The contending San Diego Padres acquired Mike Clevinger in a multiplayer deal with the Cleveland Indians on Monday, bolstering their rotation with another bold move ahead of baseball's trade deadline.San Diego got Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named from Cleveland for a package of young players that included outfielder Josh Naylor, right-hander Cal Quantrill and catcher Austin Hedges.Led by exciting young shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and suddenly hot Manny Machado, San Diego is going for its first playoff appearance since 2006. The acquisition of Clevinger is the Padres' fifth trade since Saturday.Clevinger said the Padres are "the most exciting team in baseball by far right now. It’s definitely kind of the place to be right now. I’m stoked that they wanted me here. This is definitely a destination a lot of guys would like to be. Definitely something special brewing here and I think it’s going to be something special for coming years, not just this year.”Clevinger... [More]

The San Diego Padres acquired Mike Clevinger in a multiplayer deal with the Cleveland Indians on Monday, bolstering their rotation with another bold move ahead of baseball's trade deadline.San Diego got Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named from Cleveland for a package of young players that included outfielder Josh Naylor, right-hander Cal Quantrill and catcher Austin Hedges.Led by Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego is going for its first playoff appearance since 2006. The acquisition of Clevinger is the Padres' fifth trade since Saturday.San Diego acquired veteran catchers Jason Castro and Austin Nola in a pair of deals on Sunday, making Hedges expendable. First baseman Mitch Moreland came over in a trade with Boston, and the Padres added reliever Trevor Rosenthal in a deal with Kansas City.The 29-year-old Clevinger strengthens a rotation that has had a few stumbles lately, including Garrett Richards going two or fewer innings in consecutive starts and opening-day starter... [More]

The San Diego Padres acquired Mike Clevinger in a multiplayer deal with the Cleveland Indians on Monday, bolstering their rotation with another bold move ahead of baseball's trade deadline.A person with direct knowledge of the deal said San Diego got Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named from Cleveland for a package of young players that included outfielder Josh Naylor, right-hander Cal Quantrill and catcher Austin Hedges.The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade hadn't been announced. Led by Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego is going for its first playoff appearance since 2006. The acquisition of Clevinger is the Padres' fifth trade since Saturday.San Diego acquired veteran catchers Jason Castro and Austin Nola in a pair of deals on Sunday, making Hedges expendable. First baseman Mitch Moreland came over in a trade with Boston, and the Padres added reliever Trevor Rosenthal in a deal with Kansas City.The 29-year-old... [More]

The San Diego Padres acquired Mike Clevinger in a multiplayer trade with the Cleveland Indians on Monday, bolstering their rotation with another bold move ahead of baseball's trade deadline.A person with direct knowledge of the deal said San Diego got Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named from Cleveland for a package of young players that included outfielder Josh Naylor, right-hander Cal Quantrill and catcher Austin Hedges.The person confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade hadn't been announced. Led by Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego is going for its first playoff appearance since 2006. The acquisition of Clevinger is the Padres' fifth trade since Saturday.Cleveland is in the mix for the AL Central title, but Clevinger may have wore out his welcome when he was caught breaking COVID-19 protocols a couple weeks ago, leading to a trip to the team's alternate training site.Clevinger and teammate Zach Plesac left the team’s Chicago hotel, socialized outside the team’s “bubble,” missed curfew and caused a rift inside the clubhouse. Clevinger returned to Cleveland's rotation on Wednesday, pitching six effective innings in a victory over Minnesota.The Indians also got infielder Gabriel Arias, left-hander Joey Cantillo and infielder Owen Miller in the deal.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The San Diego Padres acquired veteran catcher Jason Castro from the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday in a trade for right-handed reliever Gerardo Reyes.The Padres completed their fourth trade in two days by acquiring Castro as they bolster their roster for their first postseason appearance since 2006. San Diego also added reliever Trevor Rosenthal, slugger Mitch Moreland and catcher Austin Nola over the weekend as the trade deadline approaches Monday.Castro will be a free agent this winter after agreeing to a $6.85 million, one-year deal with the Angels in January. The 33-year-old batted .192 with two homers and six RBIs over his 18 games with Los Angeles, but the longtime Astros and Twins backstop is a strong defensive catcher and normally a solid hitter who has produced at least 10 homers in six seasons of his career.San Diego has the NL's third-best record and second-most victories at 21-15 after beating Colorado on Sunday. Steaming toward the playoffs with a deep,... [More]

