After allowing seven runs in 3 2/3 innings in his last start, San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove mused about his rough outing. “All the guys they said were cold didn’t seem cold tonight,” he said. Musgrove gets another chance to keep ice hotter bats on Wednesday afternoon when San Diego tries for a series win in its homestand finale against the Cincinnati Reds. The start of the 2024 season has not been what Musgrove
For Nick Martinez, it’s a homecoming game. The former San Diego Padre is now pitching for the Cincinnati Reds. The right-hander will return to Petco Park on Tuesday night for the middle contest of the teams’ three-game series. “I absolutely loved my time here,” Martinez said of pitching for the Padres in 2022 and 2023. “It was a really cool chapter in my career. We went on some fun rides. I love the city. I
Saturday night’s matchup between the visiting Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres is likely to be a classic pitchers’ duel, based on how the opposing pitchers have fared to start the 2024 season. Philadelphia left-hander Ranger Suarez and his 25 straight scoreless innings will take the mound against San Diego right-hander Dylan Cease, who’s allowed just five hits in winning his past three starts. Suarez (4-0, 1.36 ERA) has been the best pitcher on arguably
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper displayed his “dad strength” in his first game back from the paternity list Thursday in Cincinnati. The San Diego Padres hope Manny Machado follows suit when they welcome Harper and the Phillies to town on Friday night for the opener of a three-game series. Machado will rejoin the team after missing a four-game set in Colorado to become a first-time father on Tuesday morning. Machado could have played in
Dakota Hudson earned the final spot in the Colorado Rockies’ rotation to start the season. The right-hander still is looking for his first victory with Colorado, however. Hudson (0-4, 5.06 ERA) will bid for that elusive first win when the Rockies wrap up a four-game series against the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon. San Diego will send right-hander Randy Vasquez (0-1, 1.80) to the mound to try to leave Denver with a series win.
The Colorado Rockies have yet to win a series this season, but they have a chance to do so this week. They also could win consecutive games for the first time in 2024 as they meet the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series in Denver. Colorado’s offense broke out in Tuesday night’s 7-4 win over the Padres, snapping a six-game losing streak to San Diego. The Padres
Dylan Cease was dominant for the San Diego Padres on Monday night, allowing just one hit and one run in seven innings and striking out eight in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Michael King, who will take the mound Tuesday in Game 2 of the teams’ four-game series at Coors Field, might have been even better the last time he started. Although he absorbed a 1-0 loss Wednesday in Milwaukee, King
The Colorado Rockies endured snow and cold in their unusual weekend of home baseball, and now face a familiar opponent with warmer weather in the forecast in Denver. A snowstorm that hit Colorado caused the postponement of Friday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners, which forced the teams to play a split doubleheader on Sunday — a day after playing Saturday night with temperatures in the low 30s. The Rockies won Sunday’s first game, 2-1
When you’re struggling to score, as the San Diego Padres have during a three-game losing streak, you can use a well-pitched game. If history is any indication, the Padres might get it from Joe Musgrove on Sunday afternoon when they try to avoid a series sweep by the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. While Musgrove is off to a slow start this year with a 6.29 ERA and a 2-2 record in five starts, he’s stifled
Friday night’s 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres marked the Toronto Blue Jays’ first game at Petco Park in 11 years. Now they can clinch a series win on Saturday night behind their best arm in the early going. Right-hander Jose Berrios (3-0, 1.05 ERA) has looked every bit the part of a No. 1 starter, particularly during seven shutout innings on Sunday in a 5-0 shutout of the Colorado Rockies. Berrios gave up