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It’s safe to say that Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has won the battle against San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto. Prior to the game on Tuesday, Soto actually warned Ohtani that the Angels pitcher is going to have “trouble” pitching against him. The Padres outfielder even went as far as to saying that […]

The San Diego Padres placed SP Michael Wacha on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation, the team announced. The move is retroactive to July 2. San Diego also designated DH Nelson Cruz for assignment and optioned RHP Domingo Tapia. In terms of active roster additions, the Padres called LHP José Castillo, RHP Matt Waldron, […]

Nelson Cruz’s time with the San Diego Padres lasted just more than a half-season. In a surprising move, the Padres have designated Cruz for assignment. The Padres signed Nelson Cruz to a one-year, $1 million contract for the 2023 MLB season. The DH played 49 of San Diego’s 85 games. Cruz hit .245/.283/.399 with five […]

The 2023 MLB All-Star Game is just a week away. Plenty of the biggest names in baseball will be at the festivities in Seattle, including San Diego Padres stars Juan Soto and Josh Hader. But Fernando Tatis Jr. was not given an invite, missing out on the All-Star game despite remaining one of the best […]

When Shohei Ohtani first came to the MLB, the San Diego Padres were one of the early teams to show interest. While Ohtani has gone on to become a star with the Los Angeles Angels, San Diego hasn’t taken their eyes off of him. If given the opportunity, the Padres have even considered trading major […]

The Los Angeles Angels square off with the San Diego Padres for the second game of a three game set. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out an Angels-Padres prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. Game one of this series was owned by the Padres the […]

San Diego Padres star Juan Soto spoke out about his teammate being snubbed from the 2023 MLB All-Star game. Fernando Tatis Jr. was left off the roster despite an impressive 16 homers in just over two months of total action. “He’s an All-Star, everybody knows he’s an All-Star. He’s a great player, and I think […]

Shohei Ohtani continues to be the talk of the baseball universe. The San Diego Padres will finally get to see the Los Angeles Angels unicorn in action this season when Juan Soto and company face off against him to in a three-game series at Petco Park Monday night. Speaking of Soto, the Padres star outfielder […]

We’re but a week away from the 2023 MLB All-Star game in Seattle, and with every year comes a list of players who will be argued for their appearance to be at the annual game. One of those players is Fernando Tatis Jr. The San Diego Padres’ outfielder is one of the biggest snubs of […]

The Los Angeles Angels will head down the interstate-5 freeway for a showdown with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. We are in sunny San Diego, sharing MLB odds series, making an Angels-Padres prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Angels salvaged a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks and avoided […]

The San Diego Padres haven’t been performing up to par so far in the 2023 MLB regular season. Despite a roster loaded with elite players, especially on offense, the Padres are way under .500 with just under two weeks remaining before the end of their schedule in the first half. Could their struggles translate into […]

The MLB trade deadline is less than a month away, which means teams across the big leagues can start asking themselves if they want to be buyers or traders by the time the calendar flips to August. In any case, the San Diego Padres will be among the top teams to watch out for in […]

The San Diego Padres travel to play the Cincinnati Reds as they start their weekend series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Reds prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Padres come into the game reeling. They have now lost five straight games, including being swept by the Pirates. In the final game […]

The Pittsbugh Pirates and San Diego Padres are currently in the middle of their series finale, with the Pirates looking to pick up a sweep over the Padres. However, there was concern over whether or not the game would be played earlier in the day due to the poor air quality currently plaguing Pittsburgh. While […]

The San Diego Padres look to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Pirates prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Not a lot has gone right for the Padres in this series. In the first game, Yu Darvish was a late scratch due to […]

The San Diego Padres look to bounce back today after a game-one loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Pirates prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Padres lost two of three to the Nationals over the weekend and were set for the bounce back with Yu Darvish on […]

The San Diego Padres just have not been able to catch a break, and they are coming off back-to-back losses to the lowly Washington Nationals. Now, as the Padrres gear up for a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Yu Darvish has been scratched from Tuesday’s start due to an illness, per Kevin Acee of The […]

The San Diego Padres had no shortage of hype surrounding them heading into 2023, especially after knocking off the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2022 playoffs and just falling short of a World Series appearance. But, this season has been a completely different story, despite a ridiculously talented roster that now has Xander Bogaerts as […]

The San Diego Padres travel to the Steel City to play the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Pirates prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Padres lost two of three to the Nationals over the weekend. After two straight games of scoring ten or more runs, the Padres managed just […]

The San Diego Padres scored 23 runs in two games coming into the weekend, but then they scored just three runs in two days and lost two games to the Washington Nationals. After losing the series to the last-place team in the National League East, tensions have begun to boil over, including some interesting comments […]

