AUGUST 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
SAN DIEGO PADRES 93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
Dodgers News: Juan Soto Praises LA After Beatdown in San Diego The Dodgers have been dominant over the Padres in the last decade.
Tom Krasovic: Jake Cronenworth has found the whole field, turning around his season Padres lefty has been hitting the ball hard to left field, up the middle and right field in past 10 games. Can he maintain it?
AUGUST 8, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Jose Azocar - Recalled from El Paso San Diego recalled Azocar from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.
Impact Azocar, 27, has slashed just .235/.250/.275 in 26 games (55 plate appearances) this season at the major-league level. He'll likely serve as a backup outfielder and bench bat in his return to the Padres' roster.
AUGUST 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Matthew Batten - Optioned back to Triple-A San Diego optioned Batten to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.
Impact Batten slashed .261/.320/.391 over 13 games (25 plate appearances) during his four-week stay on the Padres' major-league roster. Jose Azocar has been called up in a corresponding move.
AUGUST 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Padres Seth Lugo Believes Dodgers Knew What Pitches Were Coming in Monday's Blowout Seth Lugo thought he was tipping his pitches. He doesn’t know how good the Dodgers are.
AUGUST 8, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
Padres on deck: A pitstop in Seattle Previewing the Padres’ two-game series at the Seattle Mariners: 6:40 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday
AUGUST 8, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres Daily: No sustainability; Lugo gave it away; Big Four falls flat; catchers rake Padres' big wins that follow bad losses don't lead to more wins; Luis Campusano goes 4-for-4 with two homers, and Padres' catchers are no lo...
AUGUST 8, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres play the Mariners after Campusano's 4-hit game
The San Diego Padres take on the Seattle Mariners after Luis Campusano had four hits against the Dodgers on MondayAUGUST 8, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres look to halt skid at Mariners Nick Martinez has made 83 starts among his 183 major league appearances
AUGUST 8, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM
Luis Campusano - Goes deep twice Campusano went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Monday's 13-7 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Campusano's massive game included a two-run bomb in the third inning, a run-scoring single in the sixth and a solo shot in the ninth. The 24-year-old backstop is now slashing .354/.412/.521 across 51 plate appearances since returning from the injured list July 19. While Gary Sanchez seems to be San Diego's preferred option at catcher, Campusano's hot bat could change that.
AUGUST 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Padres encapsulate up-and-down season in series loss to Dodgers After allowing eight runs in one inning, Padres starter Seth Lugo learned that the Dodgers were relaying his pitch grips from second base.
AUGUST 8, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Mariners vs. Padres Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 8
Preview the August 8 matchup between the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.AUGUST 8, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE
At 'nitty-gritty time,' Padres can't hold early lead SAN DIEGO -- The Padres will always have the 2022 National League Division Series. Those moments -- Manny Machado's torrid week, Jake Cronen...
AUGUST 8, 2023 • MLB.COM
Seth Lugo - Lit up in loss Lugo (4-6) took the loss Monday, allowing eight runs on eight hits and two walks over 3.1 innings against the Dodgers. He struck out two.
Impact Lugo cruised through the first three innings and was spotted a large lead after his offense put up a five-spot in the third. However, the 33-year-old veteran was unable to make it out of the fourth, coughing up eight runs in the frame on six hits, including a Mookie Betts grand slam that delivered the knock-out blow. Lugo had been pitching well prior to Monday's outing, posting a 3.04 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 50:8 K:BB in 47.1 innings since returning from the injured list June 20. He will look to rebound in his next start, which is projected to come on the road against Arizona over the weekend.
AUGUST 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mookie Betts (grand slam), Dodgers overpower Padres Mookie Betts capped an eight-run Dodgers fourth inning with a grand slam home run off a 3-and-0 pitch from Padres starter Seth Lugo to lead...
AUGUST 7, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
Manny Machado - Managing hamstring tightness Machado is batting cleanup and serving as the Padres' designated hitter for the second straight day Monday as he deals with a tight right hamstring.
Impact According to Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union Tribune, Machado tweaked his right hamstring while running from first to third base in the eighth inning of Saturday's contest. The issue wasn't serious enough to keep him out Sunday's lineup, but he served as San Diego's DH rather than taking his usual spot at third base. That will be the case again Monday, as Ha-Seong Kim will start at third while Jake Cronenworth plays second.
AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Cronenworth - Belts ninth homer Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday in a loss to the Dodgers.
Impact The Dodgers jumped out to a big early lead, so Cronenworth's solo shot in the seventh inning didn't make much of an impact on the outcome. Nonetheless, the long ball snapped a 25-game homerless drought for the utility man and marked the fourth time in his past six games that he's knocked in a run. Despite the lack of power, Cronenworth has been swinging a hot bat of late, putting together a nine-game hitting streak during which he's slashing .432/.462/.649 with five extra-base hits, four RBI, nine runs and two stolen bases.
AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
How Padres can get through Musgrove's absence This story was excerpted from AJ Cassavell’s Padres Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regula...
AUGUST 7, 2023 • MLB.COM
Shohei Ohtani's continued dominance lands him atop Ben Verlander's July team of the month
Ben Verlander's team of the month for July includes Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman.AUGUST 7, 2023
Ji Man Choi - Starting again at first base Choi is starting at first base and batting seventh in Monday's contest versus the Dodgers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Manny Machado is getting another designated hitter day as he nurses a tight hamstring, so Ha-Seong Kim slides to third base, Jake Cronenworth plays second base Choi handles first. It's the fourth straight start for Choi, who served as the Padres' DH in the other two contests.
AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Gary Sánchez - Resting Monday Sanchez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.
Impact The Padres and Dodgers are concluding their four-game series with a rare Monday day game after a Sunday night game, so Sanchez will get a breather after he was behind the plate for both of the previous two contests while going 3-for-7 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and an additional run. Luis Campusano will draw the start at catcher Monday, but Sanchez still appears to be the Padres' preferred option at the position for now.
AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
MLB Playoff Watch: Ranking contenders' roster upgrades from the trade deadline
Deadline winners and losers won't fully be realized for some time. What we do know is who overhauled their rosters the most. Here's ranking...AUGUST 7, 2023
MLB power rankings: All the new faces in new places A weekly look at who’s hot, who’s not and how the Padres stack up in Major League Baseball
AUGUST 7, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Matt Carpenter - Seeing scarce playing time Carpenter hasn't seen any game action for the Padres since July 24, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact As Acee points out, Carpenter is the only player in the majors to have been on an active roster continuously since July 25 to have not appeared in a game during that time. The 37-year-old is batting just .166/.296/.302 on the season, and it may only be a matter of time that he loses his spot on the Padres roster. Carpenter is making $6.5 million in 2023 and holds a $5.5 million player option for 2024.
AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
World Series champion pitcher, 4-time All-Star retires after 15 seasons Veteran MLB pitcher Cole Hamels, 39, was placed on the voluntarily retired list after a comeback effort with his hometown San Diego Padres,...
AUGUST 7, 2023 • CLEVELAND.COM
