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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-rediscovering-power-amid-hot-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jackson Merrill rediscovering his ‘power’ amid recent hot streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jackson-Merrill-2.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jackson Merrill rediscovering his ‘power’ amid recent hot streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T22:55:31-07:00">September 11th, 10:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T23:05:31-07:00">September 11th, 11:05pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres got back on track with a win over the Colorado Rockies in Thursday’s series opener. San Diego rebounded from back-to-back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-in-shock-as-san-diego-melts-down-in-the-ninth-vs-reds">meltdowns against the Cincinnati Reds</a> by edging out the Rockies 2-0. And Jackson Merrill helped secure the victory with a clutch home run.</p><p>Merrill continued his recent hot streak with a two-out solo shot to left off McCade Brown in the fourth inning. After the game, the second-year pro confirmed that going the other way with the ball is <a href="https://x.com/973TheFanSD/status/1966355407322100100" rel="noopener">a good sign</a>.</p><p>“That’s my power. When I’m hitting to the opposite field, that’s when I’m right. If I’m not pulling the ball a bunch and I’m just going all over the field, that’s when I’m completely right,” Merrill said, per 97.3 The Fan.</p><h2><b>Jackson Merrill could be key to Padres’ division hopes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jackson-Merrill.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Padres center fielder was sidelined by an ankle injury last month. The team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-makes-jackson-merrill-il-decision-ankle-injury">placed Merrill on the 10-day IL</a> with the ailment and he missed 14 games. But since returning to the lineup in September, he’s looked more like the player that finished last season with an .826 OPS.</p><p>Merrill entered the opener against Colorado slashing .350/.381/.800 in his last five games. He now has two home runs, two doubles, two triples, five RBI and five runs scored since rejoining the Padres.</p><p>The key to this turnaround? “Trust myself,” Merrill said. “I think I lost track of how good a hitter I am. I just gotta have confidence in myself and just go ball every day. Play like a little kid, like I always have.”</p><p>It’s a welcome addition for a struggling San Diego team. After taking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-impressive-mark-win-dodgers">sole possession of first place in the NL West</a> with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 23, the Padres have gone 6-11. Fortunately for San Diego, the Dodgers haven’t exactly run away with the division. LA is just 9-7 in that same stretch, allowing the Padres to hang around.</p><p>Thursday’s victory narrowed the Dodgers’ lead to just 2.5 games. With 15 games remaining on the schedule, San Diego is hoping they can make a push for the division crown. And the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/1-padres-player-who-must-step-up-nl-west-race-with-dodgers">Padres need Merrill to step up</a>.</p><p>While he credits adjustments for his improvement at the plate, Merrill chose to keep the specifics to himself. “That’s for me and me only. That’s all in my head and that’s all I gotta say.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jackson Merrill rediscovering his ‘power’ amid recent hot streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-xander-bogaerts-takes-big-step-toward-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Xander Bogaerts takes big step toward injury return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/San-Diego-Padres-Xander-Bogaerts-2-waits-for-a-pitch-during-an-at-bat-against-the-Seattle-Mariners-at-T-Mobile-Park.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ Xander Bogaerts takes big step toward injury return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T18:31:43-07:00">September 11th, 6:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T18:31:43-07:00">September 11th, 6:31pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Xander Bogaerts got a big injury update as the San Diego <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-miss-remainder-regular-season-injury">Padres progress through the final month</a> of the 2025 MLB season.</p><p>Bogaerts fractured his left foot in the series finale against the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 27. He has been absent since, missing the team’s last 12 games.</p><p>The star infielder <a href="https://x.com/AJCassavell/status/1966258832365216223" rel="noopener">has been making progress</a> in his recovery. On Thursday, he is taking ground balls as he played at shortstop, per reporter AJ Cassavell.</p><p>“Xander Bogaerts (left foot fracture) took ground balls that were rolled to him at shortstop today. He’s going to hit in the cage later. Says he’s feeling “really good,” but getting used to an insert he must wear in his shoe,” Cassavell wrote.</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Xander Bogaerts, Padres</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/San-Diego-Padres-third-baseman-Manny-Machado-13-is-congratulated-by-Xander-Bogaerts-2-after-scoring-during-the-fifth-inning-at-Petco-Park.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Xander Bogaerts will miss the remainder of the 2025 season, but it benefits the Padres that he is making strides in his recovery.