SAN DIEGO — Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres reclaimed the NL West lead with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

The Padres traded for Mason Miller because he can throw 103 mph with a wipeout slider. A bonus: Evidently, he can pick it at first base, too. In the biggest moment of the Padres’ biggest game yet this season,

On the attire front, the Padres wear various combinations of brown, gold and white. Their pitchers often choose to wear pinstripes. This would please Tony Gwynn, whose favorite Padres uniform — designed by teammate Steve Garvey for the 1985 team — displayed brown pinstripes.

The San Diego Padres are focussed solely on a deep October run and some unfinished business from 2024, but All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts recently opened up

Hits have been hard to come by for the Dodgers these past couple of days at Petco Park. After managing only a trio of knocks in the series opener, Los Angeles' bats picked up just two hits in Saturday night's 5-1 loss,

Baseball makes no sense. Poetry without rhyme or reason. Therefore, it is the most difficult sport to understand. Because, like a drunk trying to comprehend T.S. Eliot or John Donne after they wrote on magic mushrooms, it can’t be done.

Fresh off of IL, relief pitcher Tanner Scott shoots down "traitor" claims after leaving the Padres to sign with the Dodgers.

Nestor Cortes had one of the lowest moments of his baseball life last October when he gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history to Freddie Freeman. In a new uniform and a new pennant race Saturday night,

Padres fans can currently watch games on the MLB app and various cable providers. The current deal was struck in May 2023, when Bally Sports San Diego’s parent company stopped making payments on the 20-year, $1.2 billion contract. The move essentially wiped away $60 million in annual revenue.