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San Diego Padres Weekly Snapshot

Record final week: 1-2 (48-48)

Runs scored final week: 26

Runs allowed final week: 15 (season run differential: minus-32)

Scores

• Monday: All-Star break
• Tuesday: American League 4, National League 0
• Wednesday: All-Star break
• Thursday: All-Star break
• Game 97 (Friday): Royals 7, Padres 6 (10 innings)
• Game 98 (Saturday): Royals 6, Padres 1
• Game 99 (Sunday): Padres 19, Royals 2

Week in Review and Highlights

Royals collection

Game 1: This seemed prefer it might be an inspirational begin to the largest stretch of the season. It turned out to be a devastating loss. After placing themselves in place to win the opener of a 10-game street journey with three runs within the prime of the tenth inning, the Padres watched the struggling Royals chip away within the backside half and stroll off with a 7-6 victory. The loss dropped the Friars beneath .500 at 48-49. The decisive hit was nearly merciless, but becoming. No. 2 catcher Carter Jensen, a left-handed hitter, hit a smooth grounder previous a drawn-in shortstop Xander Bogaerts that scored two runs. It was the fourth single of an inning that produced 4 runs.

This can also be a recreation the place the accidents that the Padres at the moment have within the bullpen contributed to the result. With right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez and left-hander Adrian Morejon (two innings) having lined three innings, right-handed nearer Mason Miller got here on for the underside of the ninth to guard the tie that the Padres solid within the prime half on Ty France’s enormous solo homer with two outs, his twelfth of the yr. Miller, the Padres’ lone All-Star who confronted only one batter in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, acquired himself into bother by yielding a bloop single to Isaac Collins and a double to Jensen, with Collins stopping at third. After an intentional stroll to famous person Bobby Witt Jr., Miller did what he does greatest and struck out the following three batters to ship the sport into further innings.

The Padres pounced on the chance. Miguel Andujar doubled in automated runner Jake Cronenworth, pinch-hitter Sung-Mun Song reached on an error by Royals right-handed nearer Lucas Erceg on a sacrifice bunt, Fernando Tatis Jr. singled residence Andujar, shifting Song to 3rd, and Bogaerts hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3. But every part unraveled for left-hander Kyle Hart, compelled right into a high-leverage state of affairs often reserved for right-handers Jason Adam or Jeremiah Estrada, each of whom are damage. Singles by Salvador Perez and Michael Massey scored the automated runner, then a bunt single loaded the bases. The light-hitting Collins hit a chopper to second, with Cronenworth’s solely play at first however plating a run to make it 6-5. Jensen adopted along with his game-winner.

Game 2: The Padres might have and possibly ought to have been indignant coming into the second recreation towards the Royals. Yet it actually did not manifest into a lot of something optimistic. The Friars have been stifled offensively and right-handed starter Griffin Canning was chased within the fourth inning of a 6-1 loss to the Royals, placing the Padres two video games beneath .500 at 48-50. Canning made it simply 3⅔ innings, surrendering 4 runs on 5 hits, together with a Lane Thomas homer, with two walks and 4 strikeouts, dropping his report to 1-8. He was coming off three straight strong outings, however could not proceed that momentum towards the last-place Royals. Right-hander Matt Waldron adopted Canning by permitting a pair of runs in 2⅓ innings.

There was a small shiny spot for the Padres’ offense as Tatis hit a solo residence run within the third inning, his sixth of the season. France and Cronenworth every had two hits. Otherwise, that was it towards journeyman right-hander Randy Dobnak and 4 relievers. It was a disappointing consequence for the second day in a row to start a key street journey.

Game 3: Have you ever hosted a cocktail party the place the principle course really feel extraordinarily flat, however your dessert flipped that temper? That is how the Padres’ collection finale towards the Royals feels. The Friars salvaged a foul weekend in Kansas City by exploding for a 19-2 victory. Jackson Merrill and France every hit a pair of homers, with France crushing a grand slam, and Tatis went deep for a second recreation in a row. A laugher can change the perspective of a workforce, however momentum has been fickle for the Padres since April. Even with the ultimate six runs coming off a place participant, they practically doubled their earlier season excessive in runs (10) and eclipsed their most hits (14, carried out thrice) with 19, whereas matching probably the most residence runs in a recreation this yr.

