The Padres made it a 4-0 game in the sixth on an RBI single by pinch-hitter Jake Cronenworth. Allen set the inning in motion with consecutive walks to Merrill and Yuli Gurriel with one out. Paul Sewald relieved and Iglesias greeted him with a single to cengter to score Merrill.

San Diego Padres star pitcher Nick Pivetta made a good impression in his first start of the 2025 MLB season. Pivetta held the Braves scoreless through seven innings of work en route to the Padres’ 5-0 win over Atlanta. The 32-year-old allowed one hit while tossing four strikeouts.

The San Diego Padres will give ace Dylan Cease the baseball in their second game of the 2025 MLB campaign. According to MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell, Padres manager Mike Shildt gave Cease the nod for their second game of the year as he rounds out the rotation: “Shildt confirmed that Dylan Cease will get the ball in Game 2,

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Following his bounce-back year with the NC Dinos in 2024, Hart earned a spot in the San Diego Padres' starting rotation. As the team kicks off the season, Hart is set to make his first start in five years Monday against the Cleveland Guardians.

The Padres are closing in on their final roster decisions -- including a pair of spots in their starting five. On Sunday morning, manager Mike Shildt seemed to lay out precisely where those spots will land in his season-opening rotation.

The San Diego Padres have had so much uncertainty this offseason. When it comes to who will headline the pitching rotation to start the season, things are not g

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After having elbow inflammation, the San Diego Padres will be without right-hander Yu Darvish to start the season.