The balls launched out of Petco Park were hit by the Mariners as they end up even with the Padres in the four-game match

The Vedder Cup was decided on Wednesday but the day game on Thursday wrapped up the fourth and final leg of the Cup between the Padres and the Seattle Mariners. It was a one-sided affair with the Mariners stifling the …

It took ten innings, but the Padres ensured at least a series tie with the Seattle Mariners and assurance that the Vedder Cup will remain in San Diego

If only the Padres had a slew of pitchers like Eric Stults, the prolific offense they often seek wouldn’t be such a necessity. Stults pitched eight full innings and struck out twelve, and the Padres went extra innings to beat …

The 2013 Vedder Cup can be decided on Wednesday evening, as the Padres even the four-game series with Seattle

Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez can be frustrating to watch, like in the second inning on Tuesday when he gave up a hit and then walked the bases full. And Volquez can be a joy to watch, like after giving …

The return of Padres starter Clayton Richard was entirely forgettable as Aaron Harang and the Mariners shut out the Friars

Anyone can put any sort of a spin on the return of Clayton Richard Monday night in the first leg of the Vedder Cup, but his first inning back after a stint on the disabled list was horrible. The Padres …

The Arizona Diamondbacks got some timely hitting as Jason Marquis was shaky, and the Padres dropped the series to the Snakes

Jason Marquis is the first to admit that he still hasn’t found his stride, in spite of coming into Sunday’s game with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 6-2 record. And as of Sunday evening, Marquis is still looking to find …

The offense pounded out 10 runs on 12 hits and Andrew Cashner was effective as the San Diego Padres evened the series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Andrew Cashner has slowly drifted away from trying to blow everyone away with his blazing fastball and is concentrating more on changing speeds and commanding his pitches. This strategy leads to victories like the one on Saturday evening at Chase …

The Arizona Diamondbacks put up 5 runs in one inning to down the San Diego Padres at Chase Field

The San Diego Padres would like to forget the bottom of the seventh inning from Friday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Holding a fragile 1-0 lead, Padres pitching allowed 5 runs in the frame and the Diamondbacks then cruised …

Baseball is won in the standings, regardless of how many runs a team scores or doesn't score

How much does run differential – the measure of the difference between how many total runs a team scores and runs they give up – really matter? It doesn’t. What does a game mean for the Padres in terms of …

The Padres Burch Smith faltered while Tyler Lyons shined for St. Louis and the Cardinals beat the Padres to take the series.

Burch Smith, for the second time in his three-start major league career, failed to get out of the second inning. In fact, Smith failed to record an out in the second inning and the Cardinals went on to beat the …

St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright was dominant and Padres starter Edinson Volquez wasn't as the Padres lost

We can go on and on about Edinson Volquez, but it won’t do a bit of good. Yes, he gave up some runs on Tuesday, as the Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-2. He’s also been brilliant in …

With the Padres on a bit of a roll, the loose clubhouse takes the first game of three from St. Louis

It was a very loose Padres clubhouse as reporters entered a little under four hours before first pitch on Monday afternoon. Very loose. And whatever non-baseball related activities were going on in there paid off, as the Padres beat the …

The San Diego Padres demolished the Washington Nationals to come back and tack the last two games in the four-game series

How many times have you heard or perhaps even said, “I wish my favorite team would have saved some of that offense back for future games?” Usually, you hear this after a game such as the Padres played on Sunday, …

The Nationals Ryan Zimmermann is off to a fast start, but the Padres found a way to get to him thanks to whoever you choose to credit with the victory.

When you watch and you analyze a baseball game, it’s often difficult to choose just one hero in a team sport where individual efforts can stand out and yet still collide and mesh with other individual efforts. Such is the …

Burch Smith pitched into the sixth inning but still needs refinement as the Nationals beat the Padres in extra innings.

Burch Smith took the hill for the second time in his major league career on Friday evening against the Nationals and had a better outing than his first time out. Still, Smith gave up 5 runs in 5 1/3 innings …

The Padres are making roster moves and have still more to consider shortly, especially at the catcher position

Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal, who was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive with performance enhancing drugs, is on his way to Iowa to join the AAA Tucson Padres. The collective bargaining agreement between the players …

The Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres on Thursday 6-2 on strength of Stephen Strasburg's tremendous outing

Stephen Strasburg did something he had never done in his big league career on Thursday evening in Petco Park. Strasburg had never pitched past seven innings, but he went eight complete and dominated the Padres as the Washington Nationals took …

For the first time in his professional career, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg takes hill at Petco Park

Former West Hills High School and San Diego State University star Stephen Strasburg will start Thursday, facing the team he idolized growing up. While Strasburg pitched in Petco Park once while at SDSU, this will be his first time doing …

The San Diego Padres got their offense in gear and completed a two-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles

It all boils down to either hitting or pitching, and the Padres are often lacking either one or the other. Not on Wednesday, when they busted loose with 17 hits and the pitching was adequate and the Padres downed the …

Starter Andrew Cashner will be slighted in his excellent start as the Friars came back in the ninth inning to defeat the Orioles

If there is a doubt left in anyone’s mind concerning whether Andrew Cashner should be a starter or a reliever, a brief examination of Tuesday’s game holds proof that he’s more than ready in the starter’s role. Cash threw into …

BCA radio announces deal to put their San Diego sports station on top, Aztec Nation to be represented.

