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Ivan Herrera of the Cardinals stealing second against the Padres
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Padres Avoid Sweep against Cardinals

Padres 6, Cardinals 1 The St. Louis Cardinals could not complete the series sweep Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium, falling 6-1 to the San Diego Padres in the series finale. Kyle Leahy struck out seven over six innings but took the loss. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill each drove in two runs to pace […]

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Samad Taylor of the Padres stealing a base against the Cardinals
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Cardinals Edge Padres

Cardinals 3, Padres 2 The St. Louis Cardinals edged the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium to clinch the series with a game to spare. Andre Pallante turned in seven strong innings without issuing a walk, and the relief corps made a one-run lead stand up. JJ Wetherholt reached base four […]

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Dustin May of the Cardinals gets the water bucket dumped on him in celebration of his complete-game, one-hit, shutout victory over the Padres.
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May Tosses One-Hitter as Cardinals Blank Padres

Cardinals 3, Padres 0 The St. Louis Cardinals received a masterpiece from Dustin May on Monday night at Busch Stadium. May carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and ultimately spun a complete-game one-hitter, striking out nine as the Cardinals shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0. Jimmy Crooks delivered a two-run double and […]

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Athletics catcher Jonah Heim tagging out the diving Ty France of the Padres
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Athletics Top Padres, Widen Division Lead

Athletics 5, Padres 2 One day after hitting without scoring, the Athletics managed to do both, cracking 10 hits en route to a 5–2 win over the host San Diego Padres Sunday afternoon at Petco Park. Carlos Cortes led off the game with a home run, giving the Athletics a lead they never relinquished. It […]

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Athletics manager Mark Kotsay in a discussion with umpire Laz Diaz during his team's loss to the Padres
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Opportunities Slip Away as Athletics Fall to Padres

Padres 2, Athletics 0 Saturday night at Petco Park in San Diego, one team scored without hitting, and the other team hit without scoring. In a strange game, the San Diego Padres eked out a 2–0 win over the Athletics thanks to a series of walks, a fatefully-timed hit batsman, and a groundout with first […]

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The Padres Starting Rotation At a Glance
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The Padres Starting Rotation at a Glance

The San Diego Padres head back home, following a series sweep against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. They return to Petco Park to face division rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Both clubs spent hang time in first place, but right now it seems like a chance to make some strides to hold it. Right […]

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Rangers Walk It Off against Diamondbacks

Rangers 6, Diamondbacks 5 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 13) — The Texas Rangers turned a heartbreaker into a celebration as they beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6–5, Wednesday night in front of a crowd of 26,049. Danny Jansen gave his team a walk-off single and their second consecutive series win on a beautiful night in Arlington with the […]

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Rangers Put Up Seven Spot to Beat Diamondbacks

Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (May 12) — Joc Pederson and Ezequiel Duran led the Texas Rangers to a 7–4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks with one homer apiece Tuesday night. It was a nice change of pace for the Rangers as they failed to push across a run in Monday’s 1–0 loss in […]

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