MacKenzie Gore was in the midst of a solid rookie season when the San Diego Padres traded him to the Washington Nationals. Almost a year later, he returned to Petco Park and dominated his former team with a historic start. In the Nationals’ 8-3 win over the Padres, Gore struck out the first six batters […]

The San Diego Padres were expected to be a serious World Series title contender before the 2023 MLB season. But it’s hard to tell that was the case based on where Fernando Tatis Jr. and company are at the moment — second to last in the National League West division. Their frustration grew bigger Sunday […]

The Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres are set to square off in a rubber match Sunday Afternoon. This will also be the time these two teams meet in the regular season. With that said, check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Nationals-Padres prediction and pick while we let you know […]

The San Diego Padres host the Washington Nationals for Game 2 of the 3-game series at Petco Park. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-Padres prediction and pick. The Nationals come in at (28-47) which places them last in the National League. They have lost eight of their last 10 games […]

Knuckleball pitchers are increasingly rare in today’s modern MLB. In fact, to this point in the season a knuckleballer hasn’t made a single appearance at the MLB level. However, the San Diego Padres are prepared to break the trend and reintroduce the tricky pitch back to the major leagues. San Diego is calling up RHP […]

The Washington Nationals take on the San Diego Padres. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nationals Padres. The Washington Nationals have had a long week, and not just in terms of results. They lost three of their last four games, but their week has been […]

Catcher interference has been a major subject of discussion over the past week. There have been multiple plays at the plate where a runner has been called safe because the catcher apparently didn’t give them a lane to slide. However, the calls have caused confusion and frustration for the teams they went against. This happened […]

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin, who was ejected for arguing a catcher’s violation call on Gary Sanchez in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants, was not pleased with the umpires after the game. Speaking to reporters after the contest, Melvin called it “one of the worst calls I’ve seen […]

The San Francisco Giants are going for the series sweep as they host the San Diego Padres Thursday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we give out a Padres-Giants prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Padres are struggling to score in this […]

The San Diego Padres (35-38) visit the San Francisco Giants (41-32) for the third of their four-game series. First pitch commences Wednesday at 9:45 p.m. ET. San Francisco took the first two games of this series to even the season series at 2-2. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Giants prediction, pick, and […]

Fernando Tatis Jr. is having an excellent individual season for the San Diego Padres. After missing the entire 2022 MLB season due to an injury and suspension in relation to performance-enhancing drugs, Tatis is making the most out of his time back on the Padres roster and is sniffing another All-Star appearance. However, Fernando Tatis […]

For the most part, everything seems to be going right for the Cincinnati Reds at the moment. They are in the midst of an impressive winning streak, Joey Votto is back from injury, and top prospect Elly De La Cruz looks like a future star. On Tuesday, however, the Reds designated former San Diego Padres […]

The San Diego Padres take on the San Francisco Giants in the second game of a four game series Tuesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Giants prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Game one of this series was the Mike Yastrzemski […]

Juan Soto is hoping for a big payday in MLB free agency or with a potential contract extension with the San Diego Padres. However, MLB Hall of Famer David Ortiz believes Soto should have taken a 15-year, $440 contract offer from the Washington Nationals prior to getting traded last year, per Hector Gomez, translated to […]

The San Diego Padres remained 7.5 games out of first place as of Monday. The team has made progress lately, winning four of its last six contests heading into their contest with the San Francisco Giants. The team signed former Detroit Tigers All-Star Jose Iglesias to a minor-league deal last month, hoping for added help […]

The San Diego Padres (35-36) visit the San Francisco Giants (39-32) for the first of a four-game series. First pitch commences Monday at 9:45 p.m. ET. San Diego owns a 2-0 advantage in the season series thanks to their wins in Mexico City earlier this year. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a […]

The San Diego Padres have been a disappointment, but the last few weeks have been encouraging on all accounts. More specifically, Fernando Tatis Jr. has returned to form and once again become one of the best players in the game. With Tatis making the transition to the outfield, he has now made quite a few […]

We’re back with a prediction and pick for the MLB‘s slate of Father’s Day games. We’ll see an Interleague matchup between The Tampa Bay Rays (51-23) and the San Diego Padres (34-36) as they’re set for the rubber-match of their three-game series.  Check out our MLB odds series for our Rays-Padres prediction and pick. The […]

The San Diego Padres defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Saturday. Blake Snell led the way with zero runs given up in six innings. He also set an MLB strikeout record held only by three other players. Snell struck out 12 on the day. He joined Fernando Tatis, Jr. as recent Padres record-setters. The […]