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Orlando City earns shutout victory vs. San Diego FC
Antoine Griezmann continued his recent offensive contributions with a first-half goal in Orlando City's 1-0 victory against visiting San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Maxime Crepeau made two saves for the clean sheet for Orlando City (8-11-4, 28 points), which won for the second time in its last five ...
Padres place Gavin Sheets (foot), Luis Rengifo (knee) on 10-day IL
Entering Sunday tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final National League wild-card spot, the San Diego Padres placed first baseman/outfielder Gavin Sheets and utility man Luis Rengifo on the 10-day injured list. ,Sheets, 30, who also has served as San Diego's designated hitter, is out with a...
Rays outscore Padres in wild 7th, hold on to win series
Chandler Simpson slashed a tiebreaking, two-out single to cap a four-run, seventh-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a wild 7-6 victory and a series win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Down 6-3 after San Diego's three-run top half of the seventh, Yand...
Padres shut out Pirates to salvage series finale
Jackson Merrill had two hits, including an RBI triple, and Randy Vasquez allowed one hit over five scoreless innings, fueling the host San Diego Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Merrill also doubled and scored on Luis Rengifo's single in the second inning.,Jake Crone...
CJ dos Santos, San Diego FC shut out Rapids
Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri scored first-half goals and Gabriel Pirani added a second-half tally as San Diego FC cruised to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.,Goalkeeper CJ dos Santos made two saves and turned in his fourth clean sheet of the season for San Diego ...
Mets winning with defense against aggressive Padres
It took more than four months of this season, but the run-prevention defense that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns promised last winter finally showed up in a big way Monday night for New York.,The suddenly surging Mets will look to build off a historic defensive effort when they ...
Anders Dreyer's late PK lifts San Diego past LAFC
Anders Dreyer scored from the penalty spot in the 89th minute and San Diego FC pulled off a 1-0 road victory against Los Angeles FC on Saturday., ,Dreyer's left-footed attempt to the left side of the goal came after LAFC defender Ryan Porteous was called for a handball in the box on a header toward ...
Padres, in thick of NL wild-card race, face challenge in MLB-best Brewers
Though the trading deadline passed on Aug. 3, the San Diego Padres aren't done making moves.,The latest acquisition paid immediate dividends Sunday night when newly signed outfielder Austin Hays homered in his first at-bat for San Diego to put the finishing touches on a 7-2 home win over Houston in ...
Reports: Padres sign free-agent OF Austin Hays
The San Diego Padres signed free-agent outfielder Austin Hays to a major league contract and will add him to the active roster after he was let go by the Chicago White Sox, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,Hays, 31, was batting.233 with one home run and seven RBIs over 12 games for the White Sox th...
Padres hold off Astros, now 1 game out of wild-card spot
Jackson Merrill homered and knocked in two runs while Michael King sailed through six innings of one-run ball as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.,Merrill snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third inning when he launched his 17th homer of the season off...
Cam Smith's 2 home runs push Astros past Padres
Cam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3.,Smith initiated the scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off ...
Cam Smith's two homer get Astros past Padres
Cam Smith homered twice Friday night and the visiting Houston Astros made it 13 wins in 16 games by doubling up the San Diego Padres 6-3., ,Smith initiated scoring in the top of the second with his first solo homer, a liner into the left field seats, and then walloped his second homer to lead off th...
Reports: Galaxy acquiring Hirving Lozano from San Diego FC
The Los Angeles Galaxy are finalizing a deal to acquire Mexican winger Hirving "Chucky" Lozano on loan from MLS rival San Diego FC, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The Athletic reported that Lozano will join the Galaxy as a designated player and that San Diego will be on the hook for a portion o...
Casey Mize makes Padres debut against fellow wild-card contender D-backs
Casey Mize will make this first start for San Diego on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, and Padres general manager A.J. Preller has set the bar high.,"He was somebody that we had targeted," Preller said after the Padres acquired rotation boosters Mize and Robbie Ray at the trad...
'Good vibes' for D-backs as they battle Padres for wild card
After an eventful trade deadline day, the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks return to the business of stalking the final two National League wild-card spots Tuesday in Phoenix.,The Diamondbacks (60-53) pulled two games ahead of the Padres (58-55) following the 5-1 victory for Arizona as the ...
Anders Dreyer's PK pulls San Diego even with Minnesota
Anders Dreyer converted a penalty kick to equalize in the 64th minute and CJ dos Santos made seven saves as San Diego FC rallied for a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Tomas Chancalay scored for Minnesota United (6-6-6, 24 points), which saw its winless streak ...
Anders Dreyer's PK pulls Minnesota even with San Diego
Anders Dreyer converted a penalty kick to equalize in the 64th minute and CJ dos Santos made seven saves as San Diego FC rallied for a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Tomas Chancalay scored for Minnesota United (6-6-6, 24 points), which saw its winless streak ...
Streaking Padres making right moves while Giants expect roster changes
With two-thirds of the season in the history books, the San Diego Padres are playing like a team that finally understands the assignment.,"All these games are important," said Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth. "We need to put ourselves in a position to go to the playoffs.",A five-game winning ...
Chargers great, college Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. dies at 64
Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and College Football Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. died on Wednesday at age 64, his family announced.,"It is with profound sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Billy Ray Smith Jr., who passed away peacefully surrounded by family," the family statemen...
Padres host Rockies with wild-card race tightening
While many national baseball writers craft trades involving various Padres dealt to teams they see as playoff contenders, the National League wild-card race has turned back in the Padres' favor.,A 5-5 road trip that ended with a sweep of Miami has enabled San Diego to gain ground on multiple teams a...