</p><p>Bogaerts has been a solid player for the Padres prior to his season-ending injury. He ended the campaign with a .262 batting average, landing 124 hits for 49 RBIs and 10 home runs. He also scored 60 runs and stole 20 bases, making his impact whether it was at shortstop or second base. This was his third season with the team following his departure from the Boston Red Sox in the 2022 offseason.</p><p>San Diego has lost momentum after Bogaerts went down. They went 4-8 in the last 12 games following his injury, declining in their quality of play as one of the better teams in the National League.</p><p>San Diego has a 79-67 record on the season, holding the second spot of the NL West Division standings. They are three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top seed. They remain in the mix for a playoff spot but will need to get back on track to have a favorable outlook when October arrives.</p><p>The Padres will prepare for their next series, being at home. They host the Colorado Rockies as Game 1 will take place Sept. 11 at 9:40 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Xander Bogaerts takes big step toward injury return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jp-sears-rockies-series-recall');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres to recall starting pitcher for Rockies series');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/JP-Sears.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres to recall starting pitcher for Rockies series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T17:05:40-07:00">September 11th, 5:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T17:05:40-07:00">September 11th, 5:05pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Colorado Rockies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are making a critical roster move ahead of their home series against the Colorado Rockies. As the 2025 MLB playoff race intensifies and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-recalls-starting-pitcher-rockies-clash">Padres starting rotation continues to show signs</a> of fatigue, the club is expected to recall veteran left-hander JP Sears to start Friday night in Game 2 of the three-game set against the Rockies at Petco Park.</p><p>After a 9-11 stretch and back-to-back losses to the Cincinnati Reds to drop that series, the Padres vs. Rockies matchup is shaping up as a must-win. Manager Mike Shildt is turning to experience over youth, recalling Sears, who posted a 2.45 ERA in three Triple-A starts since being optioned last month.</p><p>MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to <a href="https://x.com/AJCassavell/status/1966267718421852489" rel="noopener">report that</a> a new arm was set to join the rotation and help alleviate pressure on the regular starters.</p><p>“Amid a busy stretch on the schedule, the Padres are planning on calling up JP Sears to join the rotation for one start, giving the rest of the starters an extra rest day. Seems likely that Sears start will come tomorrow.”</p><p>This recall comes at a pivotal moment. The 29-year-old southpaw was acquired from the Athletics at the MLB trade deadline but struggled initially, earning a demotion after allowing five earned runs in a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Now, after resetting in El Paso, he returns with a fresh opportunity to stabilize the starting rotation.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/how-padres-surpass-dodgers-nl-west">The Padres sit at 79-67</a>, 3 games back in the NL West of the first place Los Angeles Dodgers and currently holding the second National League Wild Card spot with a 3-game cushion over the New York Mets. If San Diego takes Game 1 on Thursday, Friday’s Game 2 against Colorado starter Ryan Feltner could serve as a tone-setter, with a win securing the series and generating momentum heading into the final weeks of the 2025 season.</p><p>With Padres vs. Rockies set to start tonight, all eyes are on whether Sears can deliver the quality innings needed to reset momentum. For a team fighting to stay alive in the MLB playoff race, this move represents both urgency and belief in a veteran’s ability to come through under pressure.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres to recall starting pitcher for Rockies series

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/1-padres-player-who-must-step-up-nl-west-race-with-dodgers');   ga('set', 'title', '1 Padres player who must step up in NL West race with Dodgers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/San-Diego-Padres-outfielder-Jackson-Merrill-1.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>1 Padres player who must step up in NL West race with Dodgers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T14:27:24-07:00">September 11th, 2:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T14:27:24-07:00">September 11th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers heading into Thursday night’s action. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-freddie-freeman-fires-reality-check-tie-with-padres">Dodgers said they acknowledged the Padres’ success</a>, and the old rivals are headed towards a close finish. In order to close the gap and steal the National League West, Padres manager Mike Shildt needs more from Jackson Merrill. Fernando Tatis Jr. can’t do everything.</p><p>Merrill’s season has been quite disappointing all around. For player that nearly won the NL Rookie of the Year in 2024, experts around Major League Baseball anticipated a big season from the outfielder. However, he has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-makes-jackson-merrill-il-decision-ankle-injury">in and out of the Padres’ lineup thanks to injuries</a>. Even when he has been available, his production is far from the high standard he set in his rookie season.</p><p>Despite his struggles, Merrill remains a key piece to the puzzle for Shildt. As a whole, the manager’s roster is one of the most talented in the league. However, making the most of the players he has at his disposal has become a big challenge. Merrill has been at the center of it all. If he can get back on track, there is no telling just how far the Padres could go in the postseason.