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addressing Paul Skenes to the Padres trade rumors

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

The power of social media can be scary. The On Friar Podcast hosts were all ready to talk about the Padres having a good week going 4-2 and preparing for a brutal June schedule that could define their season while having to work around injuries to their starting rotation. Then one social media post from the partner of Paul Skenes sent us down the rabbit hole.
Padres big bats return in series win over Braves

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Before Sunday's series finale against the Braves in Atlanta the Padres put Michael King, who's been their best starting pitching in 2025, on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder (David Morgan was recalled from Triple-A El Paso to fill out the roster). After suffering a setback like that San Diego needed some good vibes. Their offense smashing a bunch of home runs definitely counts.
San Diego FC maintains control of SoCal with dramatic win over LA Galaxy

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

San Diego FC hasn't even played half of a Major League Soccer season. The L.A. Galaxy are original MLS members. Despite the discrepancy in tenure their second-ever meeting sure had the feel of a longtime rivalry. SDFC beat the Galaxy on their home turf in the first match in franchise history and remained undefeated against the clubs from L.A. with a contentious 2-1 win in the rematch at Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
King misses start with shoulder issue, Padres lose to Braves

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Michael King was supposed to start Saturday's game in Atlanta. Shortly before first pitch, King was scratched due to right shoulder stiffness. The Padres think he slept awkwardly and this is not a long-term issue, which would be great news. Without him the Friars were forced into a bullpen day, which didn't work out all that well in a 7-1 loss at Truist Park. Of course, it really doesn't matter who's on the mound if your offense keeps struggling to put any runs on the board.
Machado, Sheets homer as Padres snap 6-game losing streak with win over Braves

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

When a team is struggling it looks to its leaders to set things right. On Friday night the Padres captain lived up to his responsibility. Manny Machado launched a 9th inning missile into the left field seats at Truist Park in Atlanta to give the Padres a 2-1 win over the Braves, snapping San Diego's six-game losing streak and giving them a seventh straight win over Atlanta (dating back to the 2024 playoffs). Leading up to Manny's moment of catharsis, the game had more than a few twists and turns.
Tables have turned in San Diego FC rematch with LA Galaxy

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

The first match in San Diego FC franchise history was back in February up in Los Angeles against the Galaxy, the defending MLS Cup champions. You may recall SDFC won 2-0, which at the time seemed like a shocking upset. An expansion team beating the reigning champs in their own building, a place where they hadn't lost in more than a year? The concept is preposterous!As it turns out, that was not a fluke.
Padres losing streak reaches 6 with extra-innings heartbreaker in Toronto

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

No part of a losing streak is enjoyable. But, even in the midst of a 6-game skid, what the Padres experienced on Thursday afternoon is gut-wrenching. Gavin Sheets hit a pair of home runs and drove in five, San Diego took the lead twice in extra innings, and still managed to lose to the Blue Jays 7-6 in 11 innings, suffering their second straight series sweep. The Padres took a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning on a long home run from Sheets, who had easily his best day in a San Diego uniform.
Mariners only need one big inning to sweep slumping Padres

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

The Padres will not be able to win the Vedder Cup in 2025. But, there is a way to not lose it. They'll just have to do to the Mariners what Seattle did to them: sweep Seattle in their own ballpark. The Mariners took the series finale 6-1, finishing a sweep in San Diego where they held the Friars to three total runs. The Padres got their lone tally on Sunday on the first batter of the game thanks to a Fernando Tatis Jr. leadoff home run.
Padres offense lets one get away in loss to Mariners

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

If you lose a game because the other team was better than you, that's OK. But if you lose a game because you wasted a bunch of chances to score, essentially beating yourself, that's not OK. The Padres were guilty of the latter on Saturday night in a 4-1 loss to the Mariners at Petco Park. San Diego went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, and several of them came in golden run-producing scenarios.
Padres drop Game 1 of Vedder Cup to Mariners

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

After years of the fans calling the Padres vs. Mariners showdowns The Vedder Cup, in 2025 the clubs decided to make it official. They even got Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder (who grew up in San Diego and achieved musical stardom in Seattle) to donate a guitar to make into an official trophy awarded to the series winner each year. Round 1 went to the birthplace of grunge. The Mariners topped the Padres 5-1 in Friday night's series opener.