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Game 113: San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks

2025-08-04T13:54:49-07:00

Gavin Sheets | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

Your game thread for August 4, 2025.

San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks, August 4, 2025, 6:40 p.m. PST

Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ

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Good Morning San Diego: New-look offense on display for Padres in win over Cardinals

2025-08-04T06:30:00-07:00

Jake Cronenworth and Ramon Laureano | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of August 4, 2025.

https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/3/24480421/jake-cronenworth-jackson-merrill-deliver-big-hits-as-padres-route-cardinals (Matt DeWalt - Gaslamp Ball)

https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/3/24479731/padres-minor-league-update-week-18 (Cheri Bell - Gaslamp Ball)

https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/dylan-cease-stellar-in-first-start-after-trade-deadline (AJ Cassavell - Padres.com)

https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/michael-king-close-to-return-nestor-cortes-off-injured-list (AJ Cassavell - Padres.com)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/03/padres-hold-on-to-take-series-from-cardinals/ (Kevin Acee – U-T)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/03/tom-krasovic-padres-newcomer-ramon-laureano-is-the-right-fit-in-left-field/ (Tom Krasovic – U-T)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/03/nestor-cortes-arrives-randy-vasquez-to-be-optioned/ (Kevin Acee – U-T)

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6532953/2025/08/03/padres-mason-miller-bullpen-arms-race/ (Dennis Lin – The Athletic)

Jake Cronenworth, Jackson Merrill deliver big hits as Padres route Cardinals

2025-08-03T16:28:37-07:00

Jake Cronenworth | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

San Diego wins series over St. Louis, ends homestand 5-1

Jackson Merrill stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with the bases loaded and one out, and the San Diego Padres leading 2-0. Merrill faced St. Louis Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo, who issued a four-pitch walk to Manny Machado. Merrill hit a ground ball down the first base line that stayed fair and rolled into the corner. Freddy Fermin, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Machado scored to put the Padres ahead 5-0.

All our homies love Action Jackson. pic.twitter.com/AXi7FqKgXR
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 3, 2025

Merrill stopped at third with a triple and later scored on a Xander Bogaerts sacrifice fly to center field that put San Diego ahead 6-0 en route to a 7-3 win over St. Louis at Petco Park, Sunday.

The Padres had scoring opportunities throughout the game and had runners at first and second with no outs in bottom of the second and bottom of the third innings against the Cardinals. San Diego was held without a run in both innings, despite loading the bases in the third.

The Padres finally broke through against Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jake Cronenworth hit a one-out two-run home run to open the scoring for the Padres.

Jake Cronenworth puts the @Padres in front! pic.twitter.com/snliS2yHwQ
— MLB (@MLB) August 3, 2025

San Diego starting pitcher Dylan Cease labored through five innings on the mound, throwing 90 pitches. Despite the number of pitches, Cease allowed just one hit and one walk without allowing a run. He also recorded nine strikeouts.

Dylan Cease strikes out nine in scoreless start

Dylan Cease strikes out nine batters over five scoreless innings while allowing only one hit in his start against the Cardinals

Cardinals @ Padres#ForTheFaithful | August 3, 2025 pic.twitter.com/CQ3dAVhddC
— San Diego Strong (@PadresStrong) August 3, 2025

Cease turned the ball over to Jason Adam in the sixth inning and Adam made quick work of three St. Louis hitters. He recorded a groundout, and two fly outs on just 12 pitches for a scoreless inning.

Jeremiah Estrada also pitched a scoreless inning in the top of the seventh. He struck out all three batters he faced, doing so on 10 pitches and just missed an Immaculate Inning.

Jeremiah Estrada with as dominant an inning as you'll see. He threw 10 pitches. Nine of them were strikes. The only ball was a splitter that looked like it painted the corner, too. Only one Padre has thrown an immaculate inning - Brian Lawrence in 2002. Estrada nearly joined him.
— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) August 3, 2025

David Morgan worked a scoreless eighth inning despite allowing a walk to leadoff batter Yohel Pozo. He later advanced to second on a wild pitch, but was stranded there when Morgan struck out the next three batters he faced. The three strikeouts for Morgan were part of 16 total strikeouts for Padres pitchers in the game.

