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SAN DIEGO -- Two weeks ago, as the Padres readied to leave Petco Park following a disappointing first homestand, new manager Craig Stammen made a vow. “We’re going to play better here at Petco,” Stammen said. “This was probably an outlier.”

SAN DIEGO -- Mason Miller’s remarkable scoreless streak is approaching franchise-record territory. Only Cla Meredith is left. Miller was as dominant as ever, striking out all three hitters he faced to finish the Padres’ 5-2 victory over the Mariners on Thursday night at Petco Park. He has now thrown 30

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres insist they should never be counted out of any game, and after a homestand like this one, it’s hard not to believe them.

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SAN DIEGO -- Padres catcher Freddy Fermin exited Wednesday’s game against the Mariners after taking a foul ball off his mask, but the team is hopeful he avoided a concussion. Fermin, who was replaced behind the plate by Luis Campusano, was struck by a hard foul ball from Seattle leadoff

SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta will be out for “weeks and maybe months,” manager Craig Stammen said Wednesday, after an MRI revealed a flexor strain in his right elbow. The Padres’ plan is for Pivetta to rehab the injury and avoid surgery, with both Stammen and Pivetta expressing

Sometimes, the easiest way a rookie position player can impact the Major League club upon his first callup is by playing high-quality defense, and there’s evidence that prospects are more defensively ready in the bigs than they’ve ever been before. To wit, there have been 19 total rookies who have

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have won six straight games and nine of their last 10. Their slow start already feels like ancient history. Here’s some reaction from Petco Park, after San Diego’s 4-1 series-opening victory over Seattle on Tuesday night.

SAN DIEGO -- Last summer, making his second appearance for the Padres after they acquired him in a Trade Deadline blockbuster, Mason Miller allowed two runs during an outing in Arizona.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ already-thin starting rotation is getting an early test. Right-hander Nick Pivetta landed on the injured list with right elbow inflammation, ahead of San Diego’s series opener against Seattle on Tuesday at Petco Park. Pivetta, who exited his start against the Rockies on Sunday, underwent an

Finding quality starting pitching in the middle of April is no easy task, but two teams in search of rotation help could be looking at a former All-Star who remains on the free-agent market. Lucas Giolito, a 2012 first-round Draft pick and an All-Star in 2019, is drawing interest from

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Would you believe that, after Sunday, we are nearly 10 percent of the way through the season already? How in the world did that happen? The days go by so quickly; they grow up so fast, don’t they? These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres polished off a four-game sweep of the Rockies with a 7-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park. They’ve won five straight and eight of nine. This weekend marked their first four-game sweep of Colorado since 1999. But those good vibes come with a caveat.

After a slow start, the Padres’ offense is starting to mash. According to manager Craig Stammen, there’s not really any secret to it. “We’ve got good players,” he said, coyly. “And they can hit homers.”

SAN DIEGO -- Good luck scoring against Mason Miller these days. Heck, good luck even making contact. Miller was again at his dominant best on Friday night, never mind the fact that he was pitching for the third time in as many days. The Padres relief ace struck out all

No, it’s not a typo in the box score. Fernando Tatis Jr. was the Padres’ starting second baseman Saturday night in San Diego. Seemingly out of nowhere, Tatis -- the two-time Platinum Glove Award-winning right fielder -- made his first career start at second base in the Padres’ 9-5 victory

SAN DIEGO -- Xander Bogaerts on Thursday, Gavin Sheets on Friday. The Padres are making late drama a bit of a habit.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are swapping one high-leverage righty reliever for another -- and one injury concern for another. They activated Jason Adam from the 15-day injured list ahead of Friday’s game against the Rockies at Petco Park. But in a corresponding move, right-hander Jeremiah Estrada landed on the

A walk-off home run hit by a player who also homered earlier in the game is fairly rare, but Friday night’s action in Southern California made that fact easy to forget. Within an hour of each other, two National League West rivals, the Padres and Dodgers, delivered thrilling walk-off dingers.