APRIL 1, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
SAN DIEGO PADRES 93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
Padres, Jake Cronenworth, agree to 7-year extension The contract begins in 2024. Cronenworth is earning $4.225 million in 2023.
Padres remain meek at plate, waste Nick Martinez's strong effort in loss to Rockies SAN DIEGO — Not all that often has there been a collection of hitters at the top of one team’s lineup like Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Ma...
APRIL 1, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ha-Seong Kim - Doubles twice Kim went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's loss to Colorado.
Impact Kim accounted for nearly all of San Diego's offense Friday, collecting three of the team's five hits and the only two that went for extra bases. He scored in the eighth inning on Xander Bogaerts' sacrifice fly. Kim has collected four hits through two games and has yet to record a walk or strikeout.
APRIL 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Freeland's great play, Blackmon HR carry Rockies past Padres
Left-hander Kyle Freeland made a brilliant defensive play while holding San Diego to three hits in six scoreless innings and Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run homer in the Colorado Ro...APRIL 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nick Martinez - Coughs up four runs Martinez (0-1) allowed four runs on six hits and two walks over seven innings against Colorado on Friday. He struck out five and took the loss.
Impact Martinez coughed up a pair of runs on three hits and a walk in the first inning alone. He settled in for three scoreless frames before serving up a two-run shot to Charlie Blackmon in the fifth. It was the first time Martinez tossed seven inning since May 5 of last season. He threw a steady mix of five pitches, including a changeup that got 11 of his 15 total whiffs. Martinez is lined up to start in Atlanta next week.
APRIL 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Rockies pitcher Freeland makes great defensive play vs SD
Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland made a sensational play to retire Austin Nola of the San Diego Padres leading off the fifth inningAPRIL 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Padres' big-leaguers applaud minor leaguers' new collective bargaining agreement José Azocar among Padres who struggled to make ends meet as a minor leaguer and more than happy that life will be much easier for them going...
APRIL 1, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Jose Azocar - Hitting ninth Friday Azocar is hitting ninth and playing right field in Friday's game against the Rockies, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Impact Azocar is in the lineup for the first time this year, and David Dahl will take a seat after going 0-for-4 in the loss to the Rockies on Thursday. Azocar will likely split time with Dahl until Fernando Tatis Jr. comes off of his suspension.
MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Xander Bogaerts - In leadoff spot Friday Bogaerts is batting leadoff for the Padres on Friday night against the Rockies.
Impact Bogaerts hit cleanup in Thursday's season opener with right-hander German Marquez on the mound for Colorado, and he will now jump to the very top of the order Friday versus left-hander Kyle Freeland. The 30-year-old shortstop could get regular leadoff looks against southpaws until Fernando Tatis Jr. returns from his PED suspension.
MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Matt Carpenter - Sitting versus lefty Carpenter is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact After getting the Opening Day start Thursday, the lefty-hitting Carpenter will take a seat Friday against Kyle Freeland. Nelson Cruz will take his place as San Diego's designated hitter Friday, and he likely will do so against lefty starters for the rest of the season.
MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
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FOX Sports betting experts Sam Panayotovich, Chris Fallica and Egros give their early best bets for the MLB season ahead of Opening Day!MARCH 31, 2023
Padres Daily: Fans, Bogaerts show up for opening day Largest regular season crowd in almost eight years sees Padres lose to Rockies; Domingo Tapia gets rude welcome; Aztecs watch party
MARCH 31, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
It was only one loss, but Padres understand fans' heightened expectations The Padres, playing at less than full strength, did not come close to looking like the most expensive team outside of New York City.
MARCH 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Padres look to rebound in Game 2 vs. Rockies The San Diego Padres won 89 games in 2022.
MARCH 31, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Xander Bogaerts - Collects three hits in Padres debut Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Thursday's Opening Day loss to the Rockies.
Impact The Padres were somewhat surprisingly held in check by Colorado's pitching staff, but Bogaerts wasn't to blame. The shortstop was the only San Diego batter to collect multiple hits, and he finished with three of the team's seven base knocks. Two of his hits went for doubles, and he scored San Diego's final run in the fourth inning. Bogaerts' affinity for two-baggers is nothing new -- he slammed 52 doubles in 2019 and averaged 36 doubles per campaign between 2021 and 2022.
MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Rockies visit the Padres for season opener
The San Diego Padres host the Colorado Rockies for the season openerMARCH 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blake Snell - Fans nine in Opening Day loss Snell (0-1) took the loss Thursday against the Rockies, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk over 4.1 innings. He struck out nine.
Impact Snell's season debut echoed a trend for him in recent campaigns -- he struck out plenty of batters but threw so many pitches (93) that he was unable to go deep into the game. To the left-hander's credit, he issued just one walk, and two of the three runs against him came after he departed the contest. Snell should be a great source of punchouts again this season as long as he stays healthy, but he hasn't posted an ERA better than 3.24 or a WHIP better than 1.20 since his Cy Young 2018 campaign.
MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Matt Carpenter, Nolan Gorman and more adds who should have been drafted Al Melchior identifies the players still available in many leagues who warranted being selected during preseason fantasy baseball drafts.
MARCH 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Rockies, not rain, spoil Padres' big debut SAN DIEGO — There was little chance it could live up to the mountainous expectation. Not that it had to.
MARCH 31, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Bogaerts fast out of the chute with Padres SAN DIEGO -- The Padres staged a party in the East Village on Thursday night, welcoming perhaps the most talented roster in franchise histor...
MARCH 31, 2023 • MLB.COM
Cron, Rockies rain homers on Padres for 7-2 opening win
CMARCH 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dennis Lin: Yesterday and earlier today, Manny Machado... - The Athletic Yesterday and earlier today, Manny Machado noted that boos are not a bad thing. The Padres heard them tonight in a 7-2 loss to the Rockies,...
MARCH 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Padres notes: Bud Black keeping on eye on his Aztecs; Adrian Morejón's runway San Diego State hoops not far from mind as Aztecs alum Bud Black prepped for seventh season with Colorado Rockies
MARCH 31, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
