Cease’s name has come up in trade rumors, largely because he’s in his final year under contract and is making nearly $14 ...

The Padres have gone back and forth with NL West rival Arizona Diamondbacks for the top wildcard spot as of late. The Padres, with an 84-65 record, have a 1.5 lead over the Diamondbacks, who hold ...

Padres pull off season’s first extra-innings win, stay alive (barely) in playoff chase With their 5-2 victory over the Giants in 10 innings Wednesday night, the Padres avoided dubious history ...

Why it matters: The Padres reached the midseason break in second place in the NL West and with a tenuous grasp on the ...

Padres' playoff hopes are slim, but not none, ... So in that wild-card chase, the Padres at this juncture are in pursuit of the Giants, Reds, Cubs, and Marlins.

Right-hander Yu Darvish (13-7, 3.31 ERA) is scheduled to start the series opener Tuesday for the Padres. He's won his past three starts after losing his previous three. Darvish is 6-4 with a 4.19 ...

Good morning from St. Louis, That was not a good game. You can read in my game story (here) about how the Padres messed up in almost every way in last night’s 3-0 loss to the Cardinals. Only one of ...

SAN DIEGO — The Padres received good news Thursday night. Their series finale against the Dodgers was not yet 40 minutes old. Soon, two jumbo-size video boards were beaming in highlights from a ...

That is because the Mets would get that playoff berth by virtue of having won five of seven games against the Padres this season. The Padres went 4-3 against the Braves.

The last time the Cardinals won consecutive games before Friday night, it was June 29 and St. Louis sat a season-best nine ...

MLB PLAYOFF PICTURE: Wild-card races going down to wire The Padres took a 2-1 lead a half-inning later. Rookie Jackson Merrill singled with one out and Cronenworth hit a two-out home run to right ...