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New York Times
26-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Padres, losers of 4 straight, are entering dangerous territory
ST. LOUIS — A year ago, the San Diego Padres opened the second half with a three-city trip that would set the tone for the rest of the season. They went 7-2, reeling off all seven wins in a row. They scored seven runs in one victory, a dozen in another, nine in the third series-clincher. By the time they boarded their return flight to San Diego, they were firmly in playoff contention and newly in possession of setup man Jason Adam, having emboldened the front office to buy upgrades ahead of the trade deadline. Advertisement A year later, the Padres find themselves in slightly better standing. They are 55-49, one game ahead of their 54-50 record last July 24. They are also entering dangerous territory. The wins and losses tell a story of year-over-year improvement. The recent trend lines do not. Amid another post-break odyssey, the Padres lost a fourth consecutive game in Friday's 3-0 shutout by the St. Louis Cardinals. Their offense, a night after producing a seven-run silver lining, fell back into the malaise that has dragged the team downward for more than two months. San Diego collected 11 hits but went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. A lack of power remained conspicuous; leadoff man Fernando Tatis Jr. doubled twice for the club's only extra-base hits. That the front office intends to be an aggressive buyer could be viewed as reassuring. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller is seeking multiple bats, starting pitching and bullpen reinforcement. Even with limited financial flexibility, the Padres' lead executive is a good bet to make at least one splashy transaction. But every additional defeat in late July complicates the calculus. Despite their record, the Padres' needs are more plentiful and more pronounced than they were this time last season. The lineup, over the past year, has gone from a relentless machine to a lurching clunker. Veteran starting pitcher Yu Darvish, a significant boost late last summer, surrendered eight runs Thursday as concerns about his elbow lingered. Michael King is scheduled to throw a simulated game Monday. It's an encouraging development, but the Opening Day starter still has not pitched in an actual game since May. More immediately, the Padres are staring at the prospect of a 3-7 trip ahead of another trade deadline. How important is it to salvage the next two games and make it a 5-5 finish? Advertisement 'I mean, every game is important,' Padres manager Mike Shildt said. 'The trade deadline's the trade deadline. We in that clubhouse know where we're at. We've proven it. We know we're going to be a team that's going to push and make the playoffs. I don't want to be, like, overly confident about that, because we've got to go do it. But the point I'm getting at — we know what we have. You know, there's a lot of confidence in that.' There appears to be almost no scenario in which the next handful of days transforms the Padres from a buyer to a full-on seller. The team is still clinging to at least a share of the National League's final wild-card spot. The Los Angeles Dodgers, slowed by injuries, lead the division by a mere five games. Amid the parity that has defined the sport, the Padres trail the NL-best Milwaukee Brewers by only 6 1/2 games. Still, even before they returned from the All-Star break, the Padres were considering a more treacherous path than most. They might have to both buy and sell. Dylan Cease and Robert Suarez, with free agency looming, are among the candidates to be dealt. The Padres indeed know what they have in the pair: an inconsistent, sometimes-dominant starter and a two-time All-Star closer. If they deal them — or, for that matter, anyone else — they cannot fully know what they would get in return. Last July's trades for Adam and fellow reliever Tanner Scott turned out to be hits. A year earlier, more modest acquisitions failed to save a spiraling season. In 2022, Preller landed a white whale; Juan Soto, in San Diego, turned out to be more above-average than extraordinary. Friday, the Padres reinforced the narrow margins they have experienced all season. Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas entered with a 5.20 ERA and proceeded to throw five scoreless innings. A hit batter and a fielding error led to a run in the bottom of the second. In the top of the fourth, shortstop Xander Bogaerts tagged up on a fly ball and was thrown out for a double play. The bottom of the inning saw Nick Pivetta uncharacteristically walk consecutive batters. Both of them came around to score. Advertisement 'I'm not gonna be too hard on myself,' said Pivetta, who yielded three runs, two earned, in 6 1/3 innings. 'It's two walks. I haven't really walked too many guys back-to-back.' His stance was more than justified. Pivetta, this season, has thrown more than 120 innings and issued 32 walks. He also has a 2.81 ERA. The right-hander is among the biggest reasons the Padres find themselves in playoff contention. How will they ensure they stay there? The trade deadline represents a once-a-season opportunity. It also comes with the risk the Padres pour even more capital into what might be a fatally flawed product. No matter what the front office does, the players continue to hold the most power. 'We have to prove it,' Shildt said. 'I get that part. But I have complete confidence in this team. This team has complete confidence in themselves.' (Photo of Masyn Winn turning a double play against Xander Bogaerts: Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images)
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Padres All-Star reveals he almost retired due to injuries
The San Diego Padres have a great bullpen, and at the front of that is Jason Adam, a right-hander who was named an All-Star this season and will join the National League squad out in Atlanta on Tuesday. However, things haven't always been too easy for the right-hander, who has dealt with multiple injuries throughout his career. Advertisement When discussing them recently, he noted that at one point, he thought that he'd never be able to play baseball again, according to the San Diego Tribune. "I remember I'd had three surgeries, and this was the closest I'd been (to playing again)," said Adam. "I was throwing rehab outings in Florida and I was pitching and I felt that same pop in my elbow, and I was like, 'No way.' I went home to my wife (Kelsey) and I opened the door. She's all excited, because this is one of my last outings before I'm escaping rehab. And she's like (excitedly), 'How was it?' And I just started crying. I was like, 'No good.' At that point I was crying because I don't know if I'm ever going to play again. This just can't get right. That was probably the lowest of lows." MORE: Padres not expected to target starting pitching at MLB trade deadline Injuries are the last thing that any player in Major League Baseball wants to deal with, but Adam went through it. Advertisement It's impressive that he was able to bounce back the way he did, and he's being rewarded for it now. During the 2025 campaign, he owns a 1.70 ERA and has struck out an impressive 52 hitters in 47.2 innings. His 2.90 FIP suggests that he's been lights out, and he has been for much of his career. Throughout his eight-year career and 317.1 innings, Adam has a 2.69 ERA. All he can hope for at this point is that his injuries are past him and he continues to throw the baseball at the level he has.
