RICHARD J. MARCUS

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a home run in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 3-run homer to lead Padres past Royals
Fernando Tatis Jr. launched a three-run homer to end his long power drought and Dylan Cease pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1.
 
Detroit Tigers' Parker Meadows celebrates after hitting a grand slam during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Meadows hits a 2-out grand slam in the 9th inning to lead the Tigers to 4-3 win over the Padres
Parker Meadows hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.
 
San Diego Padres' Jurickson Profar celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Profar hits a 3-run homer in the 8th and the Padres rally past the Twins 7-5
Jurickson Profar hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied late to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5.
 
San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill watches his three-RBI double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Merrill hits a 3-run double as the Padres beat the Twins 5-3
Jackson Merrill hit a three-run double, Michael King pitched six effective innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 in an interleague matchup of playoff contenders.
 
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King works against a Pittsburgh Pirates batter during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Michael King, Manny Machado and David Peralta help Padres send Pirates to 9th straight loss, 3-0
Michael King pitched six sharp innings, Manny Machado drove in two runs and David Peralta homered as the San Diego Padres beat Pittsburgh 3-0 to hand the Pirates their ninth straight loss.
 
San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts watches his RBI single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Bogaerts has RBI single, Merrell makes game-saving catch in 9th as Padres beat Pirates 2-1
Xander Bogaerts had an RBI single in the seventh inning, Jackson Merrell made a game-saving diving catch in the ninth inning, and Joe Musgrove had a solid return from the 60-day injured list as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1.
 
Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud hits a three-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
d’Arnaud hits two homers, drives in 4 runs in Atlanta 6-3 win over San Diego
Travis d’Arnaud had two home runs and four RBIs, Chris Sale pitched five solid innings for his major league-leading 13th win and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Sunday in the final game before the All-Star break.
 
Fans applaud San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease (84) as he exits during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Cease strikes out 11 and allows one hit in six innings as Padres beat Braves 4-0
Dylan Cease allowed one hit and struck out 11 in six dominant innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.
 
Colorado Rockies' Jake Cave, right, scores from first off a two-RBI double by Elehuris Montero as San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano waits for the throw during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 13, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Montero drives in 3 runs as the Rockies beat Padres 5-4 and extend winning streak to five games
Elehuris Montero had two hits and three RBIs to lead Colorado to an 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night and extend the Rockies’ winning streak to five games.
 
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish works against a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Darvish strikes out seven in seven dominant innings as Padres beat Dodgers 4-0
Yu Darvish gave up two hits in seven dominant innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
 
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani watches his groundout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Shohei Ohtani not in Dodgers’ starting lineup vs. Padres because of back tightness
Shohei Ohtani was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup against the San Diego Padres on Sunday because of back tightness that forced him to exit a game Saturday night.
 
Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez hits a grand slam during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, May 11, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Teoscar Hernández hits a grand slam and Paxton pitches 6 strong innings as Dodgers beat Padres 5-0
Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam, James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings to remain undefeated and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-0.
 
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish works against a Cincinnati Reds batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Darvish earns 1st win of season and Machado hits 3-run double as Padres defeat Reds 6-4
Yu Darvish earned his first win of the season, pitching five shutout innings after coming off the injured list, and Manny Machado hit a three-run double as the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 to halt a five-game slide.
 
Toronto Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho, left, celebrates with teammates Vladimir Guerrero Jr., center, and Bo Bichette, after hitting a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Daulton Varsho’s 3-run homer keys Blue Jays’ 5-2 win over Padres
Daulton Varsho hit a three-run homer and José Berríos pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Berríos allowed six hits, struck out six and lowered his ERA to 0.85.
 
Toronto Blue Jays' Justin Turner watches his RBI single during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Friday, April 19, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Justin Turner’s homer, RBI single highlight Blue Jays’ 5-1 win over the Padres
Justin Turner hit a solo homer and drove in another run with a single as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the fifth time in six games, beating the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night.
 
San Diego Padres' Luis Campusano, right, is congratulated by Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) after Campusano hit a three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, March 31, 2024, in San Diego. The Padres won 13-4. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Luis Campusano, Ha-Seong Kim hit 3-run homers, Padres rout Giants 13-4 for 4-game split
Luis Campusano and Ha-Seong Kim hit three-run homers, and the San Diego Padres routed the San Francisco Giants 13-4 for an opening four-game split.
 
San Diego Padres' Juan Soto throws his bat after striking out to end the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Padres drop to 0-12 in extra innings, matching 1969 Expos, with 5-2 loss to Cardinals
The Padres matched the expansion 1969 Montreal Expos as the only teams to go 0-12 in extra innings as the St. Louis Cardinals ended San Diego’s season-high, eight-game winning streak with a 5-2, 11-inning victory.
 
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo works against a San Diego Padres batter during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Soler slugs his 33rd HR, Luzardo works 6 strong innings as the Marlins blanked the Padres 3-0
Jesús Luzardo threw a two-hit shutout over six innings and Jorge Soler hit his 33rd homer of the season to lead the Florida Marlins to a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres in a matchup of National League wild-card hopefuls.
 
San Diego Padres' Ha-Seong Kim, front left, celebrates after hitting a grand slam during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)
Ha-Seong Kim’s grand slam leads Padres over Marlins 6-2
Ha-Seong Kim hit a grand slam and a double, stole third and scored twice to lead the struggling Padres to a critical 6-2 win against the Miami Marlins in a battle between two NL wild card hopefuls.
 
Arizona Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno tosses his bat after hitting a grand slam during the seventh inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, Aug 19, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Brandon Sloter)
Moreno hits a grand slam to help the Diamondbacks beat the Padres 8-1 for a doubleheader sweep
Gabriel Moreno hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres for a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.
 
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 2-run homer as San Diego Padres beat Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0
Fernando Tatis Jr. capped San Diego’s four-run eighth inning with a two-run homer, and the Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0. San Diego won for the third time in four games, improving to 3-2 on a 10-game homestand.
 
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell works against a New York Mets batter during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 8, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Blake Snell strikes out 11 in 6 shutout innings in the Padres’ 3-1 victory over the Mets
Blake Snell allowed only one hit and struck out 11 in six shutout innings, Matthew Batten hit a two-run shot for his first homer in the majors and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Met 3-1 on Saturday night.
 
Washington Nationals' Lane Thomas watches his solo home run against the San Diego Padres during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 24, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Candelario, Thomas homer in the Nationals’ 2-0 victory over the Padres
Jeimer Candelario and Lane Thomas homered, Josiah Gray pitched into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Saturday night. In the first inning, Candelario homered to right center.