Ramon Laureano recorded his first home run as a member of the Padres with a leadoff solo home run to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning to put San Diego ahead, 7-0.

Ramón does this. pic.twitter.com/qIp15zlluZ
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 3, 2025

Adrian Morejon came in for the top of the ninth inning and allowed back-to-back singles to start the inning. He walked Willson Contreras to load the bases. Morejon then gave up a single to Nolan Gorman that allowed St. Louis to avoid the shutout to make the score 7-1. Jordan Walker followed with a single that plated another run for the Cardinals to cut the deficit to 7-2.

Robert Suarez was called on to relieve Morejon and end the St. Louis threat. Suarez entered with the bases loaded and no outs and quickly recorded the first out of the inning with a three-pitch strikeout. Suarez got the second out on a sacrifice fly ball to left field that allowed another run to cross the plate to make the score 7-3 with two outs. Victor Scott II singled to load the bases again, but Suarez ended the game when he snared a line drive off the bat of Masyn Winn to earn his 32 save.

May have took longer than we wanted but the Padres win the series finale to take the series pic.twitter.com/c8ru2BHaZo
— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) August 3, 2025

San Diego heads to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks, Monday at 6:40 p.m.

Game 112: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres

2025-08-03T13:10:00-07:00

Dylan Cease | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images

Your game thread for August 3, 2025.

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres, August 3, 2025, 1:10 p.m. PST

Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Watch: Padres TV

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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Padres minor league update: week 18

2025-08-03T08:00:00-07:00

Trade deadline changes the prospect picture

The San Diego Padres dipped into their prospect capital at the trade deadline to acquire significant pieces for the big league club. Starting with a system that evaluators didn’t rate highly to begin with (bottom five on every list), General Manager AJ Preller dealt 11 players from the minor league ranks, as well as three of the Padres’ 40-man roster pieces, to acquire eight players, with two of them starting off in the minor leagues.

Traded away

Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm lost LHP Boston Bateman, the top pitching prospect in the system, as well as IF/OF Victor Figueroa, SS Cobb Hightower, and reliever Tanner Smith. All of whom were drafted in 2024.

High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps lost IF Brandon Butterworth and shortstop Leodalis De Vries. De Vries, 18 years old, was the organization’s top-rated prospect. Butterworth was also from the 2024 draft.

Double-A San Antonio Missions lost C Brandon Valenzuela, RHP Henry Baez, RHP Braden Nett, and reliever Tyson Neighbors. All four of these players could have figured into the Padres’ roster in 2026.

Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas lost reliever Eduarniel Nunez, RHP Stephen Kolek, and OF Brandon Lockridge.

Acquired via trade

Shortstop Jorge Quintana came from the Brewers and was immediately sent to the ACL Padres to slide into the organization. He will most likely end up in Lake Elsinore.

Infielder Will Wagner was acquired from the Blue Jays in exchange for Brandon Valenzuela and was sent to El Paso. Valenzuela had to be added to the 40-man roster at the end of the season or be lost to free agency. With the acquisition of Freddy Fermin, Valenzuela was unlikely to have a spot on the major league team.

El Paso Chihuahuas (55-49 record, 2nd in PCL, East)

Reliever Ron Marinaccio was optioned back to El Paso after the trades. IF Ripken Reyes and LH reliever Jake Higginbotham were promoted to El Paso.

RHP Matt Waldron continues to pitch well for El Paso and remains a viable option for the Padres. His likelihood of being used is diminished now that the organization bolstered their starting pitching with two veterans added via trade.

Bryan Hoeing and Sean Reynolds are both pitching well in relief and provide support for the bullpen. Kyle Hart and Alek Jacob remain on the 40-man roster as further depth.

