AUGUST 3, 2023•THEATHLETIC.COM
Joe Musgrove has a start skipped, and the surging Padres are holding their breathThe Padres will soon find out if Musgrove feels good enough to resume what might be his most impressive season at a critical juncture.
Tom Krasovic: Mets sold off vets for prospects at the trade deadline. Padres didn't need to do the same.SAN DIEGO — Because of their National League-leading payrolls and losing win-loss records, it's often that the Mets and Padres are lumped to...
AUGUST 3, 2023•CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Xander Bogaerts - Three hits, steal in winBogaerts went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over Colorado.
ImpactBogaerts hasn't been hitting for much power recently (he has just one home run since July 4), though he's remained productive at the plate, going 25-for-79 (.316) over his last 20 contests. The 30-year-old shortstop would add his 12th stolen base of the year Wednesday, leaving him three shy of his career high set back in 2017. Bogaerts is now slashing .266/.344/.396 with 11 homers, 52 runs scored and 37 RBI across 442 plate appearances in his first season with the Padres.
AUGUST 3, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Freeland analyzes recent performance following lossDENVER -- Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland was once again left to study the small pieces of a puzzle that never came together Wednesday aft...
AUGUST 3, 2023•MLB.COM
Ha-Seong Kim - Homers in winKim went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 11-1 victory over the Rockies.
ImpactKim lead off Wednesday's contest with a solo homer off Kyle Freeland, his 15th of the year. The 27-year-old Kim is now 4-for-8 to start August after batting .337 (30-for-89) with five home runs and a .999 OPS across 24 games in July. Kim has certainly embraced the leadoff role in San Diego -- his slash line is up to .284/.380/.838 with 60 runs scored, 41 RBI and 22 stolen bases through 406 plate appearances this season.
AUGUST 3, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Fernando Tatis Jr. - Cranks 100th career homerTatis went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's victory over Colorado.
ImpactTatis broke the game open with a three-run homer off Daniel Bard in the ninth inning, extending the Padres' lead to 8-1 in the ninth inning. It's Tatis' 19th homer of the season and the 100th of his MLB career. The 24-year-old Tatis had been struggling a bit entering Thursday's contest, going 5-for-39 (.128) in his previous nine games. Overall, he's still slashing a strong .270/.328/.492 with 61 runs scored, 58 RBI and 17 stolen bases across 410 plate appearances this season.
AUGUST 2, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Kyle Freeland - Falls to San DiegoFreeland (4-12) took the loss Wednesday, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings against the Padres. He struck out six.
ImpactFreeland was done in by the long ball Wednesday -- all four runs against him came via home runs. The 30-year-old southpaw is still looking for his first win since May 14. Freeland's now 0-8 with a 6.28 ERA over his last 12 starts (61.2 innings). Overall, his ERA is up to 4.86 with a 1.47 WHIP and 72:35 K:BB across 21 starts (113 innings) this season.
AUGUST 2, 2023•ROTOWIRE
