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Tensions rise ahead of series finale between Orioles, Padres
Perhaps before the final out was recorded in the middle contest of a three-game series between the San Diego Padres and host Baltimore Orioles, there was a little spice added in advance of Sunday afternoon's finale.,The Padres won 9-3 on Saturday to split the first two games of the series, but there...

Padres pound five HRs while routing Orioles
Jackson Merrill and Samad Taylor hit two-run home runs in the first inning as the San Diego Padres posted a 9-3 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Gavin Sheets, Rodolfo Duran and Manny Machado also homered as part of San Diego's five-homer outburst, starter Randy Vasquez brushed...

Orioles' Gunnar Henderson eager to continue power surge vs. Padres
Gunnar Henderson has shed some of the frustration from early in the season and now the Baltimore Orioles shortstop is aiming on more achievements.,Henderson could be front and center again heading into the middle contest of a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday.,He be...

Orioles pile it on early, down Padres to kick off series
Samuel Basallo's two-run home run in the first inning gave the Baltimore Orioles the lead for good en route to beat the visiting San Diego Padres 7-3 to open a three-game series Friday night., ,Gunnar Henderson also homered among his three hits and starting pitcher Shane Baz (4-6) worked five inning...

Lightning duo leads NHL's First All-Star Team
Hart Trophy winner Nikita Kucherov and Vezina winner Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are among six players voted to the NHL First All-Star Team, the league announced Friday.,The Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, winner of the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman, also was name...

Padres optimistic Fernando Tatis Jr.'s rise can continue vs. Orioles
The San Diego Padres would like to see more signs of a power stroke returning for Fernando Tatis Jr.,The next chance for Tatis to muscle up comes in the opener of a three-game series against the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday.,San Diego is coming off a 5-4 victory against the Cincinnati Reds on We...
MLB Trade Deadline Predictions: Which Bubble Teams Will Buy or Sell?
With the MLB trade deadline approaching, here's a look at whether the Cubs, Padres, Nationals and Pirates will buy, sell or stand pat....

Fernando Tatis Jr. rips walk-off homer as Padres rally to beat Reds
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a game-ending home run with two outs in the ninth inning as the San Diego Padres rallied for a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon.,Tatis hit a line drive just over the left field wall against Reds right-hander Chase Petty for his second home r...

Fresh off ending skid, Reds chase series win vs. Padres
Rookie Sal Stewart said it felt like the Cincinnati Reds were treading in quicksand Monday night after their fifth straight loss.,He dragged them out of it Tuesday night by cracking his 13th homer, a two-run shot in the top of the 11th inning that gave the Reds a much-needed 5-3 road victory over th...

Sal Stewart bashes go-ahead homer in 11th as Reds top Padres
Sal Stewart clouted a two-run homer in the 11th inning Tuesday night and the visiting Cincinnati Reds snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.,Yuki Matsui (0-1) retired leadoff man JJ Bleday on a fly ball to right that advanced automatic runner Blake Dunn to th...

Padres ride positive vibes into rematch vs. Reds
Maybe it was because the San Diego Padres executed in a way they haven't for most of the past two weeks.,Or perhaps it was because they were playing the visiting Cincinnati Reds, who also have struggled to win games lately.,Either way, the Padres finally received some run production Monday night dur...

Samad Taylor, Padres hand reeling Reds fifth straight loss
Samad Taylor knocked in a career-high three runs Monday night while Freddy Fermin homered as the San Diego Padres came from behind to post a 6-2 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,San Diego trailed 2-1 before Xander Bogaerts started a two-run seventh with a double off Andrew Abbott (4-4). Gavin ...

Samad Taylor, Padres hand reeling Reds sixth straight loss
Samad Taylor knocked in three runs Monday night while Freddy Fermin homered as the San Diego Padres came from behind to post a 6-2 win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,San Diego trailed 2-1 before Xander Bogaerts started a two-run seventh with a double off Andrew Abbott (4-4). Gavin Sheets slapped...

Reds, Padres each free-falling entering 3-game set
One might look at Monday night's series opener between the visiting Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres as a matchup of the stoppable object against the movable force.,Cincinnati comes into town with eight losses in 10 games, including a 5-3 setback Sunday in St. Louis that marked the Reds' fourth ...

Carson Benge (5-for-5) powers Mets past Padres
Rookie Carson Benge went 5-for-5 and supplied one of his team's three home runs Sunday as the visiting New York Mets won the rubber game of their weekend series with the San Diego Padres 7-3.,Benge clubbed his seventh homer of the year an estimated 389 feet to right-center in the sixth inning, two b...

Losing skid behind them, Padres push for series win vs. Mets
It wasn't like the San Diego Padres started knocking down the walls at their home ballpark Saturday night. Their five hits were pretty much on par with their paltry production lately.,But one of them was a two-run homer by Freddy Fermin, breaking an 0-for-30 skid and enabling the Padres to snap a si...

Freddy Fermin's 1st '26 homer helps Padres beat Mets, snap 6-game skid
Freddy Fermin delivered a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 decision over the visiting New York Mets.,With Sung-Mun Song on first after legging out a two-out infield hit, Fermin jumped on a first-pitc...

Richard Childress had hoped to reveal Busch extension at MIS
This weekend at Michigan International Speedway is very different than Richard Childress expected it to be.,Instead of announcing a contract extension for Kyle Busch, the longtime NASCAR owner talked to the press for the first time about the sudden, shocking death of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series c...

Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy wins 2nd Vezina Trophy
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is now a two-time Vezina Trophy winner.,The NHL on Saturday named Vasilevskiy as the 2025-26 recipient of the honor, which is awarded "to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position," as selected by league general managers.,Vasilevskiy receive...

Mirra Andreeva claims first Grand Slam title at French Open
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva claimed her first Grand Slam trophy with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the French Open on Saturday, ending the remarkable Cinderella run of Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.,Andreeva, at 19 years and 38 days old, is the youngest woman to win the French Open title since Monica...