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Luis Perdomo Starting Monday, Garrett Richards Pushed To Tuesday
San Diego Padres starter Garrett Richards’ start will be pushed to Tuesday, with pitcher Luis Perdomo drawing Monday’s start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the demotion of Joey Lucchesi last week, the move will keep Richards on schedule while shifting Monday’s contest to a bullpen game. The 32-year-old Richards has been mediocre through three... Read More
Ty France On The Board With First Homer
San Diego Padres infielder Ty France went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Starting at first base against left-handed starter Madison Bumgarner, France recorded his first round-tripper of the year in the third frame against reliever Taylor Widener. In limited duty, the 26-year-old is slashing .250/.280/.417... Read More
Francisco Mejia Clangs Dinger Off Foul Pole
San Diego Padres catcher Francisco Mejia smacked his first home run Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. His only knock in four tries, Mejia banged one off the right field foul pole for a two-run shot in the third frame. The 24-year-old has struggled immensely while sharing backstop duties with Austin Hedges, slashing just .103/.188/.241 with... Read More
Wil Myers' Redemption Tour Keeps Rolling On
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday’s victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 29-year-old stayed hot, pounding a first-inning offering from starter Madison Bumgarner into the stands before later singling. Through 60 plate appearances, Myers has gone yard five times with 21 runs-plus-RBI and a steal while slashing... Read More
Manny Machado Bops Two Homers In Needed Slump-Buster
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers in Sunday’s victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Machado started the scoring with a blast off starter Madison Bumgarner in the first inning and encored with another round-tripper in the second frame as part of a six-homer barrage against D-backs pitching.... Read More
Fernando Tatis Jr. Homers Again To Wrap Monster Week
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Complementing his tater with a single, Tatis wraps up a monster week going 10-for-23 (.435 average) with six long balls and 16 runs-plus-RBI. After homering in four consecutive contests, the 21-year-old star is slashing .333/.417/.810 and leads... Read More
Dinelson Lamet Nearly Unhittable In Dominant Outing
San Diego Padres starter Dinelson Lamet fired 6 2/3 frames of one-hit ball in Sunday’s victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Spotted an early 9-0 lead, Lamet carried a no-hitter into the seventh before surrendering a leadoff home run to Kole Calhoun. His only other blemish was a hit batter as he dominated with 11 strikeouts.... Read More
Jake Cronenworth Keeps Living The Dream
San Diego Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. A revelation filling in for ailing Eric Hosmer (stomach), Cronenworth has been brilliant on defense while slashing a spectacular .360/.385/.840 with six extra-base hits in 28 plate appearances. While his counting stats are lacking, the excellent... Read More
Fernando Tatis Jr. Wastes No Time With Leadoff Jack
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. smacked his fifth home run Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 21-year-old extended his blazing start by crushing a leadoff shot off starter Luke Weaver to secure the eventual 3-0 victory. The tater was his only knock in four tries but he’s rocking a .291/.391/.673 slash with 26... Read More
Zach Davies Blanks The Snakes
San Diego Padres starter Zach Davies held the Arizona Diamondbacks scoreless through 5 2/3 frames Friday, collecting his second victory. Davies allowed three singles and no walks while cruising to six strikeouts. The excellent outing drops his ERA to 2.87 with a 0.83 WHIP and 7.5 K/9. The 27-year-old’s career 17 percent strikeout rate diminishes... Read More
Josh Naylor Demoted To Alternate Site
San Diego Padres outfielder Josh Naylor was optioned to the team’s alternate site Thursday. Taking a backseat in platoon duties to Edward Olivares and Abraham Almonte, the 23-year-old had gotten limited run, collecting three hits in just 14 plate appearances. Weak on defense and the Friars having plenty of DH options, Naylor was sacrificed along... Read More
Garrett Richards Can't Hang Against Blue Crew
San Diego Padres starter Garrett Richards scuffled through five innings Wednesday, yielding four earned runs in a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Richards allotted five knocks and a walk while striking out four. After a stellar debut on July 26, Richards has struggled for two consecutive starts and stares at a 4.60 ERA and... Read More
Fernando Tatis Jr. Tops Exit Velocity Leaderboard
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. kept rolling Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a solo homer, steal and two runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tatis smashed a 414-foot blast against starter Ross Stripling in the fifth inning for his fourth long ball. The 21-year-old has exceeded lofty expectations through 60 plate appearances, slashing .294/.400/.647... Read More
Dinelson Lamet Falters After Carrying No-No Into Sixth
San Diego Padres starter Dinelson Lamet surrendered two runs (one earned) in 5 2/3 innings Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lamet carried a no-hitter with just one free pass through 17 outs before unraveling and being yanked after yielding a walk, two hits and two runs in succession. He settled for a no-decision after... Read More
Wil Myers Excluded From Tuesday Lineup
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers is out of Tuesday’s lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Facing righty Dustin May, the Friars will load the outfield with lefties as Abraham Almonte and Josh Naylor will start alongside Trent Grisham. Tommy Pham is the designated hitter. Even with the matchup, Myers’ omission is a head-scratcher after... Read More
