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Giants hit Musgrove hard, swat 4 total homers in a 7-6 win against the Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Chapman, Jerar Encarnacion and Luis Matos homered off Joe Musgrove in the six-run fourth inning and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the San Diego Padres 7-6 on a hot, wild afternoon Sunday to take two of three games. Curt Casili also connected for the...
Meadows hits a 2-out grand slam in the 9th inning to lead the Tigers to 4-3 win over the Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Parker Meadows hit a grand slam on a full count with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. Meadows' opposite-field homer went into the second row in left field off a 100.7 mph four-seam...
Profar hits a 3-run homer in the 8th and the Padres rally past the Twins 7-5
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied late to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Tuesday night. “Hard-fought, back-and-forth game,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “The guys did a really nice job of taking...
Merrill hits a 3-run double as the Padres beat the Twins 5-3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit a three-run double, Michael King pitched six effective innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Monday night in an interleague matchup of playoff contenders. San Diego (71-55) bounced back nicely after dropping two of...
Padres' Profar hit near right knee by pitch, listed as day to day after X-rays are negative
PITTSBURGH (AP) — San Diego Padres All-Star left fielder Jurickson Profar left Wednesday night’s game at Pittsburgh shortly after getting hit just below his right knee by a pitch. Profar was struck by a pitch from Hunter Stratton in the sixth inning and initially stayed in the...
Orioles acquire right-handed starter Zach Eflin from Tampa Bay for 3 minor leaguers
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles spent much of the day bolstering their pitching staff — then showed why it needed help. Craig Kimbrel allowed a two-run homer in the ninth inning by Jurickson Profar, and the San Diego Padres beat Baltimore 6-4 on Friday night. Earlier in the day, the...
Profar homers twice to lift San Diego to its 6th straight win, 6-4 over Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a pair of two-run homers, the second of which broke a ninth-inning tie, to send the San Diego Padres to their sixth straight victory, 6-4 over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Profar's two-out drive in the ninth was the latest stumble by...
Profar, Higashioka homer as Padres collect season-high 20 hits, rout Nats 12-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurickson Profar homered for the second consecutive game, Kyle Higashioka also went deep, and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 12-3 on Wednesday night. Jackson Merrill came within a home run of hitting for the cycle and matched a career high with...
Luis Arraez, Jurickson Profar hit back-to-back homers as Padres blank Nats 4-0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Luis Arraez and Jurickson Profar homered on consecutive pitches in the fifth inning, and the San Diego Padres blanked the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Tuesday night. Randy Vásquez pitched six innings to earn his first victory since June 22 for San Diego, which has...
Shohei Ohtani hits 3-run homer for National League in 5-3 All-Star Game loss
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shohei Ohtani added another first to his unique resume: first player to get a win and hit a home run in All-Star play. “I haven’t really hit well during the All-Star Game, so I’m just relieved that I put a good ball in play,” Ohtani said through a...
