San Diego Padres
Star-powered ambition with a recurring appointment for late-inning stress
An expensive, talented roster that keeps discovering new pressure points.
San Diego lost 3-2 to Pittsburgh in 12 innings after Nick Gonzales’ RBI single. The Padres loaded the bases in the 11th but could not score, and their eight-game home winning streak ended.
Read the full story: Pirates 3, Padres 2 (12): Pittsburgh made San Diego pay rent
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Pirates 3, Padres 2 (12): Pittsburgh made San Diego pay rent
Nick Gonzales singled home the winning run in the 12th, and Yohan Ramirez struck out the side as Pittsburgh ended San Diego's eight-game home winning streak.
Padres 4, Brewers 3 (11): San Diego kept the extra inning from becoming a referendum
The Padres survived a one-run argument for 11 innings, then made the final frame belong to San Diego.
Diamondbacks 10, Padres 4: The fourth inning ate the game
The Diamondbacks built a 10-0 lead by the eighth, then let San Diego score four in the ninth without surrendering the result.
Padres 9, Diamondbacks 4: Machado made the margin mean something
The Padres scored three runs in each of the first two innings, survived Arizona's seventh-inning noise, and finished with 16 hits.