Trent Grisham Not Slowing Down
San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and walk in Monday’s victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Grisham crushed a first inning offering from Dodgers starter Walker Buehler into the stands to start the Friars scoring. He later singled but was thrown out trying to stretch his knock to a... Read More
Fernando Tatis Jr. Keeps Paying Dividends
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. launched his third homer Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, finishing 1-for-3 with a solo shot and walk. The 21-year-old showed his power to all fields, pummeling a Walker Buehler pitch into the opposite stands in the fifth inning. Amidst the fantasy hype this offseason, Tatis has shown... Read More
Wil Myers On A Mission For Redemption
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and double in Monday’s victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Myers crushed a fourth-inning mistake by Dodgers starter Walker Buehler into the opposite field seats for his third dinger before collecting a two-bagger later in the contest. The 29-year-old has rebounded commendably from... Read More
Chris Paddack Navigates Through Trouble To Collect Victory
San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack gathered his second victory Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching six frames of three-run ball. Paddack wasn’t his sharpest, yielding five hits including a leadoff home run by Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson, but the Friars offense bailed him out. He fanned five and walked none. Through three starts,... Read More
Kirby Yates Finally Gets A Save
San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates notched his first save in Monday’s victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Spotted a two-run lead, Yates promptly served a moonshot to Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger to make things interesting. He then struck out the side to secure the Friars win. Through four outings, Yates possesses a grotesque 13.50... Read More
Tommy Pham Matches Season Total With Three Knocks
San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBI Thursday against the San Francisco Giants. Along with the two-bagger, Pham collected a pair of RBI singles. The 32-year-old entered the contest with just three hits in 20 at-bats but the big night pulled his slash to .240/.387/.280 with... Read More
Jurickson Profar Collects Blast And A Bag
San Diego Padres second baseman Jurickson Profar went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a steal Thursday against the San Francisco Giants. Entering the contest with just one knock in 15 at-bats, Profar smacked a two-run homer in the sixth frame against Giants reliever Caleb Baragar. The 27-year-old is slashing... Read More
Dinelson Lamet Effectively Erratic Against Giants
San Diego Padres starter Dinelson Lamet struck out seven in five innings Thursday against the San Francisco Giants, settling for a no-decision. Lamet was effectively erratic, allowing one earned run but yielding four hits and four walks. He was yanked after 91 pitches and witnessed the Friars bullpen blow a 6-1 lead in the eventual... Read More
Eric Hosmer Still Out Of Lineup
San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer (stomach) is out of the lineup again Thursday against the San Francisco Giants. Hosmer is off to a hot start on the field with a 1.583 OPS, homer and seven RBI but Thursday will be his fourth missed game out of seven. The ailment is apparently not related... Read More
Chris Paddack Loses Victory As Bullpen Collapses
San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack pitched five frames and surrendered two earned runs in a no-decision Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. Coming off a stellar Opening Night, Paddack wasn’t sharp, yielding six hits with no walks and striking out six. Lifted with a 6-2 advantage after 89 tosses (58 strikes), Paddack watched helplessly... Read More
Manny Machado Sends One Into The Seats
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado launched his second home run Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. Machado crushed an 0-2 mistake by Giants starter Johnny Cueto in the third inning for a two-run blast, finishing 2-for-4 on the evening. The 28-year-old has started unevenly, slashing .227/.346/.500 with six runs-plus-RBI in 26 plate appearances... Read More
Trent Grisham Showing He Belongs
San Diego Padres outfielder Trent Grisham went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. The 23-year-old is settling nicely as the Friars No. 2 hitter, blasting his second dinger of the year off Giants reliever Shaun Anderson in the fourth inning. Grisham is off to a solid start, slashing .286/.400/.571 with... Read More
Zach Davies Earns Victory In Friars Debut
San Diego Padres starter Zach Davies earned a victory Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, yielding three runs (two earned) and striking out five in five-plus frames. Davies was victim to sloppy fielding with a first-inning unearned run, but settled in comfortably until being lifted with two baserunners aboard in the sixth inning that ultimately... Read More
Wil Myers Cranks His Second Homer
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers went 2-for-4 and popped his second homer Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants. Myers chased Giants starter Jeff Samardzija in the fourth inning by sending a no-doubter over left center for a two-run blast. The maligned 29-year-old is off to a bumpy start to 2020 but slashing .250/.429/.688 with... Read More
Drew Pomeranz Mows Down Giants In Surprise Save
San Diego Padres reliever Drew Pomeranz collected a save Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, striking out the side. With closer Kirby Yates sidelined after tossing 28 pitches on Sunday, Pomeranz needed just 14 bullets to mow down the Giants in order. After converting to reliever last season, Pomeranz was spectacular with a .504 OPS... Read More