Washington Post
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Padres' All-Star-laden bullpen is lights out in a 4-2 win over NL East-leading Phillies
SAN DIEGO — All-Star reliever Jason Adam got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning and San Diego's bullpen threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the Padres beat the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Friday night. Adrian Morejon, added to the National League All-Star team earlier in the day, threw a perfect seventh and fellow All-Star Robert Suarez a perfect ninth for his big league-leading 28th save. The Padres are the first team to have three relievers selected to the All-Star Game in the same season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Al Arabiya
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Padres' all-star-laden bullpen is lights out in a 4-2 win over nl east-leading phillies
All-Star reliever Jason Adam got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning, and San Diego's bullpen threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the Padres beat the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Friday night. Adrian Morejon, added to the National League All-Star team earlier in the day, threw a perfect seventh, and fellow All-Star Robert Suarez a perfect ninth for his big league-leading 28th save. The Padres are the first team to have three relievers selected to the All-Star Game in the same season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. With the Padres leading 3-2, Adam loaded the bases on a leadoff walk to Trea Turner and consecutive one-out singles by Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm. Nick Castellanos hit a dribbler a few feet in front of the plate that Adam flipped with his glove to catcher Elias Díaz to force Turner. Adam then got Max Kepler to pop up to shortstop and celebrated by slapping his glove and clenching his right fist. Jeremiah Estrada (3-4) threw a perfect sixth for the win. Kyle Schwarber hit his 30th homer, and Castellanos also homered for the Phillies, who took two of three against the Padres last week in Philadelphia. Both came off rookie Ryan Bergert, who returned from the injured list 17 days after taking a 103-mph line drive off his right forearm against Washington. Schwarber's homer with two outs in the third traveled an estimated 425 feet deep into the seats in right field. Castellanos's homer with one out in the second was his 12th. The Padres took a 3-1 lead in the second on three hits and two errors, including one by starter Ranger Suárez (7-3). Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jose Iglesias had RBI hits. The Phillies also loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth before Bryce Harper grounded out to first base. San Diego's Manny Machado homered leading off the eighth, his 17th. Key moment: Adam's glove flip to preserve the Padres' lead. Key stat: Schwarber joins Mike Schmidt (31 in 1979) as the only Phillies to hit 30 homers before the All-Star break. Up next: Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler (9-3, 2.17 ERA) and Padres RHP Yu Darvish (0-1, 4.91 ERA) are scheduled to start Saturday.
Associated Press
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Padres' All-Star-laden bullpen is lights out in a 4-2 win over NL East-leading Phillies
SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star reliever Jason Adam got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning and San Diego's bullpen threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings as the Padres beat the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Friday night. Adrian Morejon, added to the National League All-Star team earlier in the day, threw a perfect seventh and fellow All-Star Robert Suarez a perfect ninth for his big league-leading 28th save. The Padres are the first team to have three relievers selected to the All-Star Game in the same season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. With the Padres leading 3-2, Adam loaded the bases on a leadoff walk to Trea Turner and consecutive one-out singles by Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm. Nick Castellanos hit a dribbler a few feet in front of the plate that Adam flipped with his glove to catcher Elias Díaz to force Turner. Adam then got Max Kepler to pop up to shortstop and celebrated by slapping his glove and clenching his right fist. Jeremiah Estrada (3-4) threw a perfect sixth for the win. Kyle Schwarber hit his 30th homer and Castellanos also homered for the Phillies, who took two of three against the Padres last week in Philadelphia. Both came off rookie Ryan Bergert, who returned from the injured list 17 days after taking a 103-mph line drive off his right forearm against Washington. Schwarber's homer with two outs in the third traveled an estimated 425 feet deep into the seats in right field. Castellanos' homer with one out in the second was his 12th. The Padres took a 3-1 lead in the second on three hits and two errors, including one by starter Ranger Suárez (7-3). Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jose Iglesias had RBI hits. The Phillies also loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth before Bryce Harper grounded out to first base. San Diego's Manny Machado homered leading off the eighth, his 17th. Key moment Adam's glove flip to preserve the Padres' lead. Key stat Schwarber joins Mike Schmidt (31 in 1979) as the only Phillies to hit 30 homers before the All-Star break. Up next Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler (9-3, 2.17 ERA) and Padres RHP Yu Darvish (0-1, 4.91 ERA) are scheduled to start Saturday. ___ AP MLB:
