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Yu Darvish Sharp Versus Giants
San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish tossed six innings of one-run ball Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, taking a no-decision. After a laborious debut, Darvish allowed just three hits and a walk en route to striking out seven across 89 pitches. His primary mistake was a solo shot to shortstop Brandon Crawford. The 34-year-old... Read More
Adrian Morejon Lasts Four Frames In Start
San Diego Padres starter Adrian Morejon took a no-decision after allowing two earned runs in four innings Monday against the San Francisco Giants. The 22-year-old threw 64 pitches, surrendering five hits and a walk while striking out a pair. Morejon's two costly mistakes resulted in a couple of solo homers that accounted for his runs.... Read More
Jake Cronenworth Off To Flaming Start
San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth collected three more hits in five at-bats Monday against the San Francisco Giants. The 27-year-old is up to seven knocks on the young season, slashing .412/.545/.647 with an RBI and three runs scored. Cronenworth batted leadoff on Monday and his versatility on both sides of the diamond should... Read More
Fernando Tatis Jr. Exits Game With Injury
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (arm) exited Monday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Tatis fell down in a heap after a strikeout in the third frame and required help leaving the field. He was gingerly favoring his left arm as he walked off. The 22-year-old aggravated a long standing left shoulder issue... Read More
Trent Grisham Poised To Return This Weekend
San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler is optimistic outfielder Trent Grisham (hamstring) will return this weekend against the Texas Rangers. Out since March 11, Grisham has been getting live at-bats at the alternate site and looks ready to resume his role as the Friars everyday center fielder. The 24-year-old posted a 121 wRC+ with 10... Read More
Adrian Morejon Kicks Off Two-Start Week
San Diego Padres starter Adrian Morejon faces off against the San Francisco Giants Monday night and lines up for a two-start week. With Dinelson Lamet (biceps) out. Morejon earned the vacant rotation spot with a 3.21 ERA this spring despite a 1.57 WHIP. The 22-year-old former prospect has tossed 27 ⅓ big league frames over... Read More
Chris Paddack Takes Loss In First Start
San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack took the loss in his first start of 2021, surrendering three runs (two earned) across four innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Paddack struggled with command, locating just 54 of 89 pitches for strikes. The 25-year-old yielded four hits and three walks while striking out three. After a rocky spring,... Read More
Fernando Tatis Jr. Bashes 465-Foot Homer
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. finished 2-for-4 with a walk and solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Entering the contest with just one hit in three games, Tatis rapped a single early before walloping a mammoth 465-foot homer in his final at-bat. The 21-year-old is off to a sluggish... Read More
Ryan Weathers Collects Three-Inning Save
San Diego Padres reliever Ryan Weathers fired three frames of one-hit ball to gather his first career save Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 21-year-old combined with starter Joe Musgrove in a four-hit shutout, requiring 38 pitches to fan three and slam the door. With injuries to key bullpen pieces and starter Dinelson Lamet (biceps),... Read More
Ha-Seong Kim Records First Big League Knock
San Diego Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim went 2-for-4 with an RBI single Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 25-year-old former KBO star recorded his first big league knock by driving in outfielder Wil Myers in the first inning. Kim struggled with contact issues during spring training but paid dividends in his first career start. Brimming... Read More
Wil Myers Rolls On With Two Knocks And Three RBI
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers pounded two doubles, recorded three RBI and scored two runs in Saturday's victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 30-year-old is slashing .400/.538/.900 through three games and looking like a steal at his OF3 draft value. As long as he keeps the strikeouts down, Myers should continue providing plenty of... Read More
Manny Machado Launches First Home Run
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Machado blasted his first long ball of the year with a solo shot in the first frame, then singled in a run later in the fourth. Coming off eight straight seasons... Read More
Joe Musgrove Dazzles In Debut For Hometown Friars
San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove earned a victory Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, firing six innings of shutout baseball. The San Diego native allowed just three knocks while fanning eight on the evening. Pulled with a comfortable lead after just 78 pitches (57 strikes), the 28-year-old made a great impression for fantasy managers that... Read More
Blake Snell Pulled Early Despite Zero Earned Runs
San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell was pulled after 4 ⅔ innings Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks despite allowing zero runs. After fanning eight batters while permitting four hits and two free passes, the 28-year-old was noticeably irked as he was yanked from the 3-0 game. It was revealed later he was on a pitch... Read More
Drew Pomeranz Strikes Out Three On Opening Day
San Diego Padres reliever Drew Pomeranz fanned three batters in his relief appearance Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 32-year-old showed no ill effects from the sore forearm he dealt with during spring training, permitting a single in one inning of work and collecting the hold. Fellow reliever Mark Melancon was tabbed to slam the... Read More
