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1:16Highlights: Diamondbacks at Padres (9/26)
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0:39Highlights: Diamondbacks at Padres (9/25)
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0:43Phillies or Diamondbacks: Who Gets Final NL WC Spot?
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1:30Breaking Down the Fluid NL Wild Card Race
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1:52Breaking Down MLB Division Races and Clinching Scenarios
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1:19NL Wild Card: Phillies, Padres Look to Hold Position
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1:12Padres Win 8th Straight Game, Maintain 2.5-Game Lead
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10:52Week 26 Sleepers & Two-Start Pitchers!
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0:54MLB Safe Or Not: Padres' Craig Stammen
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0:42Who Is the Hottest Team in the MLB?
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1:06Corbin Burnes Returns From Tommy John Surgery
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1:15Diamondbacks Battle Padres for Final NL Wild Card Spot
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1:32Padres Call Up Top Prospect Ethan Salas Per Reports
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1:45Rays Complete Sweep, Padres Fall in Wild Card Race
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0:55What To Do With Struggling Paul Skenes?
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1:18Padres' New Owners 'All In' on Success
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0:49Snyder's Power Rankings (08/24): Guardians Rise to No. 13
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1:55Phillies vs. Braves: Race for the Best Record in the NL
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0:55What a Healthy Jacob deGrom Means for Rangers Playoff Push
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1:39Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Improvement Pushing Padres Further
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Top Padres News
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Exiting starting lineup
Merrill is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Diamondbacks.
Merrill will receive a little extra rest as the Padres gear up for postseason play. Jase Bowen will patrol center field and will be situated in the No. 9 spot in the Padres' batting order for Sunday's regular-season finale.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Absent from lineup for finale
Tatis is not in the lineup for Sunday's tilt versus the Diamondbacks.
It's the first day off since Aug. 12 for Tatis, who has been scorching-hot to close out the regular season in slashing .337/.413/.652 with eight home runs in September. Dustin Harris will play right field, and Jake Cronenworth will cover second base for the Padres in Sunday's finale.
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Padres' Randy Vasquez: Drawing start in finale
Vasquez is slated to start Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
With their win Saturday, the Padres are locked in as the No. 4 seed in the National League playoffs and will have little at stake in the regular-season finale. As such, the Padres will likely use Game 162 to rest multiple key position players and pitchers, which clears the way for Vasquez to pick up his first start since Sept. 1. Over 31 appearances (22 starts) on the campaign, Vasquez owns a 10-6 record, 4.01 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 85:37 K:BB across 134.2 innings.
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Padres' Jackson Merrill: Logs steal in win
Merrill went 2-for-4 with a walk, one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Merrill ended a stretch of eight games without a multi-hit effort, a span in which he hit .200 with three extra-base hits. The outfielder hadn't stolen a base since Sept. 11 versus the Giants. Merrill has generally found success on the basepaths this season, going 27-for-31 on steal attempts. He's added 26 home runs, 87 RBI, 86 runs scored, 26 doubles and five triples while batting .254 with a .743 OPS across a career-high 158 games in his third campaign in the majors.
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Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Lifts homer in win
Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Bogaerts has displayed more consistency at the plate in September, going 23-for-73 (.315) over 22 games. However, he's supplied just six RBI and seven extra-base hits this month. Overall, Bogaerts is batting .231 with a .676 OPS, 13 homers, 57 RBI, 68 runs scored, 18 doubles, one triple and 22 stolen bases over 153 contests this season.
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Padres' Manny Machado: Gets to 30-homer mark
Machado went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Diamondbacks.
Machado reached the 30-homer mark for the first time since 2023 when he went deep in the fourth inning. The third baseman has gone deep six times and added 15 RBI over his last 20 contests despite batting just .195 (15-for-77) in that span. He's hitting .216 with a .710 OPS, 90 RBI, 82 runs scored, 22 doubles and five stolen bases over 157 contests this season.
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Padres' Walker Buehler: Middling performance Saturday
Buehler allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out three over 3.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Diamondbacks on Saturday.
Buehler fell short of the five-inning mark for the third time in his last four outings. He threw just 38 of 73 pitches for strikes in his final regular-season start. In September, he gave up 12 runs (11 earned) over 22.1 innings across five starts. He finishes the regular season with a 9-6 record, 4.63 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 131:57 K:BB across 153.2 innings over 32 starts.
