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August 25, 2017 (Miami) - The Padres leave St. Louis on a high after winning the series against the Cardinals last night 4-3.  And what better place to party than in Miami?  But the Padres didn’t have time to party, though; they had a game against the Marlins tonight.  Travis Wood started against Adam Conley for the Marlins.

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Photo:  Luke Weaver stoned the Padres tonight; seven innings, three hits, no runs or earned runs, one walk and 10 strikeouts.  Via @Cardinals on Twitter

August 23, 2017 (St. Louis) - The Padres absolutely beat down the Cardinals last night.  Yangervis Solarte went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a two-run blast that sealed the 12-4 win.  They looked to replicate that tonight with Jhoulys Chacin on the mound against Luke Weaver for the Redbirds.

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Photo:  Gio Gonzalez, who nearly pitched a no-hitter a few weeks ago, had only one unearned run today and zeros the rest of the day.  Via @Nationals on Twitter

August 20, 2017 (San Diego) - Finally, the Padres got the upper hand over the Nationals last night, winning 3-1.  Today, they went for the split with Gio Gonzalez on the mound for the Nationals against Dinelson Lamet.

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Photo:  the Nationals stoned the Padres offensively and defensively.  Via @Nationals on Twitter

August 18, 2017 (San Diego) - Pitching was good for the Padres last night, but Ryan Zimmerman was too tough to beat and the Nats took game one on his eighth inning home run.  Luckily, there’s still three more games left, including tonight’s.  Matt Grace, starting in place of Max Scherzer, started on the hill for the Nationals against Luis Perdomo.

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Photo:  Wil Myers was acrobatic today; a single and a triple steal in the fourth gave the Padres the lead.  Via @Padres on Twitter

August 16, 2017 (San Diego) - The Padres pounded the Phillies with offense last night to take the series and today, they looked for the sweep.  Nick Pivetta started for the Phillies against Clayton Richard.

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Photo:  Austin Hedges and Cory Spangenberg did most of the work for the Padres tonight.  Via @Padres on Twitter

August 14, 2017 (San Diego) - We all kind of expected that Dodgers series to be a terrible series, but now the Padres are back in San Diego taking on a team they should more than a chance of sweeping:  the Phillies.  Jerad Eickhoff was Philadelphia’s starter in tonight’s game one against Travis Wood.

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Photo:  Hunter Renfroe knocked in the game-tying RBI in the third.  The Padres eventually took the lead...and eventually lost it.  Via @Padres on Twitter

August 12, 2017 (Los Angeles) - Last night was a great night for the Padres.  They won 4-3 against the NL West-leading Dodgers with home runs, perseverance and great defense.  They looked to duplicate that again tonight with Jhoulys Chacin on the mound against Hyun-Jin Ryu for the Dodgers.

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Photo:  Scooter Gennett's grand slam in the seventh kickstarted the Reds on the way to victory.  Via @Reds on Twitter

August 10, 2017 (Cincinnati) - Waking up to a baseball game is one of summer’s simple pleasures.  Until you remember that if the Padres lose this game, they’ll have forfeited the series to one of the worst teams in baseball, that is.  Dinelson Lamet started against Luis Castillo for the Reds.

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Photo:  Luis Perdomo keeps getting better; six innings, seven hits, four walks and seven strikeouts.  Via @Padres on Twitter

August 8, 2017 (Cincinnati) - The Reds shocked the Padres last night, but tonight, the Padres would hopefully rebound with Luis Perdomo on the mound against Sal Romano for the Reds.

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Photo:  Sean Rodriguez's walk-off home run in the 12th gave the Pirates a 5-4 win over the Padres.  Via @Pirates on Twitter

August 6, 2017 (Pittsburgh) - Whoever won today’s game won the series, so the Padres made sure to make good with Clayton Richard on the mound against Jameson Taillon for the Pirates.

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Photo:  The Padres held a 6-4 lead over the Pirates until the seventh, when Gregory Polanco unleashed a three-run homer to give the Buccos the lead.  Via @Pirates on Twitter

August 4, 2017 (Pittsburgh) - Yes, the Padres just faced the Bucs, but because the MLB said so, they're facing them again, this time in Pittsburgh.  Travis Wood started against Ivan Nova for the Pirates.

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Photo:  Austin Hedges' two-run homer sealed the win for the Friars against the Twins.  Via @Padres on Twitter

August 1, 2017 (San Diego) - After a successful homestand against the Pirates, the Padres kicked off August with interleague play as the Minnesota Twins came to town.  Jose Berrios started for the Twins against Jhoulys Chacin.

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Photo:  Another impressive outing for Dinelson Lamet; six innings, two hits, two runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.  Via @Padres on Twitter

July 29, 2017 (San Diego) - The Padres put in a lot of effort last night and are feeling pretty good about themselves (as they should) after a 3-2 come-from-behind win against the Pirates.  Now it was time for game two.  Ivan Nova started on the hill for Pittsburgh against Dinelson Lamet.

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Photo:  Jay Bruce's two-run homer in the seventh was the closest the Mets would get before the Padres prevailed 7-5.  Via @Mets on Twitter

July 27, 2017 (San Diego) - The Padres were what they needed to be last night, getting the win against the Mets with good offense and even better defense.  Now it was time for the series finale tonight.  Twenty-three-year-old rookie Chris Flexen started on the mound for the Mets against Luis Perdomo.

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Photo:  Allen Cordoba's two-run homer in the second gave the Padres the lead that they eventually lost.  Via @Padres on Twitter

July 25, 2017 (San Diego) - What’s different about this year’s Padres is that, instead of losing without making an effort, they actually are making an effort.  They’re still losing most of their games, but the scores are a lot closer.  Last night against the Mets, the final score was 5-3.  Believe it or not, the Padres are improving.  But they still looked for a win tonight against Seth Lugo, who was on the hill for the Mets against Kyle Lloyd.