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Musgrove pitches hometown Padres past Mets 6-0 and into NLDS

Joe Musgrove brushed off chants of “Cheater!”

OCTOBER 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

2022 MLB Playoffs: Four questions as Mets, Padres face winner-take-all Game 3

The Mets and Padres will play one game to decide their Wild-Card Series on Sunday. Jake Mintz looks at four questions that could determine t...

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Star-studded Padres and Mets square off in wild-card round

For two teams that finished second fiddle in their divisions, the Padres and Mets bring an awful lot of star power into the playoffs

OCTOBER 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brewers fail to reach playoffs as fade follows Hader trade

The Milwaukee Brewers raced to their fastest 50-game start ever

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Notches 36th save Hader registered a save against the Giants on Monday, striking out one batter over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.

Impact The Padres entered the ninth inning up 7-0, so it looked like Hader would get the night off. However, Tim Hill was very wild and gave up four runs while retiring just one batter, creating a save situation for Hader. The veteran closer settled things down with a strikeout of Austin Slater before hitting Joey Bart with a pitch, and he finished off the save by inducing a flyout. Hader appeared to have lost his way throughout much of August, but since the final day of that month he's allowed just one earned run across 12 appearances while racking up seven saves in eight chances and posting a 14:2 K:BB.

OCTOBER 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Musgrove sharp in tune-up, wild card Padres hold off Giants

Joe Musgrove pitched six shutout innings in a potential postseason tune-up and Wil Myers homered to cap a seven-run eighth that carried the San Diego Padres past the San Francisco...

OCTOBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picks up 35th save Hader allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.

Impact Hader pitched around a one-out single from Eloy Jimenez to protect a three-run lead. While he took a blown save in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Dodgers, Hader has still gone 8.2 innings since he last allowed an earned run. He's converted five of six save chances across those nine appearances. The 28-year-old is 35-for-39 in save chances this year with a 5.29 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 80:21 K:BB in 49.1 innings between the Padres and the Brewers.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Cronenworth, Padres beat White Sox 5-2, magic number at 1

Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer and Mike Clevinger was brilliant for six innings as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 to reduce their magic numb...

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blows fourth save Hader blew the save during Tuesday's 4-3 extra-inning victory against the Dodgers, allowing an unearned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one.

Impact Hader entered in the top of the ninth to protect a one-run lead and surrendered a leadoff Trea Turner double on his first pitch. A subsequent error put runners on the corners and a two-out passed ball let Turner in to tie the game. The blown save is the 28-year-old's first since Aug. 9, as he continues to pitch to his potential this month despite the poor result Tuesday. Over nine contests dating back to Aug. 31, Hader has permitted one earned run on six baserunners while striking out nine across 8.2 innings.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Padres beat Dodgers 4-3 in 10 to reduce magic number to 4

Jorge Alfaro drew a bases-loaded walk from Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 to reduce their...

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Records another save Hader earned a save against the Cardinals on Wednesday with a perfect ninth inning.

Impact Hader threw a strike on just six of 12 pitches and didn't fan any batters for the first time in four outings, but he retired St. Louis in order to close out the 1-0 Padres win. The veteran reliever was demoted from the closer role in late August but has since reclaimed the position and successfully recorded five straight save opportunities. Since Aug. 31, he's posted a 1.29 ERA, 0.57 WHIP and 7:1 K:BB over seven innings covering seven appearances.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Snell brilliant for 7, Padres beat Pujols, Cardinals 1-0

Blake Snell held St. Louis hitless until Albert Pujols beat the shift for a single with two outs in the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Cardinal...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres Daily: Cronenworth exemplifies refocused Padres; Musgrove battles; Campusano catches on; fast Hader Padres continue to hit, play aggressively; Luis Campusano works well with Joe Musgrove again; Jose Azocar does right

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Tallies 33rd save Hader saved Saturday's 2-0 win against the Diamondbacks, allowing one hit and striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Hader was brought in to face the top of Arizona's order and worked around a Jake McCarthy one-out single to lock down his 33rd save in 36 opportunities. The 28-year-old has recorded a save in four of his last six outings after failing to do so in seven straight appearances and possesses a 1.80 ERA across five September innings. Despite a high 5.84 ERA, Hader has suffered only two negative marks (one loss, one blown save) in 17 appearances since July 22.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Musgrove goes 6, Campusano homers, Padres blank D-backs 2-0

Luis Campusano hit his first homer of the season, Joe Musgrove won for the second time in three months and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yu Darvish dominates for 8 innings, Padres top Mariners 2-0

Yu Darvish limited Seattle to two hits over eight innings, Wil Myers provided the primary offensive highlight with an RBI double and the San Diego Padres beat the Mariners 2-0 on T...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yu Darvish wins 13th, Padres beat Diamondbacks 6-3

Yu Darvish pitched six solid innings for his 13th victory, Jurickson Profar hit a two-run home run and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Wednesday night in...

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres notes: Hader might be back in closer role; Pomeranz assured arm is fine; Beaty back Manager not ready to commit to Josh Hader as closer yet; Drew Pomeranz sees specialist regarding discomfort

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Padres Daily: Hader getting right mechanically, mentally; scoring again; rotation fluctuation Josh Hader talks about remaining even throughout his ups and downs; starting pitching hasn't been as successful lately

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Josh Hader notches first save for the Padres after rocky start "At some point in time, you just get tired of the results, and you go after it hard, and I think that's what he did," Bob Melvin said.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Snell's strong outing, Grisham's HR lead Padres past Giants

Blake Snell allowed four hits over six innings and Trent Grisham hit a two-run homer to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants

AUGUST 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Greg Jewett's bullpen report: The Josh Hader quagmire, speculating on Jimmy Herget and more Josh Hader has been a conundrum, Jimmy Herget has been a revelation, and more in this week's bullpen report.

AUGUST 30, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Padres mailbag: Offense's issues, Josh Hader's struggles, A.J. Preller outlook, analytics talk Josh Hader's problems are a significant concern, but he's still only a season removed from logging the most dominant numbers of his career.

AUGUST 29, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

New postseason format isn't lowering the bar too much

So far, the impact of baseball's expanded postseason is marginal

AUGUST 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taylor, Perez homer, Royals beat Machado, Padres 15-7

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AUGUST 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS