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Ben Fadden

Good Morning San Diego: Padres welcome in the Giants

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Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 29, 2025.

#Padres Luis Arráez is expected to be activated from the IL for tomorrow’s game, sources tell @ElExtrabase.

— Daniel Álvarez-Montes (@DanielAlvarezEE) April 28, 2025 Articles to read

San Diego Padres bullpen is the season’s first-month MVP (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball)

Battered Padres eyeing Giants for first real NL West test of 2025 (Jeff Sanders, San...

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Thomas Conroy

San Diego Padres bullpen is the season’s first-month MVP

San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez | Photo by Monica Bradburn/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Closer Robert Suarez has been dominant to close out games.

The San Diego Padres bullpen has been unhittable in the season’s first month. Robert Suarez, Jason Adam, Jeremiah Estrada, Adrian Morejon, Wandy Peralta, and Alek Jacob combined to shut down opponents nightly. It is impressive how this unit offers the Padres a chance to win despite their hitting struggles.

Easily, the Friars pen is...

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Nick Pivetta aims to keep stellar start going as Padres host Giants

Nick Pivetta didn't have a job for 2025 until Feb. 17, when he signed a four-year deal with the San Diego Padres. Just over a month into the season, Pivetta has authored the best start to a year by any starting pitcher in club history.

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Padres Made Reliever Available This Offseason — and Got Not One Offer, per Insider

It was a quiet offseason for the San Diego Padres. Despite signing right-hander Nick Pivetta, they engaged in trade talks involving closer Robert Suarez, hoping to shed his $10 million salary due to a tight financial crunch.

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Ben Fadden

Good Morning San Diego: Padres swept at home, IL players making progress

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Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 28, 2025.

Articles to read

Padres place Logan Gillaspie on IL, promote David Morgan (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball)

Padres drop third game to Rays, suffer first sweep of season (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball)

Padres swept by Rays, drop fourth straight (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tom Krasovic: Padres are smart not to make excuses during losing streak (San Diego...

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Matt DeWalt

Padres drop third game to Rays, suffer first sweep of season

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San Diego in the midst of a four-game losing streak

The Tampa Bay Rays were looking to add to their 3-2 lead over the San Diego Padres with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning, but Fernando Tatis Jr. had other ideas.

Yandy Diaz hit a fly ball to right field with one out and runners on the corners. Tatis Jr. caught the ball as he was floating toward the foul line and made a...

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Ben Fadden

Game 28: Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres

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Your game thread for April 27, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays at San Diego Padres, April 27, 2025, 1:10 p.m. PST

Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Watch: Padres TV

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Gaslamp Ball is basically a non-profanity site Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry the game, no mentions of...

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Cheri Bell

Padres place Logan Gillaspie on IL, promote David Morgan

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Gillaspie is twelfth Padre to go on IL

The San Diego Padres lost another player to the injured list. Reliever Logan Gillaspie left Saturday night’s game versus the Tampa Bay Rays after doubling over in pain during his outing. This will be the twelfth player lost from the roster due to injury. Gillaspie joins fellow pitchers Yu Darvish, Bryan Hoeing, Sean Reynolds, Joe Musgrove, and Jhony Brito.

Pitcher David...

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Ben Fadden

Good Morning San Diego: Padres score once in third consecutive loss

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Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 27, 2025.

Articles to read

Padres end scoreless streak at 30 innings, but lose to Rays 4-1 (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball)

San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball)

Padres fall to Rays, drop out of first place in NL West (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune)

Padres pregame: Tirso Ornelas’ moment, Luis Arraez improving, Mason...

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Rays' streak at 4 wins as Padres' offensive woes continue

Brandon Lowe homered Saturday night and Ryan Pepiot fired six strong innings as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays won their fourth straight game with a 4-1 decision over the San Diego Padres.

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Matt DeWalt

Padres end scoreless streak at 30 innings, but lose to Rays 4-1

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Fernando Tatis Jr. drives in Tyler Wade to help San Diego avoid third consecutive shutout

Fernando Tatis Jr. put an end to a 30-inning scoreless streak for the San Diego Padres with a ground ball RBI-single into right field to score Tyler Wade from third base. The run in the bottom of the sixth inning cut the deficit to 3-1, but that was all the Padres would get as they lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in the second game of their series...

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Latest on Ha-Seong Kim’s recovery from shoulder surgery

When the Rays signed Ha-Seong Kim to a two-year, $29MM contract in February, they knew he wouldn’t be ready to play by Opening Day. The question was how much time he would miss.

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Thomas Conroy

San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness

San Diego Padres Kyle Hart | Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The Friars will be forgoing a fifth starter for the next 10 days.

We are in the final weekend of Major League Baseball’s first month of the season. Teams begin the evaluation process with their roster, as changes will likely follow.

As soon as Kyle Hart struggled on the mound, you knew he would become a victim of his ineffectiveness. The San Diego Padres wasted little time sending him to El Paso after...

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Ben Fadden

Game 27: Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres

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Your game thread for April 26, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays at San Diego Padres, April 26, 2025, 5:40 p.m. PST

Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Watch: Padres TV

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.

Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Gaslamp Ball is basically a non-profanity site Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry the game, no mentions of...

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Fernando Tatis Jr. May Have Rediscovered His MVP Ceiling

One of the hottest starts in all of baseball this year has belonged to the NL West-leading San Diego Padres. And one of the hottest players on that team is a 26-year-old outfielder and early MVP candidate, Fernando Tatis Jr.

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Ben Fadden

Good Morning San Diego: Padres shut down for 25 consecutive innings

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Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 26, 2025.

Articles to read

Padres held scoreless for second consecutive game (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball)

Padres minor league update week #4 (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball)

Fan Survey Results: Which hurt Padre are fans most concerned about? (me)

Injury-depleted Padres blanked a second straight game (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune)

Padres notes: Ha-seong Kim’s...

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Ben Fadden

Fan Survey Results: Which hurt Padre are fans most concerned about?

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Gaslamp Ball readers let their thoughts be known in this week’s poll!

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

Earlier this week Padres fans were given the chance to vote on which injured Padre position player they are most concerned about. The results are in!

SB...

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Cheri Bell

Padres minor league update week #4

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Leo De Vries hits for the cycle with two home runs

With the many injuries to the major league team, there has been a lot of movement to the minor league affiliates to backfill rosters. The many players remaining in Arizona for extended spring training/Arizona Complex League have been drawn on to help fill out the Triple-A roster. There was also a promotion for DH, and two-way player, Sean Barnett. He was sent from Lake...

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Matt DeWalt

Padres held scoreless for second consecutive game

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Xander Bogaerts strikes out twice with runners in scoring position

For the second time in three days the San Diego Padres were kept off the scoreboard by an opposing starting pitcher. Shane Baz completed seven innings against the Padres and helped the Tampa Bay Rays earn a 1-0 win at Petco Park, Friday.

Baz used a combination of fastballs and his knuckle curve to keep San Diego hitters off balance all game. The Padres did not record a...

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Ben Fadden

Game 26: Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres

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Your game thread for April 25, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays at San Diego Padres, April 25, 2025, 6:40 p.m. PST

Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Watch: Padres TV

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.

Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it Remember Gaslamp Ball is basically a non-profanity site Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry the game, no mentions of...

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