August 12, 2021 (Phoenix) - The Padres leave that devastating loss against Miami in San Diego until next Thursday when they go home. For now, they took a weekend trip to Phoenix for four games against the Diamondbacks. Yu Darvish started tonight’s game one against Matt Peacock for the Dbacks.
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Photo: San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit speaks at the funeral for Dan Walters, a police officer and former San Diego Padres catcher. Image from Facebook
August 11, 2021 (San Diego) - It was important to Dan Walters not to be forgotten.
More than a year after his death, hundreds of police officers and friends assured that wouldn’t happen at a funeral postponed by COVID-19.
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August 11, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres eeked out a win last night in game two against the Marlins to take the series. Today they tried for the sweep. Sandy Alcantara started for the Marlins against Ryan Weathers.
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August 10, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres cruised to an 8-3 victory last night over the Marlins. They hoped to do the same tonight in game two. Braxton Garrett started for Miami against Craig Stammen.
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Photo: Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove pitched well tonight, going six innings and striking out eight and only giving up one earned run and one walk. Via @padres on Twitter
August 9, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres took the series from the Diamondbacks this weekend. They got to take a little break from the NL West for the next few days starting with a three-game series against the Marlins. Zach Thompson started tonight’s game one for the Fish against Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove.
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Photo: Blake Snell pitched a season-high-tying seven innings and struck out 13. Via @padres on Twitter
August 8, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres turned it around yesterday to win game two against the Dbacks. They looked for the series win today with Madison Bumgarner on the mound for Arizona against Blake Snell.
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Photo: Yu Darvish pitched a solid game today, going seven innings, striking out 12 and only allowing four hits and two earned runs and giving up no walks. Via @padres on Twitter
August 7, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres let a 5-0 lead get away from them last night. They tried again tonight. Taylor Widener started for Arizona against Yu Darvish.
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August 6, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres were back in action for the weekend and back to business against the NL West, hosting the Diamondbacks for the weekend. Caleb Smith started tonight’s game one for Arizona against Ryan Weathers.
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Photo: Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove pitched well today, going six innings, giving up only two hits, one earned run, three walks and striking out five. Via @padres on Twitter
August 4, 2021 (Oakland) - The Padres took game one in a big way yesterday and they looked to sweep the short two-game series with the As today with Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove on the mound against Frankie Montas for Oakland.
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August 3, 2021 (Oakland) - After a needed day off after a tough series with the Rockies, the Padres visited the Bay Area for two days to play another two-game series against the Athletics. Blake Snell started tonight’s game one against Sean Manaea for Oakland.
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Photo: Ha-Seong Kim hit a double and a home run today. Via @padres on Twitter
August 1, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres kick off August on a two-game losing streak. They had the opportunity to split against the Rockies today with Austin Gomber on the mound for Colorado against Reiss Knehr.
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July 31, 2021 (San Diego) - All of the Padres except for Manny Machado had a lackluster game yesterday. They tried again today with German Marquez on the mound for Colorado against Yu Darvish.
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Photo: Manny Machado's two two-run homers weren't enough tonight. Via @padres on Twitter
July 30, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres got an easy 3-0 win last night over the Rockies, so they tried to do the same thing tonight. Jon Gray started for Colorado against Ryan Weathers.
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Photo: Jake Cronenworth's two-run homer solidified the win for the Padres. Via @padres on Twitter
July 29, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres got a nice little two-day vacation from the National League, but now it was back to business. The Rockies came to town again for the weekend. Kyle Freeland started tonight’s game one for the Rockies against Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove.
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July 28, 2021 (San Diego) - The Padres rebounded nicely to take game one against the As last night. They looked to sweep the series today with Sean Manaea on the mound for Oakland against Blake Snell.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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