</p><p>The rest of the regular season and a potentially deep playoff run are crucial for the team. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-mason-miller-trade-deadline-move">San Diego made some massive moves at the trade deadline</a> to improve the team. Because of that, the championship window got a lot smaller for the Padres. However, it was the right time to go all-in. San Diego came as close as anyone to knocking off the Dodgers in last year’s playoffs.</p><p>Regardless of how the season finishes, the Padres are a dark horse to win it all. However, Merrill can make them so much more.</p><h2>A bounce back from Merrill brings San Diego some much-needed balance</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jackson-Merrill-to-miss-SD-Dodgers-opener-in-latest-injury-update.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Bob Kupbens</figcaption></figure><p>Looking at the Padres’ lineup, not much needs fixing. Manny Machado and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-buzzing-fernando-tatis-jr-441-hr-rockies">Tatis Jr. leads the team when it comes to power hitting</a>, a big reason why San Diego ranks near the top of the league in total offense. They are joined by players like Gavin Sheets and Xander Bogaerts, both of whom are also having good seasons. However, the team’s balance, or lack thereof, stands out.</p><p>Merrill is an interesting player when healthy because of how well-rounded he is. Slashing <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/4872691/jackson-merrill" rel="noopener">.259/.314/.422</a> is indicative of a player who is efficient with each at-bat he takes. However, injuries have kept him from getting into a rhythm this season at any point. If he repeated what he did in 2024, there is a good chance that the Padres would already be leading the NL West over Los Angeles.</p><p>Luckily for Merrill, he has more than 10 games to get back to normal before the postseason begins. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-jackson-merrill-back-in-lineup-against-orioles">He and Tatis Jr. are off the injured list</a> and ready to build momentum heading into the playoffs. Both players are good enough to bring value to their team even if they are not hot at the plate. However, Shildt can do a lot around two elite hitters near the top of his batting order.</p><p>Merrill has what it takes to rise to the moment. He had his moments in the 2024 postseason, including in the Padres’ series against the Dodgers. He and his teammates have plenty of motivation to come back and make a statement this season. The only question is whether or not his injuries are completely behind him or if they will continue to hold him back from his best.</p><h2>Merrill’s injuries could come back to haunt him</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jackson-Merrill-of-the-San-Diego-Padres.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-gets-back-all-star-from-10-day-il">Shildt’s All-Star outfielder has spent time on the IL</a> at multiple points this season. In a vacuum, this might just be bad luck on Merrill’s part. None of his three major issues are connected to one another, much to the relief of the Padres’ fan base. However, his absence and the nature of his injuries make him a candidate to tweak something in a big postseason moment in the field.</p><p>Merrill is an excellent defensive player in center field. However, lower body injuries have a tendency to linger, especially for a player who runs as much as he does. The issues he has had with his legs are the chief reason why his steals are down from <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/4872691/jackson-merrill" rel="noopener">16 as a rookie to just one</a> in his second MLB season. Shildt does not want to take any chances with his 22-year-old star on the base paths.</p><p>While San Diego wants to be careful with Merrill, the time to fully unleash him is now. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-who-must-step-up-manny-machado-mlb-playoffs">Padres need players to increase their production to help the team’s stars</a> orchestrate a deep playoff run. If Merrill cannot break out of his season-long slump, San Diego will have to work itself out of a hole in the NL West, hurting them heading into the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 Padres player who must step up in NL West race with Dodgers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-who-must-step-up-manny-machado-mlb-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Padres who must step up alongside Manny Machado in playoffs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/3-Padres-who-must-step-up-alongside-Manny-Machado-in-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Padres who must step up alongside Manny Machado in playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T09:48:36-07:00">September 11th, 9:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T09:48:36-07:00">September 11th, 9:48am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are in the thick of the MLB playoff race and will likely be playing in October again. Now, they need to rectify their playoff struggles and go further. While some believe <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-fatal-flaw-that-will-doom-2025-world-series-hopes">the Padres are doomed to fail,</a> they will go as far as Manny Machado can take them. Ultimately, there are three Padres players to watch, and it will be interesting to see how they do.