SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish had his best outing since being sidelined for more than three months, and rookies Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar each hit a home run as the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Monday night. The Padres took a 2 1/2 game lead, secured the top NL […]
With 20 games left in the season, the San Diego Padres appear to be a sure-fire candidate for the MLB postseason. They have a three-game lead over the National League’s top wild-card playoff spot. And they still have a chance to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are five games back in the NL West. […]
Awards season is fast approaching, and it looks like the most interesting of all the major awards will be the one for the National League Rookie of the Year. Or the Paul Skenes Award, as many believed when the Pirates’ right-hander was mowing down hitters in the middle of the season. But with September approaching, […]
