Tag: San Diego Padres

Nlcs-Bound Padres Find Their Identity, Eliminate Dodgers

SAN DIEGO—As a rare October rainstorm drenched Petco Park in the eighth inning, nobody at the packed downtown home of the San Diego Padres flinched Saturday night, Oct.15. Fans pulled over hoodies, put on ponchos and covered their heads with whatever they could to try to stay dry, including yellow rally towels and pizza boxes….


Snell, Grisham Lead Padres Over Dodgers 2–1 for NLDS Lead

SAN DIEGO—Blake Snell pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning and Trent Grisham homered at a festive Petco Park, helping the San Diego Padres top the Los Angeles Dodgers 2–1 on Friday night for a 2–1 lead in their NL Division Series. San Diego can clinch its first trip to the NL Championship Series since…


Padres’ Bullpen Shuts Down Dodgers to Even NLDS

LOS ANGELES—Jurickson Profar hit a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth hit home runs and the San Diego Padres evened the National League Division Series at one win apiece with a 5–3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The Padres’ bullpen delivered four more scoreless innings…


Turner, Dodgers Start Fast, Hold Off Padres in NLDS Opener

LOS ANGELES—Trea Turner homered and doubled as the Los Angeles Dodgers started fast and held off the San Diego Padres 5–3 on Tuesday night in their NL Division Series opener. Behind 17-game winner Julio Urías, the Dodgers raced to an early 5–0 lead and appeared to be on their way to another blowout of the…


Padres Hammer Scherzer, Rout Mets 7–1 in Playoff Opener

NEW YORK—After pounding Max Scherzer in a stunning romp, the San Diego Padres are halfway home in the wild-card round. Josh Bell and Manny Machado smashed two of San Diego’s four homers off an ineffective Scherzer, and the Padres blew out the New York Mets 7–1 on Friday night in their playoff opener. “This is…


Freddie Freeman’s 10th-Inning Hit Sends Dodgers Past Padres 1–0

Freddie Freeman broke up a scoreless tie with a run-scoring single to center with one out in the 10th inning on Wednesday, giving the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers a 1–0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Freeman’s career-high 192nd hit of the season, off Padres reliever Steven Wilson (4–2), drove in automatic runner Mookie Betts…


Padres Beat Dodgers 4–3 in 10 to Reduce Magic Number to 4

SAN DIEGO—Jorge Alfaro is used to being in position to walk off games. Just not with a walk-off walk. Alfaro drew a bases-loaded free pass from Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4–3 on Tuesday night to reduce their…


Freeman, Dodgers Beat Padres 8–4; Magic Number Down to 4

SAN DIEGO—Freddie Freeman drove in four runs on four hits, including a two-run homer, and Trea Turner hit a go-ahead, three-run double for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 8–4 on Saturday night to reduce to four their magic number for clinching the NL West. The Dodgers are closing in on…


Dodgers End Three-Game Skid by Routing Padres

Mookie Betts set his career high for home runs in a season and Julio Urias went six strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 12–1 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday to end a three-game losing streak. Trea Turner, Justin Turner and Will Smith also hit home runs as the…


Dodgers Beat Padres 4–0, Make Statement With 3-game Sweep

LOS ANGELES—Cody Bellinger hit two homers, Tyler Anderson allowed two hits over seven sparkling innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a statement-making sweep of the revamped San Diego Padres with a 4–0 victory Sunday. Freddie Freeman had two RBI singles in the major league-leading Dodgers’ eighth consecutive victory and their 30th in 35 games….