France had a season-high 5 RBIs and Tatis 4, together with an enormous two-run single in a four-run second, whereas Merrill went 4-for-6, Luis Rengifo added three hits and Song got here off the bench to get a trio of hits. The good vibes have been on the pitching facet, too. While right-hander German Marquez had a brief begin, going three-plus innings and permitting two runs, left-hander Yuki Matsui escaped a no-out, bases-loaded jam within the fourth with a strikeout and a double play, then had an ideal fifth. Right-hander Randy Vasquez, activated from the 15-day injured checklist earlier than the sport, made his first true reduction look and went three shutout innings, whereas left-hander Wandy Peralta returned from the bereavement checklist with a scoreless ninth.

Now the Padres head to Atlanta, a workforce they swept three video games from at Petco Park in late June, for 4 video games towards the NL East chief and their season nonetheless hanging by a thread. 

Marvelous Mason Miller

Some of the superb stats for the Padres’ nearer:

• Season stats: 2-1, 0.89 ERA, 39 video games, 25 saves (25 probabilities), 40⅔ IP, 20 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 14 BB, 75 Okay, .144 opponent common
• Faced only one batter within the All-Star Game, placing out Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami on 4 four-seamers. Those pitches have been the 4 quickest within the recreation at 100.3, 101.9, 102.2 and 101.7 mph.
• Second Padres nearer to be 25-for-25 in saves earlier than the All-Star break, becoming a member of Trevor Hoffman in 1998. Miller is the seventh participant in Padres historical past with 25 or extra saves and the ninth time it has occurred (Hoffman did it thrice).
• The double given as much as Carter Jensen on Friday was the primary extra-base hit Miller has allowed in 255 plate appearances, ending his MLB-record streak at 58 video games (61 innings).
• Has struck out two or extra in an outing 26 occasions and three or extra 13 occasions.

Random Stats

• The Padres had been the final workforce in MLB to get walked off this season, however have now suffered each of their walk-off losses in an eight-game street stretch with Friday’s setback.
• Fernando Tatis Jr.’s second-inning single Sunday prolonged his on-base run to 18 of the final 19 street video games. Three of his residence runs have are available in that stretch away from Petco Park.
• While Miguel Andujar went 0-for-4 Sunday, he entered the sport with a .353/.371/.559 slash line in. his earlier 12 video games, together with three three-hit video games.
• Ty France has now hit in a season-best seven straight video games, together with 4 two-hit video games. Of his 60 hits, 27 have been for further bases.
• Sunday’s 17-run margin of victory was the second-largest in Friars historical past, behind solely the 21-0 conquer the Colorado Rockies on May 10, 2025.

Transactions

• Tuesday: Sent RHP Randy Vasquez on a rehab project to ACL Padres.
• Wednesday: Placed LHP Wandy Peralta on the bereavement checklist.
• Wednesday: Recalled RHP Jhony Brito from Triple-A El Paso.
• Wednesday: Sent RHP David Morgan on a rehab project to ACL Padres.
• Wednesday: Signed free-agent RHP Jackson Vasquez to a minor-league contract.
• Friday: Activated C Freddy Fermin from the 10-day injured checklist.
• Friday: Optioned C Rodolfo Durán to Triple-A El Paso.
• Sunday: Activated RHP Randy Vásquez from the 15-day injured checklist.
• Sunday: Activated LHP Wandy Peralta from the bereavement checklist.
• Sunday: Designated RHP Ron Marinaccio for project.
• Sunday: Optioned RHP Jhony Brito to Triple-A El Paso.

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Looking Ahead

• Monday: Padres (JP Sears) at Atlanta (Bryce Elder), 4:15 p.m.
• Tuesday: Padres (Walker Buehler) at Atlanta (Reynaldo Lopez), 4:15 p.m.
• Wednesday: Padres (Michael King) at Atlanta (TBA), 4:15 p.m.
• Thursday: Padres (TBA) at Atlanta (Chris Sale), 9:15 a.m.
• Friday: Padres at Marlins, 4:10 p.m.
• Saturday: Padres at Marlins, 1:10 p.m.
• Sunday: Padres at Marlins, 10:40 a.m.

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