14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (821+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Wheee! And Whew! The Padres won their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, jumping to their biggest lead in the playoff race since May. Their 6-4 victory over the Giants, which moved the Padres 2½ games ahead of the Diamondbacks in…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago   (644+ words) How big a deal was Pierce The Veil’s triumphant homecoming concert at Petco Park Saturday night? You may want to take notes. Pierce The Veil will be only second San Diego band to headline a Petco Park concert “This is…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago   (455+ words) Nick Pivetta won’t have to deal with Rafael Devers in his second start off the injured list. The Giants placed their white-hot slugger on the 60-day injured list with a core muscle injury before Sunday’s 4:20 p.m. first pitch (Peacock…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1864+ words) Good morning from San Francisco, It starts with talent. All the desire and resilience in the world doesn’t matter over the long haul without talent. The Padres’ latest comeback victory and latest one-run victory provided a living illustration. The Giants…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (288+ words) Perhaps Miguel Andujar is nearing a return from the injured list. Andujar doubled twice in a three-hit game while playing left field in his fourth rehab game in Triple-A El Paso’s 4-1 win on Saturday at Tacoma. Andujar is 5-for-16 with…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (860+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Michael King put in a strong seven. The offense did too. This was going to be one of the rare games that Adrian Morejón and/or Mason Miller were going to get to rest. Nope. That is not…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (867+ words) Michael King loves baseball and fun as much as the newest blond in the clubhouse, but he’s not quite on the same page as Manny Machado, who said Tuesday night that he “wouldn’t be opposed” to the final wild-card spot…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (106+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune It was an incredible night of Latin jazz led by Irving Flores on Sept. 3 at the Del Mar Civic Center to kick off the 27th season of the Del Mar Foundation’s First Thursdays series which is produced by…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (757+ words) The Padres acquired Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline with hopes that the right-handed starting pitcher would help their playoff push. An Alabama native, Mize and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter, last October....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1930+ words) Once more, the Padres have risen. How could anyone be surprised? Well, there was the most recent road trip, in which they had horrible luck and played horribly. That made it tempting to think that they were fading for good....