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Padres hope to head into postseason on high note vs. Diamondbacks
The matchup has been all but official for days. Those who penciled in the San Diego Padres at the Chicago Cubs in the National League wild-card round on Tuesday can now jot it down in pen after Chicago clinched homefield advantage on Saturday.,"I'm stoked," said San Diego reliever Mason Miller. "I c...
Marc-Andre Fleury perfect in net in emotional Penguins farewell
Marc-Andre Fleury's career came full circle on Saturday night when the retired goaltender played in preseason game with the Pittsburgh Penguins and didn't miss a beat -- or a puck -- in a 4-1 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.,Fleury, 40, made eight saves in playing the entire third period...
Padres put on power display in downing Diamondbacks
Fernando Tatis Jr., Xander Bogaerts and Elias Diaz all homered Saturday night as the San Diego Padres eased to a 5-1 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Playing a few hours after the Chicago Cubs clinched home-field advantage for their National League wild-card series starting on Tuesday, Sa...
Padres place OF Ramon Laureano (finger) on 10-day injured list
The San Diego Padres placed right fielder Ramon Laureano on the 10-day injured list on Saturday because of a fractured right finger that is expected to keep him out of the wild-card series.,The move is retroactive to last Thursday. In a corresponding move, San Diego recalled third baseman Will Wagne...
Padres hope to enter postseason on high note vs. Diamondbacks
Say this much for San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.: He sure knows how to return to a lineup.,After missing all three games of a series with Milwaukee because of an undisclosed illness, Tatis was back in the lineup for Friday night's series opener with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He ma...
Fernando Tatis Jr.'s slam carries Padres past Diamondbacks
Fernando Tatis Jr. belted a grand slam and the San Diego Padres kept their hopes of hosting a wild-card series alive with a 7-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.,The Padres (88-72) are two games behind the Chicago Cubs (90-70) with two games left. San Diego has to sweep Arizona a...
Ravens TE Isaiah Likely questionable to make debut vs. Chiefs
Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely was a full participant in practice on Friday and is questionable to make his season debut versus the host Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.,Likely is working his way back from foot surgery, a result of a non-contact injury sustained during position drills on July...
Padres plot to end D-backs' chances, enhance own seeding
The San Diego Padres would love to finish the regular season with a bang and stay home to open the National League playoffs. The Arizona Diamondbacks would just love a chance to play in the postseason.,Neither team has a good chance to do what it really wants, but for one to succeed, it would have t...
Brewers avoid sweep, move to brink of No. 1 seed vs. Padres
Brice Turang singled home the tiebreaking run in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres.,Turang lined a two-strike pitch from Adrian Morejon (13-6) into center field to score Jackson Chourio, who...
Padres, Brewers still jockeying for playoff position
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is trying to do it all in the last week of the regular season.,Not only is he trying to run down either the Chicago Cubs or Los Angeles Dodgers to earn homefield advantage for the first round of the National League playoffs next week, he's also looking to rest st...
Padres blank Brewers, tighten division, wild-card races
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam, Luis Arraez and Jose Iglesias also homered and the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Tuesday to gain ground in the playoff race on multiple fronts.,San Diego (87-71) moved within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Dodgers (88-69) in the Nationa...
Padres blank Brewers, tighten race for top NL wild card
Ryan O'Hearn hit a grand slam, Luis Arraez and Jose Iglesias also homered and the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Tuesday to gain ground in the race for the National League's top wild-card spot.,San Diego (87-71) moved within 1 1/2 games of the Chicago Cubs (88-69), a ...
Dale Coyne Racing signs Dennis Hauger to IndyCar seat
Dale Coyne Racing is giving an IndyCar Series seat to Norway's Dennis Hauger for the 2026 season.,The team announced the hiring of the 22-year-old reigning Indy NXT series champion on Tuesday.,"I'm excited to be joining Dale Coyne Racing for my rookie IndyCar season," Hauger said. "The progress the ...
Padres establish new goals after sealing playoff berth
Standing in the middle of a champagne-soaked San Diego Padres clubhouse Monday night, Ryan O'Hearn talked about the accomplishment of making the National League playoffs.,"It's a dream come true to pop bottles with these guys," he said.,The Padres hope it was only the first of many celebrations over...
Padres edge Brewers in 11th to clinch playoff berth
Freddy Fermin's one-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers, sealing a spot in the National League playoffs.,Bryce Johnson was placed at second to start the inning and Jose Iglesias bunted him to third. Fer...
Padres' Xander Bogaerts to return for opener vs. Brewers
Just in time for the regular season's final week, the San Diego Padres appear to be getting an important piece of their puzzle back in the lineup.,When the Padres start a three-game home series Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Padres expect to have veteran Xander Bogaerts return at sh...
Fernando Tatis homers, Padres hold off White Sox to trim magic number
Michael King pitched five-plus scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres held on for a 3-2 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.,The Padres (85-71) reduced their magic number to 2 to make the playoffs as they won two of three.,The White Sox (58-98) have lost eight of their last nine. It wa...
Padres winning, Gavin Sheets hitting going into finale vs. White Sox
Gavin Sheets has better numbers when he plays for a winning team.,So, he has been a major contributor to the San Diego Padres (84-71), who go into Sunday afternoon's rubber game against the host Chicago White Sox (58-97) with a magic number of three to clinch their second consecutive playoff berth.,...
Ryan O Hearn's double helps Padres rally past White Sox
Jackson Merrill homered and Ryan O'Hearn's three-run double gave San Diego the lead for good in the Padres' come-from-behind 7-3 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.,The Padres (84-71), who are second in both the National League West and the NL wild-card race, had lost three of the...
Browns' Andre Szmyt cleared to kick vs. Packers
Cleveland Browns kicker Andre Szmyt and wide receiver/returner DeAndre Carter are expected to play against the visiting Green Bay Packers on Sunday after having their respective questionable designations removed by the team.,Szmyt is good to go for this weekend's game after his MRI checked out OK on...