</p><p>San Diego currently has <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb?tab=world-series" rel="noopener">odds of +1300 to win the World Series,</a> according to FanDuel. Overall, that gives them the eighth-best odds to win the title. The consensus is that they will make the MLB playoffs, but how far will they go? If you recall, the Padres lost in the National League Divisional Series 3-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers last season.</p><p>Machado will be ready as always. Yet, there are three Padres players to watch who could be the pivotal guys to help get this team into the next stage. These three Padres players must step up to help San Diego reach baseball immortality in 2025.</p><h2><b>Fernando Tatis Jr. must match Manny Machado in everything</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-walk-off-reds">Fernando Tatis Jr. clobbered a walk-off hit</a> this week, showcasing his capability. So far, he is having a good season. Tatis is batting .262 with 21 home runs, 63 RBIs, and 97 runs. Tatis, like many of his teammates, will need to do more to help Machado.</p><p>Tatis went 10 for 18 against the Dodgers last season in the NLDS. Overall, he was fantastic. Tatis hit two home runs in Game 2 and a two-run shot in Game 3. Things looked like they were going well. Then, everything went south. Tatis, like the rest of his team, sputtered over the last two games, when the Padres did not score for 24 consecutive innings. Tatis went 1 for 10 across Games 4 and 5.</p><p>If the Padres are to go far in the playoffs, they need Tatis to hit the baseball consistently. Assuming they can get past the Chicago Cubs in a potential three-game NL Wild Card Series, they would likely face the Milwaukee Brewers. The offense cannot go silent again, and Tatis needs to lead the charge.</p><h2><b>Ryan O’Hearn is one of the new Padres players</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Ryan-OHearn-at-bat-for-the-Padres.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-lands-ryan-ohearn-ramon-laureano-orioles-blockbuster-trade">Padres traded for Ryan O’Hearn,</a> they thought they had a new powerful bat in their lineup. Instead, it has not worked out that way. The Padres rank 29th in home runs, 23rd in runs, and 26th in slugging percentage. Unfortunately, O’Hearn has not been consistent.</p><p>O’Hearn is batting .274 with 16 home runs, 54 RBIs, and 61 runs. However, he is hitting just .250 with three home runs, 11 RBIs, and 16 runs over 35 games with the Padres. If the Padres are to make a mark in the MLB playoffs, they need O’Hearn to step up. Moreover, they need him to be a threat with runners in scoring position. That is something the team struggled with throughout the season. Can O’Hearn pick it up? The Padres certainly need him to.</p><p>O’Hearn is finally getting a full-time opportunity. Yet, it does not seem like he has done much with the chance. The Padres need O’Hearn to get things going, especially if they are to survive a three-game NL Wild Card Series with the Cubs and then an NLDS series with an even-better Brewers team.</p><h2><b>Luis Arraez must do more</b></h2><p>Going back to last season, Luis Arraez was among the many reasons the Padres lost to the Dodgers. Arraez went 4 for 22 in the NLDS against Los Angeles. Alarmingly, he just could not get anything going, and that is something that cannot happen again, as the Padres are poised for another playoff run.</p><p>Arraez is usually at the top of the lineup. If San Diego is to make a serious run, then he cannot have a major slump. The Padres went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position in Game 4. Unfortunately, Arraez was among the contributors to that statline, being unable to drive anyone home. The leadoff hitters were unable to generate anything, and it set up the rest of the lineup for failure.</p><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-in-shock-as-san-diego-melts-down-in-the-ninth-vs-reds">Padres’ bullpen collapsed recently</a> in a game against the Reds, they are not the issue. San Diego currently has the best bullpen in baseball, and the rotation is solid. What this team needs is for the hitters to play well in October. Although that does not always happen, teams that usually win the title get hot hitting at the right time. These three Padres players all have the potential to have a great October and lead their team to a title. Now, they have to go out and do well at the plate to relieve the pressure off their pitching staff.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Padres who must step up alongside Manny Machado in playoffs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-in-shock-as-san-diego-melts-down-in-the-ninth-vs-reds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fans in shock as Padres melt down in the ninth vs. Reds');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Padres-right-fielder-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-23-comes-in.jpg"><figcaption>© Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Fans in shock as Padres melt down in the ninth vs. Reds</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T23:22:24-07:00">September 9th, 11:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T23:22:24-07:00">September 9th, 11:22pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Over the past few weeks, the Los Angeles Dodgers have played poor baseball (relative to their standards). Over the past two weeks, they’ve gone 6-7 — paving the way for the San Diego Padres to potentially overtake them for the NL West lead. But somehow, the P<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-struggles-ex-player">adres have been worse than the Dodgers</a> during that span (5-8) — with their 4-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night being an epitome of how much they’ve failed to take advantage of the Dodgers’ slump.