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SB Nation on MSNPadres secure win following base running mistake by BravesRobert Suarez came in for the save in the bottom of the ninth inning and Alex Verdugo singled to start the inning for the Braves. He was replaced by pinch runner Eli White, who advanced to second base on a groundout by Sean Murphy.
San Diego Padres All-Star third baseman Manny Machado is vocal about his team's struggles as they try to break their season-worst losing streak
The Padres stole 23 bases over their first 15 games, tied for the second most in the majors in that span. It helped, of course, when players were getting on base far more consistently early in the season. Still, San Diego’s base-stealing game has largely ground to a halt.
This will likely be remembered as the Gavin Sheets game. Sheets entered Thursday afternoon as one of the Padres’ most unlikely but productive complementary hitters, and he continued that trend -- albeit in a losing effort,
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The dominant return of Ronald Acuna Jr. during Friday's Braves-Padres game was unfortunately overshadowed by one of the most embarrassing base-running blunders you'll see this season. In the bottom of the ninth when Atlanta was down 2-1,
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The San Diego Padres have a strong duo at the top of the rotation, and one former general manager believes one of them could opt out from his contract.
The San Diego Padres fell further than any other team in the eighth edition of Newsweek Sports' MLB Power Rankings.