LOS ANGELES -- The Padres lost by 20 runs on Wednesday at Wrigley Field. And somehow, a day later, things got worse. On the field, San Diego blew an early six-run lead en route to a 12-7 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night. Off the field, they were dealing

SAN DIEGO -- Padres catcher Freddy Fermin exited Thursday’s game at Dodger Stadium and was subsequently being evaluated for a potential concussion, manager Craig Stammen said after his team’s 12-7 loss in Los Angeles. Fermin, who spent 10 days on the concussion IL last month, took a couple foul balls

LOS ANGELES -- Padres right-hander Randy Vásquez is conscious and stable after fainting at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, manager Craig Stammen said. According to Stammen, Vásquez was on his way to get an X-ray on his right ankle when he fainted. He was subsequently taken to a local emergency

LOS ANGELES -- The Padres’ bullpen, even amid the team’s recent struggles, has remained an unquestioned strength this season. That notion might soon be put to the test. Right-hander Jason Adam, 34, landed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain ahead of Thursday’s series opener against the

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SAN DIEGO -- Manny Machado homered, but Michael King struggled as the Padres dropped their series finale against the Dodgers, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon.

SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers turned a close game into a laugher with a nine-run sixth inning, en route to a 15-3 victory over the Padres on Saturday night.

SAN DIEGO -- Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth began a rehab stint with Triple-A El Paso on Friday -- and started it in the best fashion imaginable: with a home run in his first at-bat. Cronenworth is working his way back from a concussion he sustained when he was hit

SAN DIEGO -- For nearly a decade, Walker Buehler has starred in the Padres-Dodgers rivalry. It’s just that … he usually did it wearing blue.

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SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are halfway through the homestand that might come to define the first half of their season. They couldn’t have started it any better. San Diego completed a sweep of the Braves with an impressive 5-2 victory on Wednesday night. The Padres have beaten Atlanta in

SAN DIEGO -- Manny Machado hit a walk-off single on the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th inning, sending the Padres to a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night at Petco Park.

SAN DIEGO -- At the very least, Mason Miller always asks. Every time he completes an inning, if there’s another inning to be pitched, Miller wants to pitch it. He makes his feelings known when he comes off the field.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres placed right-hander Lucas Giolito on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on Tuesday, recalling lefty JP Sears to take his place on the roster.

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SAN DIEGO -- Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his second career walk-off home run, as the Padres came from behind for a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Reds on Wednesday afternoon.

SAN DIEGO -- You may have heard: Fernando Tatis Jr. hasn’t been homering all that much this season. Lately, however, he’s done just about everything else. He’s been hitting. He’s been running. He’s been playing excellent defense, whether at second base or in right field. The only thing missing has

SAN DIEGO -- Missed opportunities proved especially costly for the Padres on Tuesday night, as they fell to the Reds, 5-3, in 11 innings. San Diego left the go-ahead run at third in the eighth, left the bases loaded in the ninth, left the winning run at second in the

SAN DIEGO -- Jase Bowen and Samad Taylor were called up last week to provide a spark -- and that’s exactly what they’ve been for a Padres offense that has struggled lately.

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SAN DIEGO -- When the Padres promoted Samad Taylor last week, his mind went one place. “I got the call, and the first thing I thought was: Man, my grandma can come see me play,” Taylor recalled. Taylor had spent parts of three previous seasons in the big leagues with

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres dropped Sunday’s series finale against the Mets, 7-3, as they failed to build on Saturday’s dramatic, come-from-behind victory. Here’s some instant reaction from Petco Park, after San Diego’s 11th defeat in the last 13 games:

Freddy Fermin delivered the unlikeliest homer of the Padres’ season to date, sending them to a much-needed 3-2 victory over the Mets at Petco Park.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ losing streak hit six on Friday night, as they dropped a disheartening series opener to the Mets, 5-0.