Padres first. Trent Grisham singles to center field. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit by pitch. Trent Grisham to second. Manny Machado strikes out swinging. Eric Hosmer homers to right field. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Trent Grisham scores. Jake Cronenworth singles to shortstop. Wil Myers strikes out swinging. Ty France singles to right field. Jake Cronenworth to third. Jurickson Profar flies out to deep right center field to Sam Hilliard.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 3, Rockies 0.Padres second. Austin Hedges walks. Trent Grisham triples to deep right field. Austin Hedges scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to deep left field. Trent Grisham scores. Manny Machado flies out to right field to Charlie Blackmon. Eric Hosmer grounds out to second base, Ryan McMahon to Josh Fuentes. Fernando Tatis Jr. to third. Jake Cronenworth lines out to shortstop to Garrett Hampson.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 5, Rockies 0.Padres sixth. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop, Garrett Hampson... [More]

Rockies first. Raimel Tapia flies out to left field to Jorge Mateo. Trevor Story singles to left center field. Nolan Arenado singles to center field. Trevor Story to third. Charlie Blackmon reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Nolan Arenado out at second. Trevor Story scores. Fielding error by Eric Hosmer. Daniel Murphy walks. Charlie Blackmon to second. Matt Kemp homers to center field. Daniel Murphy scores. Charlie Blackmon scores. Ryan McMahon grounds out to shallow infield, Eric Hosmer to Zach Davies.4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on. Rockies 4, Padres 0.Padres fourth. Wil Myers doubles to deep left center field. Jake Cronenworth grounds out to shallow infield, Ryan McMahon to Daniel Murphy. Wil Myers to third. Ty France hit by pitch. Jorge Mateo singles to left field. Ty France to second. Wil Myers scores. Austin Hedges singles to left field. Jorge Mateo to second. Ty France to third. Trent Grisham strikes out on a foul tip. Fernando Tatis Jr. pops out to shallow infield... [More]

Mariners first. J.P. Crawford singles to second base. Sam Haggerty singles to right field. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Lewis walks. Sam Haggerty to second. Kyle Seager out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Jurickson Profar. J.P. Crawford scores. Austin Nola walks. Jose Marmolejos homers to center field. Austin Nola scores. Kyle Lewis scores. Sam Haggerty scores. Tim Lopes lines out to deep right field to Wil Myers. Shed Long Jr. homers to left field. Dee Gordon lines out to shallow center field to Fernando Tatis Jr..6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 6, Padres 0.Padres first. Trent Grisham called out on strikes. Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. Manny Machado homers to left field. Eric Hosmer grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Seager to Jose Marmolejos.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 6, Padres 1.Padres second. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop, J.P. Crawford to Jose Marmolejos. Jake Cronenworth singles to shortstop. Ty France doubles to deep right field.... [More]

Astros first. George Springer doubles to left field. Jose Altuve singles to left field. George Springer to third. Carlos Correa singles to left field. Jose Altuve to third. George Springer scores. Josh Reddick pops out to shallow center field to Greg Garcia. Abraham Toro strikes out on a foul tip. Kyle Tucker walks. Carlos Correa to second. Taylor Jones strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Astros 1, Padres 0.Padres first. Trent Grisham singles to shallow infield. Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out to shallow infield. Trent Grisham out at second. Eric Hosmer doubles. Manny Machado singles to shortstop. Eric Hosmer scores. Jake Cronenworth walks. Manny Machado to second. Wil Myers grounds out to shallow left field, Carlos Correa to Taylor Jones.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 1, Padres 1.Padres fourth. Jake Cronenworth walks. Wil Myers hit by pitch. Jake Cronenworth to second. Greg Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Abraham Toro to Jose Altuve. Wil... [More]