Victor Caratini Enjoys Successful Friars Debut
San Diego Padres catcher Victor Caratini went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Thursday's victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Caratini got the Friars season on the board with a two-run single in the second inning before knocking in another run one frame later. The defense-first backstop will be relied upon more than expected early in 2021... Read More
Jake Cronenworth Reaches Base Four Times
San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth reached base four times Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks with two hits, two walks and three runs scored. After a strong spring, last year's breakout player highlighted his day with a seventh-inning triple, eventually scoring the game-deciding run. With the arrival of KBO infield star Ha-Seong Kim, there... Read More
Wil Myers Blasts Solo Homer
San Diego Padres outfielder Wil Myers mashed a solo homer, drew a walk and scored two runs on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Myers went back-to-back with first baseman Eric Hosmer in the third inning to extend the lead in the eventual 8-7 victory. After blasting 15 homers in 55 games last season, the... Read More
Eric Hosmer Homers And Collects Three RBI
San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBI on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hosmer ripped a solo shot in the third inning off D-Backs starter Madison Bumgarner and knocked in runs on his other two hits. After posting a solid 127 wRC+ last season,... Read More
Mark Melancon Collects Easy Save
San Diego Padres reliever Mark Melancon breezed through the ninth inning to collect his first save Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With questions surrounding the Friars late-game hierarchy, Melancon required just seven pitches to nail down the 8-7 victory. If Opening Day was any indication, reliever Emilio Pagan handled the seventh frame before being spelled... Read More
Yu Darvish Endures Rocky First Start
San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish lasted just 4 ⅔ innings on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Despite laboring throughout the contest, Darvish held a 6-1 lead before unraveling in the fifth frame after 93 pitches and four earned runs. He fanned six while allowing eight hits and a walk. Even with the rough... Read More
Tommy Pham Leading Off On Opening Day
San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler told a local radio show that outfielder Tommy Pham will start in center field and bat leadoff on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. With Trent Grisham (hamstring) on the IL, the expectation was either Pham or utilityman Jurickson Profar would play the 8. The 33-year-old Pham endured an... Read More
Tucupita Marcano Beats Out Brian O'Grady In Roster Battle
The San Diego Padres announced infield prospect Tucupita Marcano made the Opening Day roster over outfielder Brian O'Grady. Marcano, the team's No. 6 prospect, was a long shot entering spring training but lit the Cactus League aflame, going 17-for-42 with six extra-base hits and a 1.098 OPS. The 21-year-old's reps in the outfield were apparently... Read More
Michel Baez Undergoing Tommy John Surgery
San Diego Padres reliever Michel Baez (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the 2021 season. The surprise announcement came as the Friars revealed relievers Ryan Weathers and Nabil Crismatt will crack the Opening Day roster. A former prospect, Baez made a strong debut in 2019 with a 3.03 ERA over 24 appearances, but... Read More
MacKenzie Gore To Open Season In Minors
San Diego Padres top pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore will start the season in the minor leagues. Given a real shot to crack the squad this spring, Gore finished with a 4.91 ERA over 11 frames. More importantly, he walked eight batters. The 22-year-old took prospect junkies by storm in 2019 with a 1.02 ERA and... Read More
Ryan Weathers Makes Padres Roster
San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler confirmed pitching prospect Ryan Weathers will make the Opening day roster. Despite a 7.11 ERA this spring, the 21-year-old was increasingly likely to crack the squad due to a plethora of injuries to the Friars bullpen. The team's No. 5 prospect will operate as a swingman but could earn... Read More
Craig Stammen's Durability Earns Him A Roster Spot
San Diego Padres reliever Craig Stammen will once again be a part of the Friars bullpen in 2021. Projected on the roster bubble to start spring training, a plethora of injuries has secured Stammen's fifth season as a reliable middle relief option for the Friars. The 37-year-old faltered last season with a 5.63 ERA (3.36... Read More
Matt Strahm Not Close To Returning
San Diego Padres reliever Matt Strahm (knee) will begin the season on the injured list and there's no timetable for his return. He underwent right knee surgery in the offseason and didn't pitch this spring. The 29-year-old southpaw has been a steady presence in the Friars bullpen the past three seasons, posting a 2.61 ERA... Read More
Austin Adams And Pierce Johnson To Start Season On IL
San Diego Padres relievers Austin Adams (elbow) and Pierce Johnson (groin) will begin the season on the injured list. Both injuries are considered short term. Adams appeared in only one spring game on March 7 and forecasted as a middle reliever prior to the injury. The 29-year-old owns a phenomenal 38 percent strikeout rate in... Read More
Victor Caratini Will Be Primary Catcher To Start Season
San Diego Padres catcher Victor Caratini will be a regular starter to begin the 2021 season. Primary backstop Austin Nola (finger) suffered a fractured finger and still cannot comfortably swing a bat, so Caratini should have plenty of early opportunities. Brought in to be the designated signal-caller for starter Yu Darvish, Caratini is a defense-first... Read More
