San Diego Padres
Star-powered ambition with a recurring appointment for late-inning stress
An expensive, talented roster that keeps discovering new pressure points.
San Diego lost 3-2 to Pittsburgh in 12 innings after Nick Gonzales’ RBI single. The Padres loaded the bases in the 11th but could not score, and their eight-game home winning streak ended.
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Pirates 3, Padres 2 (12): Pittsburgh made San Diego pay rent
Nick Gonzales delivered a 12th-inning RBI single as Pittsburgh outlasted San Diego 3-2 in an extra-inning test at Petco Park.
Padres 4, Brewers 3 (11): San Diego kept the extra inning from becoming a referendum
San Diego survived 11 innings against Milwaukee, with Xander Bogaerts homering and the Padres finding two runs in the 11th.
Diamondbacks 10, Padres 4: The fourth inning ate the game
Arizona scored six in the fourth, Mitch Bratt held San Diego to one hit through seven, and the Diamondbacks survived a very late Padres tantrum.
Padres 9, Diamondbacks 4: Machado made the margin mean something
San Diego beat Arizona 9-4 after a 16-hit attack built a lead early and Manny Machado supplied four RBI when the game tightened.
Giants 4, Padres 1: San Francisco made one swing count
San Francisco beat San Diego 4-1 after Daniel Susac's two-run homer and Robbie Ray's six strong innings turned a small burst into a controlled win.
Padres 7, Marlins 2: France turned pressure into separation
Ty France drove in three runs and San Diego scored five times after the sixth inning to pull away from Miami 7-2.
Padres 8, Braves 3: San Diego's stars answered with four homers
Manny Machado homered twice, and Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill also went deep as San Diego beat Atlanta 8-3.
Braves 3, Padres 2: Atlanta made four hits enough
Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies homered, and Atlanta turned four hits into a 3-2 win over San Diego.
Padres 19, Royals 2: Five homers turned the late innings into a flood
Jackson Merrill and Ty France hit two homers each as San Diego piled up 19 runs and 19 hits in a 19-2 win over Kansas City.
Royals 6, Padres 1: Two home runs made San Diego's traffic irrelevant
Lane Thomas and Salvador Perez hit two-run homers as Kansas City held San Diego to one run despite six Padres hits.
Royals 7, Padres 6: Carter Jensen erased a three-run 10th
Carter Jensen's two-run single completed Kansas City's four-run 10th inning and a 7-6 walk-off win over San Diego.