MAY 5, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
SAN DIEGO PADRES 93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
Weird & Wild: From the Padres-Giants' 11-homer Mexican Bat Dance to no no-hitter history One Saturday, two W&W classics: Going deep on the most loco game of the season and an all-timer that the Rays and White Sox got mixed up in.
Dodgers seek to prolong win streak, play the Padres
The Los Angeles Dodgers seek to extend a six-game win streak with a victory over the San Diego PadresMAY 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dodgers, Padres get together for first time since NLDS One of the more anticipated early-season series of 2023 will commence Friday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres.
MAY 5, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Joe Musgrove - Start pushed back Musgrove is having his next start pushed back from Friday to Sunday after he developed a blister on his foot, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Musgrove struggled in his previous outing and lasted only 3.1 innings, though it's unclear if that was caused by the injury. The positive news is that the issue doesn't seem likely to force him to the injured list or to miss a full turn through the rotation. Yu Darvish will now start Friday, followed by Blake Snell on Saturday.
MAY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Dodgers vs. Padres roundtable: Did 2022 NLDS signal a power shift in NL West? The Dodgers and the San Diego Padres play for the first time since their meeting in last season's postseason matchup. What will we see from...
MAY 4, 2023 • LATIMES.COM
Julio Teheran - Re-signs with San Diego Teheran signed a minor-league contract Thursday with the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Teheran opted out of a previous minor-league agreement with the Padres on Tuesday, but he's back with the organization 48 hours later and could stay right on his normal rotation turn at Triple-A El Paso. The 32-year-old has struggled to a 6.84 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and 29:9 K:BB through 25 innings (five starts) this season in the Pacific Coast League.
MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jake Cronenworth - Extends hit steak Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Wednesday's 7-1 victory over Cincinnati.
Impact Cronenworth has hit safely in five straight contests, going 8-for-22 over that stretch. Following a sluggish start to the season, the 29-year-old Cronenworth is now slashing .241/.315/.429 with three home runs, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored. While he can be overshadowed by some of the other names in San Diego, Cronenworth is a solid fantasy option while hitting in the middle of a powerful Padres' lineup.
MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Minors: Ryan Weathers stretching out again with El Paso Ryan Weathers’ move to Triple-A El Paso wasn’t at all a demotion.
MAY 4, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Padres notes: Tricky Trent Grisham assists Seth Lugo, odd end to Xander Bogaerts' streak Center fielder's double-deke fools Reds runner, helps starter Seth Lugo on the way to a 6-inning gem
MAY 4, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
29-year-old rookie's first MLB homer blows up his phone SAN DIEGO -- Good teams win in different ways. The Padres have a lineup filled with handsomely paid superstars, some of whom might be on the...
MAY 4, 2023 • MLB.COM
Xander Bogaerts' on-base streak ends on baserunning blunder by Juan Soto
Juan Soto's baserunning blunder ended Padres teammate Xander Bogaerts' club-record on-base streak at 30 games.MAY 4, 2023
Juan Soto - Reaches base four times in win Soto went 1-for-2 with a double, three walks and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Reds.
Impact Soto broke the game open in the sixth inning with a three-run double, extending San Diego's lead to 7-1. Soto has now hit safely in six straight games, going 9-for-20 with nine walks in that span, after his well-documented struggles early in the season. Soto is still batting just .227, but his OBP is up to .397 with a .427 slugging percentage. He's added five home runs, 19 runs scored and 17 RBI over 141 plate appearances.
MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Seth Lugo - Grabs third win Lugo (3-2) earned the win Wednesday, allowing one run on seven hits and two walks over six innings in a 7-1 win over the Reds. He struck out five.
Impact It was a solid bounce-back outing for Lugo after dropping his previous two outings. He held the Reds off the board until Spencer Steer's solo home run to lead off the sixth inning. Overall, Lugo has been solid in his first season with the Padres while transitioning out of the bullpen. He lowered his ERA to 3.21 with a 1.34 WHIP and 31:8 K:BB over six starts this season.
MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Bogaerts' on-base streak ends in wacky way SAN DIEGO -- Xander Bogaerts’ on-base streak is over -- and it’s difficult to envision a stranger way for it to end. Bogaerts, who had set a...
MAY 4, 2023 • MLB.COM
Brett Sullivan - Homers, drives in four in win Sullivan went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 7-1 win over Cincinnati.
Impact Sullivan was the unlikely difference-maker in Wednesday's victory. In his fifth MLB start, the 29-year-old rookie got the Padres' offense started with a two-run double in the second inning before cranking a two-run homer off Alex Young in the fourth. In two at-bats, Sullivan recorded the first two extra-base hits, home run and RBIs of his Major League career. He's now 4-for-17 with a walk this season. Sullivan could see additional opportunities, backing up Austin Nola behind the plate while Luis Campusano (thumb) remains sidelined.
MAY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
McCoy: Reds blasted by Padres in road-trip finale As much difficulty as the Cincinnati Reds have had in playing baseball in San Diego’s Petco Park, the San Diego Padres haven’t been invincib...
MAY 4, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM
Career day for Brett Sullivan as Padres blast Reds Reserve catcher Brett Sullivan drove in the first four runs of his Major League career with his first double and homer, and Juan Soto added...
MAY 3, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Padres rookie Sullivan hits 1st HR, has 4 RBIs in 7-1 win
Rookie Brett Sullivan hit his first home run and had his first four RBIs, and Juan Soto hit a three-run double to make up for a baserunning blunder that cost Xander Bogaerts a club...MAY 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nelson Cruz - Takes seat vs. Reds Cruz is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Impact Cruz went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Reds, and he'll retreat back to the bench for the series finale against Cincinnati. Matt Carpenter will hit cleanup as the designated hitter on Wednesday.
MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Rougned Odor - Starting at second base Odor is starting at second base and batting eight for the Padres in Wednesday's game against the Reds, Sammy Levitt of 973 The Fan reports.
Impact Manny Machado is getting a breather, so Ha-Seong Kim will handle third base while Odor enters the lineup at the keystone. Odor is just 3-for-31 at the plate so far this season.
MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Austin Nola - Not starting Wednesday Nola is on the bench Wednesday versus the Reds, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Brett Sullivan will handle catching duties in place of Nola, who has gone 5-for-31 with a pair of extra-base hits and three RBI in his last 10 games.
MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Manny Machado - Day off Machado is absent from the Padres' lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Reds, Sammy Levitt of 973 The Fan reports.
Impact It's a routine day off for Machado. The Padres will shift Ha-Seong Kim over to third base and give Rougned Odor a start at second base.
MAY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
The Enquirer Reds closer Alexis Diaz overpowered the top of the Padres lineup, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Juan Soto, to earn the save Tuesday.
MAY 3, 2023 • CINCINNATI.COM
Padres Daily: Nothing doing again when it mattered Padres go hitless with runners in scoring position for the 12th time this season; Juan Soto is heating up; Fernando Tatis Jr.'s hitting stre...
MAY 3, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
McCoy: Late rally lifts Reds past Padres - finally For one night, the Cincinnati Reds expunged the demon San Diego Padres, who have given them nothing but futility and frustration for four ye...
MAY 3, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM
