July 27, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres are back home and as much as they love the National League, they were ready to take a break from it for two days and welcome the Athletics for a short two-game series. James Kaprielian started tonight’s game one for Oakland against Chris Paddack.
July 25, 2021 (Miami) - Yesterday was an incredibly frustrating day for the Padres; the umps were not on their side and the Marlins ruined their chances of a sweep. But they still had a chance to take the series today with Yu Darvish on the mound against John Curtiss for Miami.
Photo: Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 30th home run of the season today. Via @padres on Twitter
July 24, 2021 (Miami) - The Padres have been enjoying their time in Miami, taking two games from the Marlins so far. They looked to take the series tonight with Ryan Weathers on the mound against Braxton Garrett for the Marlins.
Photo: Miami native Manny Machado via @padres on Twitter
July 23, 2021 (Miami) - The Padres FINALLY got to play baseball yesterday and they won! Now it was time for game two. Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove started against Zach Thompson for Miami.
July 22, 2021 (Miami) - The Padres couldn’t play a lot in Atlanta due to rain (cue Californians asking “what’s rain?”). Hopefully a weekend in sunny Miami would do the trick and allow them to play baseball. Blake Snell started against Jordan Holloway for Miami.
July 21, 2021 (Atlanta) - The Padres and Braves finally got to start their series yesterday and the Braves coasted to an easy 2-1 win. Today the two teams played a split doubleheader. Chris Paddack started in game one of the doubleheader against Kyle Muller for the Braves.
July 20, 2021 (Atlanta) - The Padres’ euphoria at 24 runs in Washington was cut short by a shooting on Saturday night, so they were grateful to get out of Washington and head south to Atlanta. Yesterday’s game was postponed by rain, so Yu Darvish started tonight’s game one against Touki Toussaint for the Braves.
Photo: Jurickson Profar tied the game in the seventh inning of game two with a solo homer. Photo via @padres on Twitter
July 18, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) - We don’t think anything can top Friday night’s win, not even for the rest of the season. But if we know our Padres, they keep trying to set records, so they tried again last night. Blake Snell started against ex-Diamondback Patrick Corbin for the Nats.
Photo: Jake Cronenworth hit for the third cycle in Padres history tonight. Via @padres on Twitter
July 16, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) - The Padres are back in action today for the second half of the season and they’re in our nation’s capital for the weekend for three games with the Nationals. Chris Paddack started tonight’s game one against Erick Fedde for the Nationals. And what happened next was unbelievable.
Photo: Matt Rudick was drafted in the 13th round, 382nd overall to the Giants. Courtesy goaztecs.com
July 13, 2021 (Denver) - Yesterday, the Padres spent their day recruiting mostly second basemen and pitchers, with one catcher and a few outfielders in the mix. Click the cut to see who they picked in the final day of the 2021 Draft and, as always, be on the lookout for any East County high school or San Diego State/East County college kids going pro. Remember that this year’s draft is shorter; instead of the usual 40 rounds, we’re only doing 20.
Photo: Dayton Dooney, the Poway High alum who was drafted 169th overall by the Royals. Via vaquerosports.com
July 12, 2021 (Denver) - Yesterday, the Padres took only one player on day one of the draft: shortstop Jackson Merrill from Severna Park, Maryland. Click the cut to see who they picked today in rounds 2-10 and the Competitive Balance round and, as always, be on the lookout for any East County high school or San Diego State/East County college kids going pro.
July 11, 2021 (Denver) - ECM Sports took last year's draft off, but this year, we’re back with more coverage of new, young future Padres. The Padres only had one pick today, so click the cut to see who it is and be on the lookout for any East County high school or San Diego State/East County college kids going pro.
July 11, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres had a lackluster game last night, but today they were ready to try and take the last series before the All-Star break today. Jon Gray started for Colorado against Ryan Weathers.
July 10, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres got a nice, easy, non-dramatic win last night. Tonight, they looked to take the series. German Marquez started for Colorado against Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove.
