Falter has yet to record a decision in four career outings against the Padres, with a 3.38 ERA, although he dominated in a May 3 appearance. Falter yielded only one run on two hits in seven innings while walking two and fanning six in his team's 2-1 loss.

Good morning, After another terrible night. We’re going to let Jackson Merrill start things off as we seek perspective on what has become a bit of a quagmire for the Padres. “We do our job every day and we come and we play as hard as we can,

Discover the Padres’ three most disappointing players of 2025 and how their struggles have impacted San Diego’s playoff hopes.

In case any questions remained, this is the real Dylan Cease. The Padres got the Cy Young version of Cease once again in Tuesday evening’s 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, a third-straight

Padres swept a two-game series against the Giants in San Francisco in April; Giants have lost six of their last 10 games

The Padres started Jason Heyward in left field on opening day, but the veteran, who is well past his prime, is currently on the injury list. Heyward’s days in San Diego might be numbered because he is well below the Mendoza Line with a .176 batting average.

The San Diego Padres (32-23) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (21-37), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 9:40 p.m. ET. The favored Padres (-222 moneyline odds) play at home against the Pirates (+183). The Padres will start Dylan Cease (1-3) against the Pirates and Bailey Falter (3-3).