</p><p>If there’s anything the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jason-adam-reveals-silver-lining-after-suffering-horrific-leg-injury">Padres can boast, it’s their loaded bullpen</a>. The past decade or so of playoff baseball has shown that having an elite bullpen can be a team’s win condition all the way to a World Series title. Alas, even the best fall down sometimes, or so does that one pop song say, and the Padres weren’t able to take care of business against the Reds during the top of the ninth inning — with closer Robert Suarez allowing two runs during the inning, handing San Diego the loss in the process.</p><p>It was Tyler Stephenson, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-scales-wall-bonkers-catch-vs-reds">robbed of a home run earlier in the game by Fernando Tatis Jr.</a>, who hit a dinger off the Padres closer, giving the Reds a win and sending the Padres reeling even further into their misery, especially now that they’re three games back of the Dodgers in the standings yet again.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Stephenson takes Robert Suarez deep for a two-run shot and the Reds have the lead in the ninth! <a href="https://t.co/NS3BE7MVMI">pic.twitter.com/NS3BE7MVMI</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1965626537547628823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This caused a bit of an uproar among Padres fans whose patience with the team has been wearing more and more thin with each passing defeat.</p><h2><b>Padres fans lose their cool on social media</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/San-Diego-Padres-relief-pitcher-Robert-Suarez.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Padres fans have tried to be patient with their team, but this latest defeat appears to be sending some over the edge.</p><p>“Onto the next bad loss you’re right! Choking against horses**t teams is so the Padres way! Should have won division but of course the biggest choke a** organization in the history of MLB does it again in 2025!” X user @Teddymac44 <a href="https://x.com/Teddymac44/status/1965649358571049042" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“Why is this so hard to get. Wandy was pitching well, miller was pitching well, why pull em early? Just for Suarez to give up the game? He isn’t the problem, shildt is,” @jackiller_069 <a href="https://x.com/jackiller_069/status/1965648709678752150" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“My @Padres CANNOT trust Robert Suarez, especially in a non-save situation. He’s not inconsistent. He’s consistently bad,” @realalexmontoya <a href="https://x.com/realalexmontoya/status/1965645242885177794" rel="noopener">opined</a>.</p><p>(Suarez has a 3.16 ERA in 63 appearances this season, so calling him “consistently bad” may not be the most fair take.)</p><p>“We all see things different. It shows me no fire, no desire to win. Manny beat the crap out of the water cooler tonight, that’s what i like to see from my guys. Shows me how big their motor is inside their chest. Feels like Robert doesn’t care. Agreed, Mason is my closer,” @CJ_Greek <a href="https://x.com/CJ_Greek/status/1965643863193956439" rel="noopener">expressed</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fans in shock as Padres melt down in the ninth vs. Reds

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-scales-wall-bonkers-catch-vs-reds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. scales wall for bonkers catch vs. Reds');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Fernando-Tatis-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. scales wall for bonkers catch vs. Reds</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T20:08:57-07:00">September 9th, 8:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T20:11:22-07:00">September 9th, 8:11pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sitting one game back from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-fatal-flaw-that-will-doom-2025-world-series-hopes">San Diego Padres need to do everything</a> in their power to end Dave Roberts’ dominance and finally secure a pennant for the first time since 2006.</p><p>For Fernando Tatis Jr., that meant pulling a page from Spider-Man’s playbook to scale the wall at Petco Park and steal a home run from Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson, leaving fans with <a href="https://Twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965604349318701278" rel="noopener">one heck of a highlight</a> to talk about at work tomorrow.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">FERNANDO TATIS JR. SAVES IT AT THE WALL 🤯<a href="https://t.co/rfgLTDxXfG">pic.twitter.com/rfgLTDxXfG</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1965604349318701278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Goodness, you certainly don’t see <i>that</i> every day.</p><p>After a strong start to the 2025 MLB season, winning seven straight to start the season and 14 of their first 17, the Padres have been hit with a bit of a rough patch in the dog days of summer, going 16-12 in August before losing their first four games in September. Fortunately, the Padres have gotten hot as the weather begins to cool, securing two wins against the Colorado Rockies and a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-walk-off-reds">walkoff win over the Reds</a> in their first of three games.</p><p>With the season series against the Dodgers officially lost, giving Los Angeles the tiebreaker if the two teams end up finishing out the year with the same record, the Padres need to do everything in their power to leapfrog Shohei Ohtani and company before the start of the postseason if they are going to finally break their drought and bring a pennant back to San Diego. If Tatis Jr. keeps playing like he has over the past few games, that option remains within the realm of possibility.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. scales wall for bonkers catch vs. Reds