July 9, 2021 (San Diego) - Despite last night’s tremendous win, the Padres were pretty grateful to leave the NL East behind for a while and go back to the NL West before the All-Star break. The Rockies came to town for the weekend. Kyle Freeland started tonight’s game one for Colorado against Reiss Knehr in his first major league start.
Photo: have you ever seen a pitcher hit a grand slam? Daniel Camarena did tonight. Via @padres on Twitter
July 8, 2021 (San Diego) - Last night was….well, it was a thing. But tonight, the Padres tried to split the series with the Nationals. Max Scherzer started for Washington against Yu Darvish.
July 7, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres fought back for a great win last night. Now they tried to take another tonight. Patrick Corbin started for the Nationals against Chris Paddack.
Photo: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s homer wasn't enough for a win. Via @padres on Twitter
July 5, 2021 (San Diego) - After two dismal series in Cincinnati and Philly, the Padres greet another NL East foe tonight in the Nationals for four games at home at Petco. Jon Lester started against Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove.
Photo: Manny Machado hit two home runs today. Via @padres on Twitter
July 4, 2021 (Philadelphia) - The Padres were not having a happy Fourth of July weekend; they came into today’s game having lost three straight. So today’s game was just a fun game on our nation’s birthday to see if they could win. Blake Snell, fresh off being reinstated from the IL, started against Vince Velasquez for the Phillies.
Photo: Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the first to give the Padres a short-lived lead. Via @padres on Twitter
July 3, 2021 (Philadelphia) - The Padres were walked off last night in the 10th on Brad Miller’s double. They tried again today on Fourth of July Eve with Yu Darvish on the mound against Zach Eflin for the Phillies.
July 2, 2021 (Philadelphia) - With a series win against the Reds under their belt, the Padres traveled further east to Philadelphia to face the Phillies in a very fitting setting for the Fourth of July weekend. Chris Paddack started today’s game one against Zack Wheeler for the Phillies.
Photo: Jurickson Profar put the Padres on the board to no avail today. Via @padres on Twitter
July 2, 2021 (Cincinnati) - The Padres opened July coming off of an epic Trent Grisham grand slam that gave them the series. They looked to complete the sweep tonight with Ryan Weathers on the mound against Luis Castillo for the Reds.
Photo: Trent Grisham's grand slam in the fifth gave the Padres the series win. Via @padres on Twitter
June 30, 2021 (Cincinnati) - The Padres barely scratched out a win last night. It was on to game two and a series win tonight. Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove started against Vladimir Gutierrez for Cincinnati.
June 29, 2021 (Cincinnati) - The Padres were back in action today, starting their tour of the East coast in Cincinnati. There was a last minute pitching change due to Blake Snell being out with an illness and Craig Stammen started today’s game one against Tony Santillan for the Reds.
June 27, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres suffered their worst loss of the season last night, getting creamed 10-1. They tried to recover and take the series today with Zac Gallen on the mound for Arizona against Yu Darvish.
June 26, 2021 (San Diego) - Fernando Tatis Jr. had a phenomenal night last night, hitting three homers. But the Padres still had two more games to go against the Dbacks. Merrill Kelly started tonight’s game one for Arizona against Dinelson Lamet.
Photo: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s three home runs led the Padres to a win. Via @padres on Twitter
June 25, 2021 (San Diego) - After sweeping the Dodgers, the Padres welcomed more NL West action for the weekend in the form of the Diamondbacks. Corbin Martin started tonight’s game one for Arizona against Chris Paddack.
Photo: Victor Caratini gave the Padres two go-aheads tonight. Via @padres on Twitter
June 23, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padress held off the Dodgers last night. They looked to complete the sweep tonight against Trevor Bauer for L.A. against Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Msugrove.
June 22, 2021 (San Diego) - Last night was a memorable night for Yu Darvish as he became the first pitcher in MLB history to reach 1,500 strikeouts in under 200 games. And the Padres got the win on top of it. They tried to take the series tonight against Clayton Kershaw on the mound for L.A. against Blake Snell.
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