Urias is small but seems to have put on some good weight this season. The hard contact he's been making in Arizona suggests his strong offensive numbers as a 20-year-old at Double-A this year were no fluke.
The Athletics, Mariners, Astros and others have reached out to offer Loren Jade Smith new memorabilia after the 9-year-old's collection was destroyed in a California fire.
Padres prospect Josh Naylor, who was taken 12th overall by the Marlins in the 2015 draft before being traded to San Diego last year, scored three runs for the Peoria Javelinas on Saturday in a 12-1 rout of the Salt River Rafters. Naylor homered and drove in two runs.
Munoz, just 18 years old, has hit triple digits in the past but was "only" 94-98 on Thursday. He could move fast, even as a teenager, if the control he's showing in Arizona is predictive.
The Padres boast one of the minors' best farm systems but have sent only one of their top prospects to the Peoria Javelinas' roster this fall.
The Hank Aaron Award recognizes the most outstanding offensive performer in each league. Finalists for all 30 teams were revealed Monday.
The Padres didn't have high expectations coming into the season, so it's tough to call this year a disappointment. The state of the NL West should continue to be a tough hurdle to overcome in future seasons.
Padres pitcher Luis Perdomo hit his fourth triple of the season. That's pretty amazing since he has only five hits. But that's not the awesome statistic here.
Pablo Sandoval hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Giants over the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday.
Matt Cain pitched five shutout innings, then raised his arms and waved his cap, fighting off tears amid a standing ovation as he walked off the mound for the final time Saturday in San Francisco's 3-2 loss to San Diego.
Buster Posey hit three RBI doubles, Brandon Crawford drove in three runs and had three hits, and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Friday night to ensure they won't finish with a 100-loss season.
General manager A.J. Preller might be tempted to go big in free agency but would be wise to build rotation depth.
The Mexican infielder turned personal tragedy and an earthquake in his country into triumph by taking advantage of a call-up to the big leagues.
Rich Hill allowed two hits over seven innings and Yasiel Puig, Curtis Granderson and Corey Seager homered to power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
Adrian Gonzalez hit his third home run of an injury-plagued season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 9-2 on Tuesday night to clinch home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs.
Yu Darvish pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached 100 wins in a season for the first time in 43 years, beating the San Diego Padres 9-3 on Monday night.
Gerardo Parra hit a tiebreaking single in a two-run third inning, Pat Valaika and Charlie Blackmon hit consecutive home runs in the ninth and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-4 Sunday.
Jhoulys Chacin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat Colorado 5-0 on Saturday night, cutting the Rockies' lead for the NL's second wild card to one game over Milwaukee.
Nolan Arenado ended Colorado's scoreless streak at 23 innings with a solo homer, and the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Friday night.
The Padres play spoiler, shutting out the Rockies as Clayton Richard and two relievers combine for 12 strikeouts. The Rockies are shut out for the second straight day and lose their fourth in a row as they drop to 0-3 on what was supposed to be an easy road trip to San Francisco and San Diego. Those road hitting blues are sneaking up at the wrong time. Also sneaking up: The Cardinals, who take advantage of Rockies and Brewers losses to inch 1.5 games behind the Rockies for the second wild card.
The Colorado Rockies stumbled again as they try to protect their tenuous hold on the NL's second wild card, losing 3-0 Thursday night to a San Diego Padres team powered by veteran left-hander Clayton Richard and rookie slugger Christian Villanueva.
The Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners all plan to install additional protective netting at their stadiums before the 2018 season.
The Brewers' Jesus Aguilar bested the Braves' Freddie Freeman by one foot for the longest home run on Wednesday at 437 feet. Gary Sanchez wasn't far behind with a 432-foot blast.
Hunter Renfroe, just back from a month-long minor league demotion (where he hit .509 in 14 games!), became the first Padres player to hit three home runs in a game since Phil Nevin in 2001. That was the longest drought for any team without a three-homer game. In fact, since Nevin's game on October 6 of 2001, there had been 162 three-homer games -- 12 of those came AGAINST the Padres, the most of any team.
The Diamondbacks scored 11 runs in the final four innings to overcome Hunter Renfroe's three homers, as the NL wild-card leaders beat the Padres 13-7.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 104 | 58 | .642 | - | W2 |
| Arizona | 93 | 69 | .574 | 11 | W1 |
| Colorado | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17 | L2 |
| San Diego | 71 | 91 | .438 | 33 | L1 |
| San Francisco | 64 | 98 | .395 | 40 | W1 |
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