SAN DIEGO—Bob Melvin put on a Padres home pinstriped jersey and stated the obvious about becoming San Diego’s new manager. “What an opportunity. I’m probably as surprised to be here as you all are,” Melvin said Monday after being introduced at a news conference at Petco Park. The hiring of Melvin, who has 18 seasons…
Padres Fire Manger Jayce Tingler After Second-Half Collapse
SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Padres have fired Jayce Tingler, who presided over the biggest collapse in franchise history just a season after finishing second in voting for NL Manager of the Year. General manager A.J. Preller announced the move Wednesday, three days after the Padres finished 79-83 and in third place in the NL West,…
Back-to-Back Homers Again Carry Dodgers Past Padres 8-3
LOS ANGELES—Dave Roberts rushed into his office after the Dodgers’ latest victory and turned on the TV. He caught a familiar sight—the rival Giants winning again. “I was doing a little scouting,” the manager said. Mookie Betts and Corey Seager homered back-to-back in the first inning, Justin Turner and AJ Pollock did the same in…
Dodgers Slam 4 HRs in 8th for 11-9 Comeback Win Over Padres
LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers still have a heartbeat in the NL West race, and it was throbbing late in the game. Corey Seager hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, when Los Angeles went deep four times to rally past the San Diego Padres 11-9 on Wednesday night. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called it…
Buehler Earns Career-High 15th Win, Dodgers Beat Padres 2-1
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers need to win the week to catch NL West-leading San Francisco, and even that might not be enough. The defending World Series champions opened their final homestand of the regular season with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 28. The Giants beat Arizona 6-4, leaving the…
Fried Brilliant in 3-hitter, Braves Silence Padres 4-0
SAN DIEGO—Max Fried was absolutely brilliant at just the right time for the Atlanta Braves. Fried retired his last 18 batters and finished with a three-hitter for his second career shutout, and the NL East-leading Braves beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 Friday to split an unusual night of baseball. A few hours earlier, after…
Dodgers’ Scherzer Gets 3,000th Career Strikeout, Near Perfecto vs Padres
LOS ANGELES—Max Scherzer had been anticipating his 3,000th career strikeout. He had his family on hand, and Los Angeles Dodgers fans knew it was coming. As if that wasn’t enough history for one day, he nearly threw a perfect game, too. Scherzer got his milestone and took a perfect game into the eighth inning as…
Betts Homers on 4-RBI Night, Dodgers Beat Padres 5-4
LOS ANGELES—Mookie Betts hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer with two outs in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers held off the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sept. 11. The Dodgers remained 2 1/2 games behind NL West-leading San Francisco. Betts drove in four of the Dodgers’ five runs. He had a sacrifice fly…
Darvish Earns First Win in 11 Starts, Padres Beat Angels 8-5
SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Padres are beginning to get some strong starting pitching just at the right time. Yu Darvish threw six strong innings to earn his first victory in 11 starts and Adam Frazier had two hits and three RBIs during the eight-run second inning that carried the Padres to an 8-5 win against…
Snell Loses Gem in 7th, Padres Fall 4-0 to Adell, Angels
SAN DIEGO—Blake Snell made another bid at a gem. This one didn’t end so well for the Padres left-hander, in part because San Diego’s bats again went silent. The Los Angeles Angels broke up Snell’s no-hit try with two outs in the seventh inning and went on to beat the Padres 4-0 on Sept 7….
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