Tag: San Diego Padres

Will Smith, Max Muncy Drive Dodgers Past Padres Again, 8–3

LOS ANGELES—Will Smith homered and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers continued to sprint away from the rest of the NL West with their seventh consecutive victory, 8–3 over the second-place San Diego Padres on Saturday night. Max Muncy hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning for the Dodgers, who boosted…


Gonsolin, Dodgers 4-hit Revamped Padres in 8–1 Win

LOS ANGELES—Tony Gonsolin pitched five scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers threw a four-hitter against the San Diego Padres’ supercharged lineup, winning 8–1 Friday night after honoring Vin Scully. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts led the stadium in a unison call of Scully’s signature “It’s time for Dodgers baseball” during a memorial before the…


Justin Turner Ends Drought With 2 Homers in Dodgers Win Over Padres

Justin Turner provided the Los Angeles Dodgers (47–28) all the offense needed, with two homers to defeat Interstate-5 neighbor San Diego Padres (46–32) by 3–1 and maintain a 2.5 game lead in the National League West over the Padres. “Been feeling like I’ve been pretty close to breaking out,” said the 37–year old LA native Turner….


Phillies Defeat Padres but Lose Bryce Harper

Philadelphia lost Bryce Harper “for an indefinite period of time” Saturday night with a fractured left thumb when he was hit by a 97-mph Blake Snell fastball during the Phillies’ 4–2 victory over the Padres in San Diego. Harper fell to the ground in pain after getting hit in the fourth inning. He yelled at…


MLB Roundup: Tyler Gilbert Throws No-hitter in First MLB Start

Left-hander Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his first major league start to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7–0 win against the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday night. Gilbert (1–1) is the fourth major-leaguer to throw a no-hitter in his first major-league start, and first since Bobo Holloman of the St. Louis Browns…


Padres Hit by COVID-19 Concerns, 5 Players Out, Beat Rockies

DENVER—Already minus star Fernando Tatis Jr. and two backups before the first pitch because of COVID-19 concerns, the San Diego Padres then needed to pull Wil Myers and Eric Hosmer in the middle of the game for virus-related reasons. The shorthanded Padres wound up beating Colorado 8-1 on Tuesday night, boosted by Manny Machado’s home…