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10 MLB Players Who Will Impact Pennant Pushes Around Baseball
As August winds down, MLB pennant pushes are in full swing around the MLB. These 10 players will be critical in helping their teams win the division in 2024....
Padres continue to make playoff push vs. Twins
Paying Jurickson Profar $1 million might be the best money San Diego Padres have spent in a long time.,Profar continued the best season of his major league career Tuesday night with a three-run, eighth-inning homer that lifted San Diego to a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins. The Padres clin...
Jurickson Profar's three-run shot lifts Padres over Twins
Jurickson Profar's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the San Diego Padres to a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.,San Diego trailed 5-3 after pinch hitter Christian Vazquez lined a two-run single in the top of the eighth against Tanner Scott (8-5).,The Padr...
Bailey Ober, Twins shoot to slow Padres' momentum
The San Diego Padres own the best record in the major leagues since the All-Star break, 21-6, after earning a 5-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday.,The Padres will try to continue their run on Tuesday against Minnesota in the middle contest of a three-game series.,The Monday result al...
Jackson Merrill clears bases as Padres down Twins
Jackson Merrill's three-run double snapped a third-inning tie and put the San Diego Padres ahead to stay Monday night as they started a three-game series by beating the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-3.,Michael King (11-6) got the win after pitching six innings and allowing two runs on four hits with th...
Padres could tweak infield with Twins coming to town
The San Diego Padres lost their first series in over a month on Sunday and may have lost their shortstop to boot.,When San Diego opens a three-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night, Ha-Seong Kim will likely be on the bench nursing a shoulder injury that he suffered during ...
Rockies hold off Padres, win three-game series
Jacob Stallings had two hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 in Denver on Sunday.,Angel Chivilli (1-1) picked up the win in relief of Bradley Blalock. Victor Vodnik notched his ninth save for Colorado, which won the thre...
Padres’ Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder) leaves game vs. Rockies
San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim left Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver with an injured right shoulder.,Kim led off the third inning with a single and was taking a lead when Colorado starter Bradley Blalock threw to first. Kim dove back to the bag and jammed his shoulder in...
Bradley Blalock, Rockies seek to slow down Padres
The Colorado Rockies essentially offered the white flag on the 2024 season a month ago with a shift to younger players, and right-hander Bradley Blalock will receive more playing time as a result.,Blalock, 23, was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers on July 27 and made his first major league start w...
Padres dispatch Rockies for 20th win in 25 games
Luis Campusano homered and singled, Manny Machado had four hits and the streaking San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 in Denver on Saturday night.,Xander Bogaerts, Ha-Seong Kim and Bryce Johnson had two hits apiece to back another solid start from Padres right-hander Dylan Cease. San Dieg...
Pirates put OF Andrew McCutchen (knee) on 10-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates placed outfielder Andrew McCutchen on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left knee inflammation.,McCutchen was injured while running the bases following a single in the seventh inning of the Pirates' 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday. The victory snapped a 10-...
Padres look to avoid back-to-back losses to Rockies
The San Diego Padres have lost just four of their 23 games since the All-Star break, with two of those defeats coming against the Colorado Rockies -- the team with the worst record in the National League.,The Rockies posted a 7-3 win in the opener of a three-game series on Friday between the Nationa...
Cal Quantrill, Rockies shut down surging Padres
Charlie Blackmon homered among his two hits, Brendan Rodgers also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies cooled off the streaking San Diego Padres with a 7-3 win in Denver on Friday night.,Rookie Jordan Beck had three hits to back starter Cal Quantrill's solid start and end Colorado's three-game losing...
Avalanche hire Andrew Wilson as assistant GM
The Colorado Avalanche announced the hiring of Andrew Wilson as assistant general manager on Friday.,Wilson, 41, spent the last 18 years working for the National Hockey League, including the past three years as vice president of central registry. He was one of the main contacts for the 32 NHL teams ...
National League West is MLB's Best Division
While the American League East has some teams in serious title contention, this is why the National League West is the best division in baseball right now....
White-hot Padres look to keep winning at struggling Rockies
The San Diego Padres were an average team at the All-Star break. Things have gone much differently in the second half.,The Padres have won 19 of 23 and surged to the top of the National League wild-card standings, tied with the almost equally scorching Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego will try to kee...
Martin Perez, Padres crush slumping Pirates
Martin Perez picked up his first victory with San Diego, and it came against his former team this season, as the Padres routed the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.,Jake Cronenworth and David Peralta homered for San Diego, which has won 19 of its last 22 ga...
Ravens TE Mark Andrews uninjured after car accident
Baltimore Ravens All-Pro tight end Mark Andrews did not "sustain any apparent injuries" after an early morning car accident on his way to the team's training facility on Wednesday.,In a statement, the Ravens said Andrews was evaluated by their medical staff and "later joined the team for morning mee...
Soaring Padres eye three-game sweep of sliding Pirates
With wins in 18 of their past 21 games, the San Diego Padres have jumped into contention for the National League West title or perhaps the league's top wild-card spot.,Either of those scenarios would give the Padres home field to begin the postseason, but starting with the series finale against the ...
Michael King strikes out 10 as surging Padres blank Pirates
David Peralta homered Tuesday night and Michael King struck out 10 over six scoreless innings as the San Diego Padres blanked the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 for their eighth consecutive series win since the All-Star break.,King (10-6) scattered seven hits and walked none as he lowered his ERA t...