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-michael-king-returns-reds-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres get huge Michael King boost ahead of Reds clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mike-King.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres get huge Michael King boost ahead of Reds clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T17:08:06-07:00">September 9th, 5:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T17:08:06-07:00">September 9th, 5:08pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres have received a timely reinforcement as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-michael-king-good-news-mri-sets-target-date-return">right-hander Michael King</a> has been activated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Game 2 in their series against the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday night. The move provides a crucial lift in the middle of a heated Padres playoff race, with the team just half a game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.</p><p>The update regarding King’s injury arrives at a pivotal time. The veteran missed time with a shoulder issue but recently completed bullpen work, hitting 91 mph. Before his injury in late May, King posted a 2.81 ERA with 65 strikeouts across 11 starts. His efficient outings and command return to a rotation that has leaned heavily on Dylan Cease, Nick Pivetta, and Randy Vasquez.</p><p>In a corresponding move, the team optioned right-hander Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso. While Jacob filled in admirably, the demotion underscores the staff’s preference for King’s experience and consistency. The transaction was shared by the organization on social media prior to Tuesday’s game.</p><p>The Padres took to their official X (formerly known as Twitter) to <a href="https://x.com/Padres/status/1965538072248111116" rel="noopener">confirm the roster update</a> with the following post.</p><p>“We have activated RHP Michael King from the 15-Day IL and optioned RHP Alek Jacob to Triple-A El Paso.”</p><p>The stakes couldn’t be higher. At 79-65, San Diego trails the Dodgers by a slim margin and sits three games behind the Chicago Cubs for the first wild-card spot. Every game is meaningful—and having a proven arm like King back in the mix is a boost that could shape the outcome of the season. His return also helps stabilize a rotation that’s been overworked in recent weeks, giving the Padres a better shot at sustaining momentum through the final stretch of the regular season.</p><p>All eyes will be on the 30-year-old’s outing against the Reds. A strong performance could <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-1st-place-2010">push the Padres into first place</a> in the division and fortify their standing in the playoff hunt.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres get huge Michael King boost ahead of Reds clash

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As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres kept their postseason push alive with a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night at Petco Park, capped by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-buzzing-fernando-tatis-jr-441-hr-rockies">Fernando Tatis Jr.</a> delivering a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning. The win pulled the Padres within half a game of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a tight NL West race.</p><p>The Padres trailed 3-0 before storming back in the sixth inning. Gavin Sheets put San Diego on the board with an RBI double, and Jackson Merrill followed with a game-tying, two-run triple that slipped past center fielder TJ Friedl’s glove near the warning track. From there, the San Diego bullpen held Cincinnati scoreless, setting up the extra-inning drama.</p><p>In the 10th, Jake Cronenworth started as the automatic runner at second base. Freddy Fermin’s bunt was mishandled by former Padre Nick Martinez, whose throwing error allowed Cronenworth to reach third. Tatis then lifted a deep fly ball to left, and the Petco Park crowd erupted as Cronenworth tagged and scored, with teammates mobbing the Padres star near first base.</p><p>The Talkin’ Baseball podcast posted the walk-off moment on X, formerly known as Twitter, capturing the 26-year-old’s <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1965271182070141320" rel="noopener">latest clutch swing</a>.</p><p>“The Padres walk it off on a Tatis sac fly!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Padres walk it off on a Tatis sac fly! <a href="https://t.co/vSmLDKgReQ">pic.twitter.com/vSmLDKgReQ</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1965271182070141320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Yu Darvish allowed three runs on six hits across 5 2/3 innings, marking his seventh straight start giving up a home run. Wandy Peralta recorded the final out in the top of the 10th to earn the win, as the bullpen combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings.</p><p>The Reds jumped ahead behind Friedl’s leadoff homer, an RBI single from Elly De La Cruz, and a solo shot from Austin Hays. Left-hander Nick Lodolo exited after five innings of two-hit ball while battling a blister and flu-like symptoms, and Cincinnati’s bullpen couldn’t protect the advantage.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/how-padres-surpass-dodgers-nl-west">For the Padres, the victory</a> improved their record to 79-65 while keeping them three games ahead of the New York Mets in the Wild Card standings. Tatis, now hitting .262 with 20 home runs and 62 RBIs, once again reminded everyone why he remains the face of San Diego’s playoff chase.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. walks off Reds with extra extra-innings sac fly

