San Diego Padres News

With the St. Louis Cardinals leading the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the sixth inning, manager Mike Matheny had seen enough of Shelby Miller.

May 7, 2013; San Diego, CA, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Matt Diaz reacts after a called strike three by home plate umpire Jordan Baker during the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

May 7, 2013; San Diego, CA, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Alex Sanabia talks with catcher Miguel Olivo during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

It was not to be. Huston Street had already Chekov'd another save by the time the 2 hour and 12 minute movie was over.

Jason Marquis leads the team in wins and innings, but when looking at some of his 2013 advanced statistics there is a conflict brewing as to whether he's been an asset to the Padres or a detriment.

The St. Louis Cardinals have been road warriors so far this season, and they'll look to continue that trend on Monday as they visit Petco Park to open a three-game set with the San Diego Padres.

After losing to Stephen Strasburg on Thursday night and then blowing an extra-inning game Friday night, the San Diego Padres righted themselves rather nicely against the defending NL East champion Washington Nationals.

San Diego Padres' Everth Cabrera make the tag on this steal attempt by Washington Nationals' Tyler Moore for the second out of the 9th inning in the Padres 2-1 win on Saturday.

After undergoing what was termed "minor surgery" to clean up loose bodies and bone spurs in his right elbow, Sergio Santos has been transferred from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list, creating an open spot on the 40-man roster in order for the Blue Jays to claim right-handed pitcher Thad Weber off waivers from the San DIego Padres .

The San Diego Padres have activated outfielder Carlos Quentin from paternity leave and optioned right-hander Brad Brach to Triple-A Tucson.

The Washington Nationals had runners on second and third with one out in the third inning when Denard Span hit a hard comebacker that ricocheted off San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Stults' lower left leg to first baseman Yonder Alonso .

The pinch hitter slammed a game-winning home run in the 10th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Known as "Johnny Football," it turns out Manziel's original love was baseball, and he grew up thinking he'd wind up playing in the Majors.

Here's a J.J. Hardy pic. Hopefully he improves those career numbers againt the Rays.

Just about everything worked out perfectly for Gio Gonzalez in his last outing except the most important thing -- earning the victory.

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg works against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer to back the longest outing of Stephen Strasburg's young career, as the Washington Nationals took down the San Diego Padres, 6-2, in the opener of a four-game series.

Alexi Amarista, one of the smallest everyday players in the major leagues at 5-foot-8, 152 pounds, mashed an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right-center field for a home run Sunday at Tropicana Field in St.

Alexi Amarista doubled twice and added a two-run homer and Everth Cabrera had four hits with an RBI, as the San Diego Padres bested the Baltimore Orioles, 8-4, to complete a two-game interleague sweep at Camden Yards.

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Freddy Garcia walks off the field after being relieved in the fourth inning of an interleague baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Baltimore, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.