Padres slugger Gavin Sheets suffered a head contusion, sore hip, and jammed wrist after crashing into the outfield wall against the Pirates.

Manny Machado homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a four-run seventh for the San Diego Padres, who rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Sunday to take two of three games in their series.

It happened Sunday. Padres No. 2 hitter Luis Arraez recalled Tony Gwynn with a one-run single that tied the score 4-4 in the seventh inning. Yes, I wrote last year that it’s not a great idea to compare Arraez to Gwynn, either as a player or as a hitter.

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Padres finding ways to win games ‘in all different shapes and forms’ (AJ Cassavell, MLB.com)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (22-37) visit the San Diego Padres (32-24) for the final game of their 3-game series. First pitch from Petco Park is at 5:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Pirates vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

This weekend, the Padres began a stretch of 26 games in 27 days -- perhaps the most daunting portion of their 2025 calendar. The teeth of that stretch? The 2 1/2 weeks beginning Monday in San Francisco.

A San Diego Padres starting pitcher explained his success with the Padres after signing with the club over the offseason.

Xander Bogaerts has started 54 games at shortstop for the Padres; he’s getting his first DH day of the season as his success against Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney makes him a must-start