The Padres flagship station, sports talk-radio 1090 AM announced on Monday that they have locked up a deal with the San Diego State Aztecs to broadcast football and basketball starting this season. The contract includes using 1700 AM and 105.7 …

Scuttlebutt surrounds signing Gyorko long-term, but maybe there's a good reason the Padres shouldn't pull the trigger quite yet

So, the Cubs have signed ex-Padre and ex-Red Sox prospect Anthony Rizzo to a very long term contract. This will undoubtedly piss off many long-time Padres fans who are begging for the Friars to sign someone long-term. Rizzo’s deal is …

Again the Padres were up on the Rays but couldn't hold them back, as Tampa Bay takes all three in the series

You can blame a lot of things for this latest sweep of the Padres. You can blame it on the offense of the Rays, or else the failure of the Padres to either pitch out of key spots or hit …

Evan Longoria hit a walk-off 2-run homer to down the Padres after the Padres came back from four runs down

Burch Smith had his first outing in the major leagues and it’s one he’ll never forget. Smith failed to record an out in the second inning and gave up six runs, and even though the Padres came back, Tampa Bay …

Once considered a project for any major league club willing to draft him, Burch Smith is suddenly a promising prospect that the Padres are willing to take a chance on.

Burch Smith was considered to be a project when he was ultimately drafted by the Padres in the 14th round in the 2011 draft. He had a decent enough fastball, but in the low 90’s, it wasn’t considered anything that …

Some eighteen strikeouts later in route to setting a major league record, the Rays come back and double up the Padres

Keeping the Tampa Bay Rays from scoring isn’t so easy as keeping the Miami Marlins off of the base paths. The San Diego Padres found that out first-hand on Friday, as the Rays came from behind thanks to four runs …

The Miami Marlins only managed one run in the three-game series as the Padres swept and find themselves only two games below even on the season

Yes, of course, the Miami Marlins are not the Miami Heat. The Marlins are a bad team at the moment, post-fire-sale kindling for other clubs to burn, a Jeffery Loria special that happened by Petco Park for a few games …

Eric Stults pitched the Padres to victory over the Miami Marlins while Will Venable homered on an odd-looking play

Eric Stults has been surprisingly effective since the Padres claimed him off of waivers from the Chicago White Sox in 2012, and now his total record with the San Diego Padres stands at 11-5 in 21 starts. His latest victory …

In the National League West, the Padres have climbed out of a hole and the Dodgers take the dubious distinction of being the last place team in the division with the highest payroll in the league

As incredible as it might seem, after a terrible start to the season, the Padres have pulled themselves out of last place. The Padres shut out the Marlins on Monday evening, 5-0, while the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the …

Edinson Volquez pitched quality inning and Jedd Gyorko blasted a two-run insurance bomb as the Padres took care of the Diamondbacks to take the three-game series

Less than a month ago, Edinson Volquez was booed at Petco Park, coming off of an awful start. What a difference a few starts make as Volquez was applauded after pitching 6 2/3 innings of quality baseball as the Padres …

On Sunday, the San Diego Padres placed pitcher Clayton Richard on the disabled list with intestinal issues, reinstate Tyson Ross from DL

Apparently, there was a reason for Clayton Richard’s poor performances in his last two outings that weren’t explained until Sunday morning. Richard has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with persistent symptoms from a flu bug he came down …

Padres starter Clayton Richard would love to have an inning erased as the Arizona Diamondbacks score six runs to crush San Diego

If it were possible to throw out the top of the second inning in Saturday’s game between the Padres and the Diamondbacks, it might have been an entertaining game. Padres starter Clayton Richard had a meltdown and allowed six runs …

Jedd Gyorko, like most rookies, could be flustered and overwhelmed by The Show, but he's as cool and as confident as is just about any veteran player

Jedd might or might not have been born to play baseball, but he certainly was groomed to play the game from an early age. Born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, he was schooled by his father and his father’s …

Prolific hitting held up some sketchy pitching and the San Diego Padres held off a late rally by the Arizona Diamondbacks

Friday night was back and forth between the Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks until the Padres pulled away and then almost lost it. The Padres beat the Diamondbacks 7-6 on a warm, comfortable evening at Petco Park. Unlike when the …

Before actually talking with Chase Headley about it, Padres CEO Ron Fowler went to media indicating that the team was looking to sign Headley long term

Fresh off of a 4-2 victory on Thursday in Chicago to give the Padres a split with the Cubs in the four-game series, the team came home and on Friday Chase Headley felt compelled and perhaps obligated to talk to …

Andrew Cashner couldn't command his fastball and the Padres couldn't hit as they fell to the Cubs

The good news is that the Padres have had 20 hits in the last two games. The bad news is that the Padres have inconsistently had 20 hits in the last two games, what with 17 on Tuesday and only …

The wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field and the Padres caught it and beat the Chicago Cubs

When the wind blows out at Wrigley Field in Chicago, it can make any baseball team look good. And it was blowing out good on Tuesday evening as the Padres beat the Cubs, 13-7. Neither team can be considered as …