Tyler Wade was DFA’d by the Padres and could conceivably pass through waivers and stay with the organization in El Paso. Trenton Brooks was also DFA’d, but his future is not known either. Utilityman Mason McCoy will most likely be the call-up in case of an infield injury.

It seems there does not need to be any further discussion about the status of Luis Campusano in the organization.

San Antonio Missions (52-47 record, 2nd in Texas league, south)

The Missions received RH reliever Garrett Hawkins, RHP Miguel Mendez, RHP Eric Yost, C Oswaldo Linares, and LH reliever Austin Krob after the deadline. Mendez definitely deserved the promotion, and Yost has also pitched very well. Hawkins has handled high-leverage situations well, and the Missions needed a replacement for Valenzuela at catcher.

LF/DH Albert Fabian continues to hit well after his promotion and has a .340 average and .938 OPS in 53 at-bats with San Antonio. He has struck out 11 times and has six walks.

1B Romeo Sanabria leads the team with 43 RBI and 9 HR. He is hitting .273 with a .714 OPS.

RHP Jagger Haynes is now the leading starter with 89.1 innings pitched and a 3.93 ERA. He has 90 K/50 BB. Command and consistency have both been issues for him this season.

Fort Wayne TinCaps (48-50 record, 5th in Midwest league, east)

The TinCaps are now playing Ryan Jackson at shortstop and Rosman Verdugo at second after the loss of De Vries and Butterworth. C Lamar King Jr., IF Chase Valentine, IF Zach Evans, and OF Kasen Wells were all promoted to Fort Wayne.

OF Nerwellian Cedeno leads the team with a .273 average, while OF Braedon Karpathios has a .782 OPS. Karpathios is the HR leader with 11 and also has the most RBI with 50.

With Miguel Mendez and Eric Yost both promoted to San Antonio, the TinCaps will hope that Emanuel Pinales will continue to pitch well. In his five games started and 25.2 innings, Pinales has a 1.40 ERA with 27 K/7 BB. Luis Gutierrez has a 3.66 ERA in 32 innings pitched and seven games started.

Lake Elsinore Storm (46-53 record, 3rd in Cal league, south)

Although top pitching prospect Boston Bateman was traded, Lefty Kash Mayfield remains. Rated just below Bateman, Mayfield has been slowed this season by a sore shoulder earlier in the year and a cautious organization is keeping the stress to a minimum. Besides Mayfield, the Storm has surging right-hander Maikel Miralles as well as Humberto Cruz. Both are being brought along slowly.

After the trade deadline, the Storm received several players, who recently signed from the 2025 draft. OF Cardell Thibodeaux, 3B Kerrington Cross, and SS Dylan Grego, all joined the team on Friday. There were also a handful of players who came to the Storm after the completion of the ACL season.

Reliever Tucker Musgrove was placed on the 7-day IL.

With all the movement throughout the system, it will be a couple of weeks to establish new norms for the minor league teams. The Storm lost two prominent position players, and promotions further affected the lineup.

ACL Padres completed their season last week with a 14-46 record, last in the West Division. Several of their members were sent to play elsewhere, and the next week will be notable for determining who is where.

New shortstop Jorge Quintana was officially assigned to the ACL, but that is just an official designation for the purposes of assessing where he is at developmentally. Most likely, we will see him in Lake Elsinore soon.

After a topsy-turvy end of the week, the minor league Padres affiliates still have a month of baseball to go. How the new players, the recent promotions, and the loss of talent affects the standing of each team will be seen over the next month.

The organization undoubtedly lost a lot of talent, but with drafting and development, the Padres will refill the ranks. The best news is that with the recent additions, next season the roster will be more complete and shouldn’t require wholesale changes (fingers crossed).

