The San Diego Padres lost their second consecutive game against the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0. The benches cleared in the bottom of the second inning after start

San Diego Padres (56-49, second in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (54-52, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Stephen Kolek (3-5, 4.28 ERA, 1.32 WHIP,

There’s no telling yet whether these Padres have another second-half surge in them. But through 100 games, they are, in some ways, ahead of schedule. With their 2-1 victory at loanDepot park on Monday night,

The Padres have dropped three consecutive games, losing two straight and the series to the Marlins, then the opener to the Cardinals. St. Louis won 9-7 as Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan hit three-run homers in a six-run second inning to pull ahead.

A former San Diego Padres shortstop retired and the Padres could move some players to bring in some players at the deadline.

The circumstances were, uh, just a little bit different five years ago when then-Padres manager Jayce Tingler called on little-known utility player Jake Cronenworth as a pinch-runner in a game against the Diamondbacks.

The drama unfolded in the ninth inning of the Padres’ recent game against the Dodgers, when Tatis was hit on the hand by a pitch — his third time being plunked by Los Angeles this season.

The San Diego Padres are in the thick of a tight NL Wild Card race, and the Baltimore Orioles could provide them with the missing piece.

The drama unfolded in the ninth inning of the Padres’ recent game against the Dodgers, when Tatis was hit on the hand by a pitch — his third time being plunked by Los Angeles this season.

The Padres open the second-half with three games at the Nationals, three more at the Marlins, then to St. Louis for three more road games as part of a nine-game East Coast road trip. However, we have to admit, those are decent matchups to have a winning record across for a 9-game road trip — in other words, it could be much worse.