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Padres face the Marlins leading series 2-1

The San Diego Padres lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Miami Marlins

MAY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marlins look to stop losing streak in matchup with the Padres

The Miami Marlins aim to break their five-game losing streak with a victory over the San Diego Padres

MAY 6, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marlins bring 4-game losing streak into matchup against the Padres

The Miami Marlins are looking to stop their four-game skid with a win over the San Diego Padres

MAY 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Guardians try to keep home win streak going, host the Padres

The Cleveland Guardians, on a three-game home winning streak, host the San Diego Padres

MAY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pirates and Padres play, winner takes 3-game series

Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Diego Padres are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

MAY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres bring 4-game win streak into matchup with the Pirates

The San Diego Padres aim to keep a four-game win streak intact when they play the Pittsburgh Pirates

APRIL 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Farmer leads Reds against the Padres after 4-hit performance

The Cincinnati Reds take on the San Diego Padres after Kyle Farmer had four hits against the Padres on Wednesday

APRIL 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres play the Reds leading series 1-0

The San Diego Padres meet the Cincinnati Reds with a 1-0 series lead

APRIL 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres pregame: Pierce Johnson to IL as Dodgers arrive for three-game series Elbow tendinitis sends Padres reliever Pierce Johnson to the injured list; left-hander Ray Kerr recalled from Triple-A El Paso for MLB debut

APRIL 22, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Heading to injured list Johnson was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with right elbow tendinitis, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Impact Johnson has recorded five holds with a 4.50 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 11:4 K:BB over six innings this season, but he's now sidelined by an elbow injury. Ray Kerr was promoted from Triple-A El Paso to replace him in San Diego's bullpen.

APRIL 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Notches fourth hold Johnson earned a hold against the Reds on Monday, pitching a perfect inning during which he struck out one.

Impact The right-hander entered in the eighth inning to serve as a bridge to closer Taylor Rogers. Johnson did well in his outing, retiring all three batters he faced on 17 pitches. He has a 5.40 ERA due to one poor outing but has allowed no runs in four of his five appearances overall. Johnson is tied for the MLB lead with four holds on the season.

APRIL 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss in relief Johnson (0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief Friday against Atlanta after allowing three runs on four hits across two-thirds of an inning. He struck out two.

Impact Johnson recorded three holds and didn't give up a run in any of his first three outings of the season, but the wheels came off here and couldn't even finish the eighth inning after entering the game with a 2-2 tie. Johnson tossed 19 of his 28 pitches for strikes, but he simply had a rough day. One bad outing is not going to remove him from his high-leverage role, though, especially since he's posted an ERA below the 3.25 mark in each of his last two seasons.

APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Duvall's big hit, Jansen's save help Braves beat Padres 5-2

Adam Duvall hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning and Ozzie Albies homered for the second straight game for the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, who...

APRIL 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twin win: Rogers gets save, brother loss as Pads top Giants

Manny Machado’s RBI groundout in the seventh inning put San Diego ahead, Austin Nola hit his first home run of the season and the Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2

APRIL 12, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dominates in Cactus League play Johnson allowed one run (on a solo homer) over 3.1 innings this spring, and he racked up an 8:0 K:BB.

Impact The right-handed reliever gave up only one hit aside from the long ball, and he whiffed eight of the 12 batters he faced. Johnson established himself as one of the Padres' top bullpen arms with a solid 2021 campaign during which he posted a 3.22 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 11.8 K/9 across 58.2 frames. Robert Suarez is the most likely candidate to get save opportunities for the team early this season, but Johnson could enter consideration for the role if Suarez struggles.

APRIL 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Padres roster review: Pierce Johnson Sizing up the Padres’ 40-man roster heading into the 2022 season: Pierce Johnson’s curveball has made him a valuable arm in middle relief si...

JANUARY 7, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Wade Miley claimed by Cubs; Giants turn down Johnny Cueto

Pitcher Wade Miley was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from Cincinnati on Friday, a surprising cost-cutting move by the Reds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returning to Padres The Padres have exercised their $3 million option on Johnson for the 2022 season, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact The righty appeared in 63 games for San Diego in 2021, posting a 3.22 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 58.2 innings. Johnson has put together consecutive strong seasons and is a bargain for the Padres at only $3 million.

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss in relief Johnson (3-4) was tagged with the loss Sunday against Atlanta after allowing one run on one hit and one walk across one inning.

Impact Johnson pitched the sixth inning, and he gave up the game-winning run when Orlando Arcia doubled Joc Pederson home. Johnson has already made 10 appearances out of the bullpen for the Padres this month but the results have not been encouraging, and he's given up runs in five of his last seven trips to the mound. While he owns a 3.28 ERA on the season, that figure rises to 5.23 when accounting for his 10 outings in September.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Braves to face Phils after wild 9th in beating Padres 4-3

Will Smith struck out the side around three walks in the ninth inning to finish the Atlanta Braves’ 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres that opened a 2 1/2-game lead over Philadelphi...

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fans two as opener Johnson started Thursday's game against San Francisco and struck out two while allowing one hit over one inning. He did not factor in the decision.

Impact The right-hander worked as an opener for the first time in September and set the Padres off on the right foot, punching out a pair while allowing an infield single hitting a batter in the first inning. Johnson has posted a 2.92 ERA and 1.20 WHIP along with a 69:24 K:BB across 52.1 frames this season.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Padres pregame: Pierce Johnson to start bullpen game; Adam Frazier in clean-up spot After snapping five-game losing streak, Padres can gain ground in wild-card race Thursday against San Francisco

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Opening in bullpen game Padres manager Jayce Tingler said Johnson would serve as the team's opening pitcher in a bullpen game Thursday in San Francisco, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Impact Over the past four days, Johnson has made two relief appearances and tossed 33 pitches in total, so the Padres likely won't ask him to cover more than one or two innings Thursday before turning the game over to the bullpen. The Padres don't have an obvious primary pitcher to follow Johnson, making it difficult to predict which reliever is most likely to factor into a decision.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tatis, Padres end 5-game skid, cut Giants' 9-game win streak

Fernando Tatis Jr. matched his career high with four hits, Jurickson Profar homered and the San Diego Padres snapped a five-game skid, holding off San Francisco 9-6 and ending the...

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dodgers' Scherzer gets 3,000th K, near perfecto vs Padres

Max Scherzer got his 3,000th career strikeout and took a perfect game into the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 to complete a three-game sweep

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS