Rockies sign reliever Pierce Johnson to $5M, 1-year deal
December 14, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies added right-hander Pierce Johnson to their bullpen as they signed the Denver native to a $5 million, one-year contract.
Johnson spent the last three seasons with the San Diego Padres.
Padres beat Dodgers 4-3 in 10 to reduce magic number to 4
September 28, 2022 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Alfaro is used to being in position to walk off games. Just not with a walk-off walk.
Alfaro drew a bases-loaded free pass from Craig Kimbrel with two outs in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night to reduce their magic number for clinching a wild-card berth to four.
Twin win: Rogers gets save, brother loss as Pads top Giants
April 12, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Taylor Rogers struggled to find the right words through all his emotions after he and twin brother Tyler pitched in the same major league game wearing opposing uniforms, each part of the boxscore for a moment they had envisioned for so long.
Voit traded by Yanks to Padres for minor league pitcher
March 18, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Luke Voit had a feeling his time with the Yankees was coming to an end once New York brought back Anthony Rizzo.
“Knew something was going to happen over the last day or two,” Voit said Friday after he was traded to the San Diego Padres for 20-year-old right-hander Justin Lange, the 34th overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft.
Braves to face Phils after wild 9th in beating Padres 4-3
September 27, 2021 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — Will Smith struck out the side around three walks in the ninth inning to finish the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday that opened a 2 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia heading into their NL East showdown.
Snell pulled after 7 no-hit innings, Padres beat D-backs 3-0
September 1, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Blake Snell blew through seven no-hit innings, making things tough on the Arizona batters — and his own manager.
San Diego skipper Jayce Tingler pulled Snell after 107 pitches with a no-hitter in progress, and the Diamondbacks broke up the bid in the eighth Tuesday night in the Padres' 3-0 victory.
Snell pulled, San Diego’s no-hit bid ends in 8th vs D-backs
September 1, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The San Diego Padres had their no-hit bid broken up in the eighth inning on Tuesday night when Arizona's David Peralta had a bloop single fall into shallow left field.
Left-hander Blake Snell pitched the first seven innings and was dominant, but needed 107 pitches to get through the Diamondbacks lineup.
Pollock, Urías lead Dodgers past slumping Padres 5-2
August 25, 2021 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — AJ Pollock hit a two-run single and robbed Manny Machado of a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the sinking San Diego Padres 5-2 on Tuesday night in a series opener between NL West rivals headed in opposite directions.
Nola go-ahead hit in 7th, Padres hand Miami 5th loss in row
August 11, 2021 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin Nola hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, lifting the San Diego Padres over Miami 6-5 Tuesday night and sending the Marlins to their fifth straight loss.
Padres score on wild pitch to beat Rockies 2-1 in 10 innings
May 19, 2021 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Mateo scored from third base on Daniel Bard's wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.