as San Diego edged the Houston Astros 3–2 to avoid a sweep at Daikin Park. Tatis broke a 2–2 tie with a towering 427-foot home ru...2388Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:12:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/alek-jacob-stuff-the-power-of-pitch-mix-r2376/Relievers are often known for having a small arsenal. As Padres fans will well know, the great Trevor Hoffman relied on his changeup. For Mariano Rivera, it was the cutter. Even in today's game, high-leverage relievers can be elite with a single pitch, just ask Robert Suarez, who rode his fastba...2376Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:53:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/paredes-delivers-late-as-astros-edge-padres-3%E2%80%932-r2387/HOUSTON — Isaac Paredes blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 3–2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night at Daikin Park. With two outs and a runner on second, Paredes dropped a soft single into short center field off Jeremiah Estrada (...2387Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:15:07 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/rookie-cam-smith-powers-astros-past-padres-with-two-homers-four-rbi-r2386/HOUSTON — Rookie Cam Smith made a statement in his first two at-bats, launching a pair of home runs and driving in a career-high four runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 6–4 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Smith ignited the offense with a three-run homer in the second inning...2386Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:10:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/why-dylan-cease-is-actually-fine-and-everyone-can-calm-down-r2385/Acquired from the White Sox in early 2024 for a haul that included major pieces of the Juan Soto trade, Dylan Cease was dominant for the Padres last year. Alongside Michael King, who headlined the Padres' return in the Soto trade, Cease anchored the Padres rotation in a year marked by injuries....2385Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:56:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/nick-pivetta-cant-keep-getting-away-with-this-r2384/Maybe you’ve heard someone call Nick Pivetta a stuff monster. It’s an apt description. Over nine seasons in the majors, he has a 4.69 ERA and 4.31, but the Padres were happy to sign him for four years and $55 million because of the stuff. It's such good stuff! Pivetta’s got a four-seamer with a...2384Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:51:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/randy-v%C3%A1squez-is-avoiding-the-barrel-and-finding-stability-r2382/It feels like there's a dash of cruelty in labeling a pitcher as the "worst" on a team that made a playoff run in 2024. But it fits rather inarguably in the case of Randy Vásquez. Vásquez's first year with the San Diego Padres saw him finish at the bottom of those who threw at least 50 inni...2382Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:50:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/tatis-machado-power-padres-to-series-win-over-cubs-r2383/Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each delivered two RBIs, and Nick Pivetta turned in six strong innings as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4–2 on Wednesday. The win in the rubber match allowed the Padres to avoid losing their second series of the season, not to mention their secon...2383Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:16:33 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/cubs-continue-to-be-padres-kryptonite-in-extra-inning-loss-r2381/The good news is that after today's game, the Padres won't have to play the Cubs again all season. On Tuesday, the Padres fell to the Cubs, 2-1, in 10 innings. The Padres are now 2-3 against the Cubs and 12-1 against all teams that aren't the Cubs.  The good news was that Randy Vásquez made...2381Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:56:01 +0000