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Padres' Kyle Hart: Optioned to ACL
The Padres optioned Hart to the Arizona Complex League on Saturday.
Hart will be pushed off the Padres' active roster in order to make room for Gavin Sheets (foot), who returned from the injured list Saturday. The 33-year-old southpaw will finish the season with a 4.92 ERA and 1.20 WHIP over 64 innings with San Diego.
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Padres' Casey Mize: Placed on injured list
The Padres placed Mize on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a sprained right ankle.
Mize struggled mightily during his start Friday against Arizona, coughing up seven runs in only four innings, and his ankle injury may help to explain his poor showing. He'll now be forced to sit out through the end of the NLDS, and the Padres will recall Griffin Canning in a corresponding move to add to their bullpen depth.
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Padres' Griffin Canning: Back with big club
The Padres recalled Canning from the Arizona Complex League on Saturday.
Canning was pushed off the active roster Wednesday, but he'll rejoin the Friars' pitching staff as the replacement for Casey Mize (ankle), who landed on the injured list Saturday. Canning carries a 5.57 ERA through 85.2 innings in the majors this season but has been much more effective recently, allowing just one earned run in his last 14.2 frames.
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Padres' Gavin Sheets: Back from injured list
The Padres reinstated Sheets (foot) from the injured list Saturday.
Sheets has been out since late August due to a sprained left foot, but he'll return in time for the Padres' final two regular-season games and the postseason. The 30-year-old is expected to work exclusively as a DH now that he's healthy, allowing Ty France to keep his hold on the starting first base job.
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Padres' Casey Mize: Awful in 10th loss
Mize (6-10) allowed seven runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit batsman while striking out one over four innings to take the loss versus the Diamondbacks on Friday.
Mize gave up a home run in each of the first three innings. In his 10 starts as a Padre, he's posted a 7.46 ERA with 13 home runs allowed over 44.2 innings. He posted a 4.32 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 110:38 K:BB through 131.1 innings over 26 regular-season starts, but given his recent form, it'll be tough for San Diego to trust him with a start in the wild-card round.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Adds two steals
Tatis went 2-for-3 with a walk, one RBI and two stolen bases in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
Tatis is up to 38 steals this season, including seven over his last 16 games. He's also batting .369 (24-for-65) with eight extra-base hits in that span. If Tatis keeps running over the weekend against the Diamondbacks, he'll have a chance to reach 40 steals for the first time. He's batting .289 with an .828 OPS, 25 home runs, 82 RBI, 95 runs scored, 31 doubles and three triples over 157 contests this year.
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Padres' Mason Miller: Allows run in save
Miller allowed a run on one hit and struck out two over one inning to earn the save in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
Miller gave up an RBI double to Shohei Ohtani but was able to preserve the Padres' lead. Miller has given up just 13 runs all season (10 earned), but he's allowed six runs (five earned) over his last 13.2 innings dating back to Aug. 25. The star closer has a 1.30 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 127:24 K:BB through 69 innings while converting 38 of 41 save chances, but he's not in the best form as the Padres look to lock up a playoff spot.
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Padres' Nick Pivetta: Fans seven in no-decision
Pivetta allowed four hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out seven over 4.2 scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Thursday.
Pivetta pitched well but wasn't particularly efficient with 87 pitches (59 strikes) in this outing. The right-hander gave up just three runs across 18.2 innings in September after a nearly five-month layoff due to a flexor strain. He ends the regular season with a 3-2 record, 2.86 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 42:8 K:BB across 34.2 innings over eight starts. It's unclear what role he'll have if the Padres secure a postseason berth, but based on recent usage, he may be limited if he functions as a starter.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.244 (16th) |
713 (17th) |
182 (14th) |
3.99 (10th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| C. Mize SP Casey Mize SP | Ankle |
| J. Musgrove SP Joe Musgrove SP | Elbow |
| R. Laureano LF Ramon Laureano LF | Hip |
| L. Rengifo LF Luis Rengifo LF | Knee |
| M. Andujar DH Miguel Andujar DH | Wrist |