JULY 12, 2021•TWINCITIES.COM
Twins select RHP Chase Petty, SS Noah Miller in the first round of the draftHis fastball tops out over 100 miles per hour, he texts with Mike Trout and he has dinner plans with Padres stars Fernando Tatís Jr. and Man...
Padres' focus remains on preps as team lands shortstop with 27th overall pickJackson Merrill, the Padres' 27th overall pick, is the fifth straight high school player drafted by the team with its first pick
JULY 12, 2021•SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
LEADING OFF: Ohtani swings in HR Derby; will he start, too?
The Shohei Ohtani Show at Coors Field starts with the All-Star Home Run Derby, with fans wondering how far the Angels’ two-way sensation and other sluggers can hit the ball in Denv...JULY 12, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trent Clark - Swipes eighth bagGrisham went 1-for-3 with a double, run, stolen base, walk and strikeout in a 3-1 loss to Colorado on Sunday.
ImpactGrisham helped get San Diego on the board with his second-inning double and subsequent run and later stole second after walking in the fourth. The young outfielder enters the break with a .274/.357/.491 slash line with 11 home runs, 35 runs, 36 RBI and eight stolen bases in 64 games.
JULY 12, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Craig Stammen - Loses in reliefStammen (3-2) took the loss in Sunday's 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Rockies, allowing one run on two hits in 1.1 innings.
ImpactManager Jayce Tingler was forced to deploy his bullpen early following starter Ryan Weathers' injury, making Stammen the third of six San Diego relievers. The righty came in for the sixth and stayed for the seventh but was removed following a Chris Owings solo home run with one out. It was Stammen's second appearance of more than one inning in his last 14 games and he enters the All-Star break with a 2.89 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 52:7 K:BB Ratio.
JULY 12, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Chris Owings - Blasts first homerOwings went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in a 3-1 triumph over the Padres on Sunday.
ImpactOwings pinch hit for starter Jon Gray in the seventh and took Craig Stammen deep to give Colorado a lead it wouldn't relinquish. The utility man has now gone 3-for-his-last-5 following an 0-for-16 stretch over his previous 10 games and concludes the first half slashing .306/.405/.667, albeit in only 19 games.
JULY 12, 2021•ROTOWIRE
C.J. Cron - Laces three extra-base hitsCron went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a solo home run and a strikeout as Colorado defeated San Diego 3-1 on Sunday.
ImpactCron knotted the score at 1-1 with his fourth-inning solo blast off Chris Paddack and doubled in the sixth and eighth for his third three-hit game of the season. The first baseman was in a mini 0-for-8 slump prior to the consecutive extra-base hits and enters the break slashing .254/.364/.470 with 12 home runs and 35 runs and RBI apiece in 75 games.
JULY 12, 2021•ROTOWIRE
