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Campusano, Choi lead rally for the Padres, who beat the Rockies 3-2 for their 7th straight win
SAN DIEGO (AP) — It's the $250 million question: Why has it taken until Sept. 20 for the high-priced San Diego Padres to start playing like everyone thought they would have all season? The Padres extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the last-place...

Snell pitches 7 hitless innings and Ks 10 as the Padres top the Rockies 2-0 on Bogaerts' homer
SAN DIEGO (AP) — If this was Blake Snell's final start for the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, it sure was a memorable one. The NL Cy Young Award contender lowered his big league-leading ERA to 2.33 and struck out 10 in seven brilliant innings for the Padres, who took a combined...

Padres owner Peter Seidler had a medical procedure and won't be at the ballpark again this season
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler underwent an unspecified medical procedure last month and "am now on the road to recovery,” he said in a statement posted Monday morning on the team's account on X, formerly known as Twitter. Seidler is a two-time cancer...

Juan Soto drives in pair of runs as Padres give Bob Melvin series win against former Oakland club
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Now that San Diego has a series victory against Bob Melvin's old Oakland club, the manager hopes his Padres can finally pull off their first four-game winning streak of the season. They're the only team in baseball without one in 2023. “It...

Juan Soto hits a 3-run homer in the ninth, and Padres rally to stun weary Dodgers 11-8
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied from an early five-run deficit for an 11-8 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Manny Machado homered twice for the Padres, who beat their...

Tatis homers and rookie Avila gets his 1st win as the Padres beat the Phillies 8-0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 431-foot home run into the second deck in left field on his bobblehead night and Pedro Avila combined with two relievers on a three-hitter to earn his first big league victory as the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-0 on Tuesday night. ...

Juan Soto homers in 3rd straight game and the Padres beat the Giants a 3rd straight time, 4-0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — This is how the San Diego Padres envisioned they'd be playing all season long. Unfortunately for them, it came a few months too late to likely make a difference. Juan Soto homered for the third straight game and Manny Machado also connected for the Padres, who beat...

Snell lowers his MLB-best ERA to 2.50 and the Padres hit 4 homers in 6-1 win over the Giants
SAN DIEGO. (AP) — Left-hander Blake Snell lowered his major league-leading ERA from 2.60 to 2.50 and struck out eight in six scoreless innings, and Juan Soto, Xander Bogaerts, Gary Sanchez and Garrett Cooper homered to carry the San Diego Padres to a 6-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants...

All 30 managers who started the MLB season are still employed, but the ax could be coming soon
It's five months into the regular season and all 30 Major League Baseball managers who started the year with their respective teams are all still employed. That's fairly rare but not totally uncommon. The ax could be coming soon. Here's a look at some of the managers...

Contreras, Frelick help Brewers beat Padres 10-6 for 8th straight victory
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Scoring isn't a problem for the Milwaukee Brewers anymore. William Contreras homered and doubled, Sal Frelick drove in three runs and the Milwaukee Brewers capitalized on San Diego’s control problems to beat the Padres 10-6 on Sunday for their eighth consecutive...