Good Morning San Diego: Padres look to bounce back from loss to Cardinals

2025-08-03T06:30:00-07:00

Freddy Fermin | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images

Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of August 3, 2025.

https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/2/24479882/padres-win-streak-snapped-by-cardinals (Matt DeWalt - Gaslamp Ball)

https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/2/24479612/manny-machado-has-quietly-become-an-nl-mvp-candidate (Thomas Conroy - Gaslamp Ball)

https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/2/24479201/padres-for-the-win (Cheri Bell - Gaslamp Ball)

https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-unveil-stronger-lineup-after-trade-deadline (AJ Cassavell - Padres.com)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/02/randy-vasquez-padres-bullpen-stumble-in-loss-to-cardinals/ (Jeff Sanders - U-T)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/02/tom-krasovic-early-faith-in-a-j-preller-continues-to-pay-off-for-padres/ (Tom Krasovic - U-T)

Padres win-streak snapped by Cardinals

2025-08-02T22:07:38-07:00

Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images

Randy Vasquez allows five runs, takes loss

Randy Vasquez started on the mound for the San Diego Padres and worked three scoreless innings to start the game. He came to the mound in the top of the fourth inning with a 4-0 lead, but the St. Louis Cardinals scored four runs on four hits, which included a three-run home run by Pedro Pages that helped St. Louis make the score 4-4 after the top half of the fourth.

Pedro Pagés - St. Louis Cardinals (7) pic.twitter.com/gaVZ8lTd6K
— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) August 3, 2025

The Cardinals added four more runs in two of the next five innings to take an 8-5 win over the Padres at Petco Park, Saturday.

Vasquez was able to get out of the fourth and returned to the mound in the top of the fifth inning. He allowed a leadoff single to Ivan Herrera and was replaced on the mound by Jeremiah Estrada. He issued a walk to Alec Burleson, but got Willson Contreras to strikeout for the first out of the inning. Estrada then struck out Lars Nootbaar, but with two on and two out, Masyn Winn hit a line drive to left that got down the line and allowed Herrera and Burleson to score to give St. Louis a 6-4 lead.

Masyn Winn keeps it fair to give us the lead! pic.twitter.com/QOr0ro0rKw
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 3, 2025

Vasquez’s final line was four-plus innings with five runs allowed on eight hits with three strikeouts and no walks.

The Cardinals added two runs in the top of the ninth inning off Padres reliever Yuki Matsui. He allowed back-to-back one out singles and hit Herrera to load the bases. Burleson singled to score Victor Scott II to make the score 7-4. The bases remained loaded. With one out, Contreras hit a sacrifice fly to score Brendan Donovan to make the score 8-4.

San Diego added a run in the bottom of the ninth inning when Freddy Fermin hit an RBI-single to right field that scored Jose Iglesias, who started the inning with a walk, to make the score, 8-5.

The Padres started hot and scored four runs in the first three innings. One of those runs came on a triple down the right field line by Ramon Laureano that allowed Xander Bogaerts to score from first base to put San Diego in front 2-0.

Welcome to San Diego, Ramón!! pic.twitter.com/pL4b2oOsLZ
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 3, 2025

Jake Cronenworth followed Laureano and was hit by a pitch to put runners on the corners. That allowed Fermin to come up with a runner in scoring position and one out. He chopped a ball to the right side of the infield and Laureano scored from third on an RBI-groundout to put the Padres up 3-0 after the second inning.

Jackson Merrill added the fourth run for the Padres in the bottom of the third inning when he delivered a solo home run to center field that gave the Padres a 4-0 lead heading into the top of the fourth.

We like to call him Action Jackson pic.twitter.com/a2aGe8HaNh
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) August 3, 2025

San Diego closes out the series with St. Louis, Subday at 1:10 p.m.

Game 111: St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres

2025-08-02T19:10:00-07:00

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images

Your game thread for August 2, 2025.

St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres, August 2, 2025, 7:10 p.m. PST

Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Watch: Padres TV, KFMB 8.2 (CW)

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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