Latest Kyle Higashioka News
Rookie Jackson Merrill hits a 440-foot, 3-run homer in the Padres' 6-4 win over the Brewers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jackson Merrill hit a 440-foot, three-run homer to the base of the batter's eye in center field and had a bat flip to match as the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 Saturday for their fourth straight win. Ha-Seong Kim and...
Padres stop their road losing streak at 9 games with 5-2 win over NL-best Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Waldron used his knuckleball to strike out six over seven innings and the San Diego Padres avoided a 10th straight road loss with a late rally off Philadelphia's bullpen to beat the NL-best Phillies 5-2 on Wednesday. A day after the Phillies used four...
Rookie Jackson Merrill homers in 9th off Miller to lift the Padres to a 5-4 win against the A's
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jackson Merrill's second homer of the day was a game-ending drive off Mason Miller with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday as Fernando Tatis Jr.'s career-high 17-game hitting streak ended. ...
Higashioka hits walk-off homer and Tatis extends hitting streak to 17 games as Padres beat A's 4-3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka homered leading off the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Tuesday night. Fernando Tatis Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games, but Jurickson Profar, who entered second in the big leagues in...
Kim, Cronenworth and Higashioka homer to back Waldron in the Padres' 13-1 win against Arizona
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Knuckleballer Matt Waldron combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, and Ha-Seong-Kim and Jake Cronenworth each hit a three-run homer for the San Diego Padres in a 13-1 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Kyle Higashioka hit a solo homer....
Kim's 3-run double helps lead Padres past Royals 7-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim hit a go-ahead three-run double, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kyle Higashioka homered and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Saturday. Randy Vásquez (1-3) started after Joe Musgrove was scratched hours before the first pitch with...
Diamondbacks end 3-game losing streak, pound Padres 11-4
PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte and Joc Pederson homered to back Ryne Nelson’s return to the mound and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday, defeating the San Diego Padres 11-4. The Diamondbacks roughed up Padres starter Matt Waldron (1-4), who gave up...
Xander Bogaerts has season-high 3 hits, Padres beat Rockies 5-2
DENVER (AP) — Xander Bogaerts had a season-high three hits, Matt Waldron gave up one run in six innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Wednesday night. “Getting ahead was the name of my game today,” Waldron said. “(Catcher Kyle Higashioka) and I...
Stone perfect into 6th inning and Betts drives offense as Dodgers beat Padres 5-2 in testy game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts had three hits and two RBIs, rookie Gavin Stone retired his first 15 batters and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Saturday night in a testy game delayed more than two hours by rain. The benches and bullpens cleared in the...
Kyle Higashioka homers and throws out 2 baserunners as Padres beat Cardinals 3-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka caught two baserunners stealing and homered in the same inning to help Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Wednesday and avoid a three-game sweep. According to Elias Sports Bureau, Higashioka became the sixth...
