The San Diego Padres fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a brutal ninth-inning collapse Saturday night. But, while a brutal loss, another issue took precedence for the Padres. Sliding into second base, Jackson Merrill appeared to have suffered an injury, and after the game, Padres manager Mike Shildt provided an update.

The San Diego Padres were down, 2-0, in the ninth inning and rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, in another 10-inning thriller. San Diego improved to

Padres’ offense comes alive in loss; Yu Darvish appears on track to join rotation some time in July; Gavin Sheets homers, doubles and singles

This scenario has played out multiple times in key situations over the season. The team started the season with 40-year-old Yuli Gurriel as their right-handed pinch hitter and now have Luis Campusano filling that spot. Except Campusano is the invisible man.

The San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, in Sundays rubber match as they improved to 33-24 on the year. Ahead of the contest, the Friars made a m

Tatis and Machado pulled off a double steal to put runners on second and third, but Rodríguez cooly struck out Jackson Merrill swinging and got Sheets to hit into a game-ending pop out. In putting out the fire, Rodríguez earned the first save of his career and lowered his ERA to 0.66, further bolstering his case for an All-Star selection.

The San Diego Padres are considered buyers as they are currently in a Wild Card spot and two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Padres need a bat. This trade season, that’s the bare minimum. They could use more starting-pitching depth. They could use another reliever. They could use a catcher. But they need a bat. (At least one.

The roster swap will see a relatively new swingman replace a relatively old one on the Dodgers' pitching staff.

The San Diego Padres were the hottest team in baseball in April. The month of May didn't treat them quite as well, and the team can't afford to slip anymore in a division that boasts the Los Angeles Dodgers,