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-san-diego-adding-pieces-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres rumors: San Diego to be active ‘adding pieces,’ per rival executives');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mike-S.jpg"><figcaption>Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres rumors: San Diego to be active ‘adding pieces,’ per rival executives</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-08T18:02:56-07:00">September 8th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-08T18:02:56-07:00">September 8th, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are once again commanding offseason attention, with rival executives predicting general manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/1-move-padres-must-make-after-2025-mlb-trade-deadline">AJ Preller will continue his trademark aggressive style</a>. In a report published by MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/a-j-preller-padres-will-have-work-to-do-this-offseason?adobe_mc=TS%3D1757016251%7CMCMID%3D62089483892618871315989827293991332966%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg&amp;affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&amp;rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation" rel="noopener">multiple anonymous sources</a> suggested that Padres offseason rumors about “adding pieces” are well-founded after a flurry of midseason deals reshaped the roster.</p><p>The club enters the second week of September at 78-65, just one game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West and holding the second Wild Card spot. They own the National League’s best ERA at 3.65 and a +54 run differential, but a recent 3-7 stretch has highlighted roster needs as they prepare for both a postseason push and a pivotal winter. One National League executive told MLB.com that he expects the club to remain aggressive.</p><p>“They’ll still have a solid core of players to build around,” an NL executive told Feinsand. “I can’t see a scenario where they don’t continue to work on adding pieces that they think can help them win a championship.”</p><p>Preller’s Padres have been synonymous with blockbuster moves since he took over as general manager in 2014, later adding the title of president of baseball operations in February 2021. His resume includes the 2022 trade for Juan Soto, long-term contracts for Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, and Fernando Tatis Jr., and this season’s deadline spree that featured five trades and 22 players. While those moves bolstered the major league roster, they also thinned the farm system, raising questions about what comes next. As one American League executive told MLB.com, the club’s financial flexibility could prove to be the decisive factor.</p><p>“How much money will they have to spend?” an AL executive asked. “That is an important factor in the course that they take, as is how they perform in the playoffs.”</p><p>Rival executives continue to view the GM’s aggressive tendencies as the driving force behind the Padres offseason rumors.</p><p>“I think he’ll do what he always does,” an NL executive said. “He’ll find a way to go after some big names.”</p><p>“It might be price-dependent,” an NL exec said. “Or they could go in another direction altogether and trade for a lower-cost starter.”</p><p>Another executive summarized the situation in broader terms, suggesting Preller’s philosophy will remain consistent.</p><p>“A reasonable baseline assumption is that A.J. will continue to do what he’s always done in San Diego: attempt to maximize the current season’s roster while worrying about the future when he gets there,” an NL executive said. “How that plays out exactly is anyone’s guess. But we shouldn’t assume that his M.O. is going to change all of a sudden just because the Padres will be losing a handful of impactful players.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-signing-was-years-making-per-aj-preller">The Padres free agency period</a> will shape how they address key needs. Dylan Cease and Michael King are set for the market, while Luis Arraez and Ryan O’Hearn could also depart. Executives expect San Diego to mix re-signings with outside additions as the club stays committed to chasing its first World Series title.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres rumors: San Diego to be active ‘adding pieces,’ per rival executives

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fans-buzzing-fernando-tatis-jr-441-hr-rockies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres fans are buzzing after Fernando Tatis Jr. monster 441-foot HR vs. Rockies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Padres-right-fielder-Fernando-Tatis-Jr.-23-celebrating.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres fans are buzzing after Fernando Tatis Jr. monster 441-foot HR vs. Rockies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-06T18:36:44-07:00">September 6th, 6:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-06T18:36:44-07:00">September 6th, 6:36pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-recalls-starting-pitcher-rockies-clash">entered Saturday night’s game</a> against the Colorado Rockies on a slump. They have lost all of their previous five outings, including the Rockies series opener at Coors Field in Denver on Friday. However, it is looking as though the Friars are about to end their losing skid, with a strong start to the second game of this series.</p><p>The Padres scored the first six runs of the game, and that includes the monster home run that Tatis sent to the moon and drove three runs to the plate in the top of the second inning. With the Padres ahead, 3-0, Tatis stepped on the plate against Rockies pitcher McCade Brown. Tatis did not waste time swinging his bat in the matchup, as he <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1964486810480046145" rel="noopener">jumped on the first pitch he saw</a> — an 84 mph slider — for a 441-foot home run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fernando Tatis Jr. unleashes an EPIC bat drop on this 441-foot 3-run homer 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/JX5xPaI2Vo">pic.twitter.com/JX5xPaI2Vo</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1964486810480046145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fans are abuzz with reactions as well to his big blast.