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Ohtani has 2 hits to close on batting leader Arraez in Triple Crown bid as Dodgers beat Rockies 13-2
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arraez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 on Saturday night. ...
Padres secure home Wild Card Series with 5-3 win over Diamondbacks, who slide in NL playoff race
PHOENIX (AP) — Luis Arraez hit two doubles and a triple, Yu Darvish pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the San Diego Padres used a four-run first to beat the sliding Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Friday night. The Padres — who had already clinched a postseason berth earlier this week...
MLB's .300 hitters become endangered species in era of dominant pitching
NEW YORK (AP) — A .300 hitter has become an endangered species, a victim of increased velocity as 100 mph heaters are no longer rarities. “When I got in the league, I’d still see a lot of guys throwing 89, 91,” Baltimore Orioles All-Star slugger Anthony Santander said. ...
White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.'s towering home run. The White Sox...
Cease pitches into the 9th and Machado hits 2 of Padres' 4 homers in a 4-0 win vs Astros
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-0 on Wednesday. Machado homered twice for...
Darvish throws 6 strong innings, Merrill and Profar homer as the Padres beat the Astros 3-1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish had his best outing since being sidelined for more than three months, and rookie Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar homered as the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night. The Padres took a 2 1/2-game lead over Arizona for the top...
Luis Arraez's streak of 141 plate appearances without a strikeout ends
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres leadoff hitter Luis Arraez's streak of plate appearances without a strikeout ended at 141 when he went down swinging against Houston Astros rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti on Monday night. Arraez's strikeout to end the second inning was his first...
Tatis hits walk-off single in 10th to give the Padres a 6-5 victory over the Tigers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Playing his second game back after being on the injured list since June 22, Tatis singled to left off Jason...
Musgrove throws 6 strong innings, Tatis goes hitless in his return as Padres beat Tigers 3-0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched six strong innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. went 0 for 4 in his first game back since June 21 as the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Monday. Luis Arraez had two RBI singles for the Padres, who edged ahead of Arizona and into the...
Arenado's 9th-inning single gives Cardinals a 4-3 win over Padres
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado drove in Masyn Winn with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 walk-off victory over the San Diego Padres. “I shortened up. I didn't try to do too much there,” Arenado said. “I got rewarded for...
