By Liz Alper

Photo:  Jon Jay had the only run of the game for the Padres, a solo homer in the fifth.  Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 24, 2016 (San Francisco) - The Padres have suffered two heartbreaking games in a row.  Tonight they decided to change that.  The recently called up Andrew Cashner started on the hill for San Diego against Jeff Samardzija for San Francisco.

By Liz Alper

Photo:  fallen Navy SEAL Charles H. Keating ‘s family participates in a moment of silence before the game on Military Appreciation Sunday.  Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 22, 2016 (San Diego) - The Padres looked for the sweep in game three of the series against the Dodgers.  Kenta Maeda started on the hill for LA against Colin Rea for San Diego.

By Liz Alper

Photo: Youtube screenshot

May 21, 2016 (San Diego) - FOX's new show, "Pitch," a fictional story about the first female major league baseball player, will be coming to San Diego in the fall.

By Liz Alper

Photo courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 19, 2016 (San Diego) - The Padres looked to avoid the sweep in tonight’s game three against the Giants.  James Shields started for the Padres against Jeff Samardzija for San Francisco.

By Liz Alper

Photo courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 17, 2016 (San Diego) - The Padres returned home to start a three-game homestand against the NL West rival San Francisco Giants.  Madison Bumgarner started for the Giants against Colin Rea, so that pretty much gives you an idea of how this game was going to go.

By Liz Alper

Photo:  Luis Perdomo warms for his first major league start. Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 14, 2016 (Milwaukee) - After a fluke game last night, the Padres looked to rebound with Luis Perdomo making his first major league start against Wily Peralta for the Brewers.

By Liz Alper

Photo:  Melvin Upton Jr., the hero of the game, gets high-fives from his teammates after his solo home run in the ninth.  Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 12, 2016 (Milwaukee) - After a great series against the Cubs, the Padres traveled to Miller Park in Milwaukee to start a four-game weekend series against the struggling Brewers.  James Shields got the start for San Diego against Jimmy Nelson for the Brewers.

By Liz Alper

Photo:  a Padres fan wears a Colin Rea jersey outside of historic Wrigley Field in Chicago.  Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 11, 2016 (Chicago) - The Pads and Cubs woke up bright and early to play game one of today’s doubleheader.  Colin Rea took the mound for San Diego and Kyle Hendricks for the Cubs.

By Liz Alper

Photo courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 8, 2016 (San Diego) - Today went pretty much the same way as last night went for the Padres, only more painful. On Mother’s Day, of all days.  Andrew Cashner squared off against Matt Harvey for the Mets.

By Liz Alper

Photo courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 6, 2016 (San Diego) - Game two of Mets-Padres had a better pitching matchup:  Noah Syndergaard for New York against Drew Pomeranz for San Diego.

By Liz Alper

Photo: fans enjoy day baseball.  Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

May 4, 2016 (San Diego) - Cesar Vargas started for San Diego and Tyler Chatwood for Colorado in the matinee series finale between the Padres and Rockies. The score stayed at zero for five innings until Tony Wolters scored in the fifth to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead.

In the ninth, D.J. LeMahieu finished the job with a sacrifice bunt to score Mark Reynolds and make the score 2-0 Rockies. That would be the final score as the Padres once again fail to get the sweep.

100 Things Padres Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, by Kirk Kenney (Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2016, 269 pages).

By Dennis Moore

May 3, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) - Baseball has been called “America’s Pastime,” and for those who have played or enjoyed watching the game as I have, they will absolutely fall in love with the book by Kirk Kenney; 100 Things Padres Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. With a foreword by former San Diego Padres’ pitcher Randy Jones, this book resurrected many of my childhood memories and dreams about actually playing in the Major Leagues.

By Liz Alper

Photo:  bird’s eye view.  Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

 

May 1, 2016 (Los Angeles) - The Padres were looking for the sweep of the LA Dodgers in the series finale in Tinseltown.  Drew Pomeranz took the mound for San Diego and Clayton Kershaw for LA.

By Liz Alper

Photo courtesy @Padres on Twitter

April 29, 2016 (Los Angeles) - The Padres started a three game series against the Dodgers tonight, hoping for a better result than their opening series, in which they were swept and did not score any runs.

By Liz Alper

Photo:  Padres line up for the anthem.  Courtesy @Padres on Twitter

 

April 27, 2016 (San Francisco) - The song says that if you go to San Francisco, remember to wear a flower in your hair.  The Padres replaced their flowers with black wreaths.