</p><p>“That was an incredible moment, Fernando Tatis Jr. is on fire with that bat drop and homer!” a social media user on X, formerly Twitter, <a href="https://x.com/adivraza/status/1964486972195684390" rel="noopener">shared</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IM AWAKE <a href="https://t.co/dcKl62dqYh">https://t.co/dcKl62dqYh</a></p><p>— EU🧃 (@mnnymcnugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/mnnymcnugg/status/1964487118530761179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Gravity called, Tatis told it to wait until the bat lands 😤💥,” <a href="https://x.com/Darpan_Murly/status/1964487008535138666" rel="noopener">commented</a> another fan.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Fernando Tatis Jr. three-run shot to put the Padres up 6-0 as they look to snap a five-game losing streak! <a href="https://t.co/HXfr9zotoN">pic.twitter.com/HXfr9zotoN</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1964486759678693798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Love the “Yeah, that’s gone” energy before the ball leaves the park,” <a href="https://x.com/gruberjl/status/1964487162629599657" rel="noopener">wrote</a> a different commenter.</p><p>That was Tatis’ second home run in September and 20th thus far in the 2025 MLB regular season. With several games left for the Padres, Fernando Tatis Jr. should be able to at least tie his dinger total in 2024, when he recorded 21 homers through 102 games.</p><p>Tatis’ offense has taken a step back in the 2025 campaign, but he remains an important player for San Diego’s run production. In 2024, Tatis <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tatisfe02.shtml" rel="noopener">batted .276/.340/.492 with a 129 OPS+</a>. Entering Saturday, he was hitting .261/.367/.429 with a 119 OPS+ in 2025.</p><p>The Padres are trying to chase the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the National League West standings, but they have not been fully capitalizing on the reigning World Series champions’ skid. That being said, a win against the Rockies will serve as a boost for Tatis and San Diego amid the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-fatal-flaw-that-will-doom-2025-world-series-hopes">intriguing division race and the looming MLB postseason</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres fans are buzzing after Fernando Tatis Jr. monster 441-foot HR vs. Rockies

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the San Diego <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-nestor-cortes-receives-unfortunate-injury-update">Padres lost left-handed pitcher Nestor Cortes</a> to injury, right-hander Randy Vasquez is back before facing the Colorado Rockies. The Padres will look to bounce back in their second matchup of a three-game series after a 3-0 loss on Friday. San Diego made the roster change ahead of Saturday’s game.</p><p>The Padres announced Vasquez <a href="https://x.com/padres/status/1964412809573519569?s=46" rel="noopener">was being recalled</a> from Triple-A, per the team’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“We have optioned RHP Sean Reynolds to Triple-A El Paso and recalled RHP Randy Vasquez from El Paso,” the Padres stated.</p><p>The Padres are 2-8 in their last 10 games, as their struggles from late August have crept into September. Vasquez last pitched in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 15.</p><h2><b>Padres’ Nestor Cortes receives unfortunate injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Padres-pitcher-Nestor-Cortes.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Padres left-hander <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-nestor-cortes-back-to-back-to-back-home-runs-orioles">Nestor Cortes surrendered back-to-back-to-back</a> home runs against the Orioles. However, Cortes sustained left bicep tendinitis, which plagued Cortes’ performance. He hasn’t started since. Nestor gave up six runs on seven hits, including four home runs.</p><p>Cortes is on the Padres’ 15-day IL. The Padres have given up three or more runs in each of their five outings, including seven runs in two separate games against the Orioles and the Twins.</p><p>In Cortes’ absence, the Padres have recalled right-hander Ron Marinaccio from Triple-A El Paso. Marinaccio, who owns a 5.05 ERA in 46.1 innings at Triple-A, has fared better in limited big-league action this season. In three appearances for the Padres, Marinaccio has pitched 4.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts. The 29-year-old also brings prior major league experience, having spent three seasons with the Yankees before joining San Diego’s system.</p><p>After being acquired at the trade deadline from the Brewers, Cortes has logged 26.1 innings with a 5.47 ERA, a 21:13 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and a WHIP above 1.5. His only standout performance came on August 23 against the Dodgers, when he delivered six scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Cortes’ tenure with the Padres began under challenging circumstances, as he was still recovering from a left elbow flexor strain at the time of the trade.</p><p>After their three-game series on the road against the Rockies, the Padres will host a three-game series against the Reds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.269	3	10	0.815	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.269	3	10	0.815	0

Ryan O'Hearn

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