Higashioka's homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night. Manny...

Fried's early exit the latest Braves injury in a trying season that ends with playoff sweep

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Braves' best pitcher, NL Cy Young Award favorite Chris Sale, was back home in Atlanta with a back injury. Max Fried, who started his career as a San Diego Padres farmhand and won the clinching game in the 2021 World Series for the Braves, was in the trainer's...

Starters Max Fried and Joe Musgrove have early exits with apparent injuries in Braves-Padres game

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried and San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove had early exits Wednesday night in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series. Fried was done after two innings. He was hit on his left hip by a comebacker from Fernando Tatis Jr. two...

The San Diego Padres sweep the Atlanta Braves in their NL Wild Card Series with a 5-4 victory in Game 2

Bally Sports owner could have rights to only Atlanta Braves in baseball next season

Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, could be down to broadcasting only one Major League Baseball team's games next season. During a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston on Wednesday, the operator of the Bally Sports regional sports networks...

Dodgers to start Jack Flaherty in Game 1 of NLDS, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto set for Game 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Flaherty will start Game 1 of this weekend’s National League Division Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto set for Game 2. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said Wednesday that the team hasn't finalized plans for Games 3...

Tatis hits 2-run homer, King strikes out 12 as the Padres beat the Braves 4-0 in playoff opener

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves 4-0 in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday...

Fernando Tatis Jr. returns to the playoffs with a towering 2-run homer for the Padres in 4-0 win

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and his swagger returned to the playoffs with a blast. The 25-year-old San Diego star hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four seasons to give the Padres a 2-0 lead against rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves in...

D-backs owner Kendrick says he's responsible for signing underperforming pitcher Jordan Montgomery

PHOENIX (AP) — Diamondbacks owner Tom Kendrick said he is the person responsible for signing pitcher Jordan Montgomery, who underperformed this season after joining Arizona on a hefty free agent contract. The defending National League champion Diamondbacks missed the playoffs after...

MLB's season turns to October competition, where legacies and fortunes can be made

Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani has put up some of the best regular-season numbers in baseball history over the past six months. Bobby Witt Jr. is a precocious 24-year-old who just won the American League batting title. They've both proven they are excellent at baseball. ...