Padres first. Trent Grisham strikes out swinging. Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. Manny Machado walks. Eric Hosmer walks. Manny Machado to second. Wil Myers singles to shortstop. Eric Hosmer to third. Manny Machado scores. Jake Cronenworth grounds out to shallow infield, Kyle Gibson to Danny Santana.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 1, Rangers 0.Rangers fifth. Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles to deep left field. Jose Trevino homers to left field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Scott Heineman called out on strikes. Nick Solak grounds out to shallow infield, Eric Hosmer to Dinelson Lamet. Danny Santana called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 2, Padres 1.Padres fifth. Austin Hedges singles to center field. Trent Grisham flies out to center field to Scott Heineman. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to left field. Austin Hedges to second. Manny Machado walks. Fernando Tatis Jr. to second. Austin Hedges to third. Eric Hosmer homers to right field. Manny Machado scores.... [More]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer hit a grand slam in the fifth inning Thursday night against the Texas Rangers, making the San Diego Padres the first team in MLB history to hit a slam in four straight games. Hosmer’s shot off Kyle Gibson with one out in the fifth inning bounced off the top of the right-field wall and into the seats, giving the Padres a 5-2 lead.The Padres' grand slam barrage started with Fernando Tatis Jr.’s controversial homer on Monday night at Texas, when he went deep on a 3-0 pitch with the Padres leading by seven runs. That angered the Rangers. Padres rookie manager Jayce Tingler initially wasn’t too happy with it because Tatis missed a take sign before hitting the opposite-field shot. Wil Myers hit a slam in a 6-4 win at Texas on Tuesday, and Manny Machado hit a walkoff slam in the 10th inning Wednesday night for a 6-3 win.Austin Hedges, Tatis and Machado were aboard for Hosmer’s historic shot.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Rangers second. Todd Frazier strikes out swinging. Rougned Odor homers to right field. Nick Solak grounds out to third base, Manny Machado to Eric Hosmer. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out to shallow infield, Fernando Tatis Jr. to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 1, Padres 0.Padres third. Jurickson Profar homers to center field. Austin Hedges strikes out swinging. Trent Grisham grounds out to shortstop, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Danny Santana. Fernando Tatis Jr. homers to center field. Manny Machado doubles to deep left field. Eric Hosmer grounds out to shallow right field, Rougned Odor to Danny Santana.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Rangers 1.Rangers ninth. Joey Gallo homers to center field. Todd Frazier hit by pitch. Rougned Odor grounds out to second base. Elvis Andrus out at second. Nick Solak lines out to shallow center field to Jake Cronenworth.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 2, Padres 2.Rangers tenth. Derek Dietrich pinch-hitting for Isiah... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.DODGERS 11, MARINERS 9LOS ANGELES (AP) —... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.TWINS 4, ROYALS 1MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson... [More]

Padres second. Eric Hosmer walks. Ty France singles to left field. Eric Hosmer to second. Jake Cronenworth doubles to deep left field. Ty France to third. Eric Hosmer scores. Jurickson Profar doubles to deep left center field. Jake Cronenworth scores. Ty France scores. Josh Naylor singles to center field. Jurickson Profar scores. Austin Hedges out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Todd Frazier to Derek Dietrich. Josh Naylor to second. Trent Grisham singles to deep center field. Josh Naylor scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow left field. Trent Grisham out at second.5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 5, Rangers 0.Padres third. Manny Machado flies out to left field to Shin-Soo Choo. Eric Hosmer singles to right field. Ty France lines out to deep right field to Joey Gallo. Jake Cronenworth reaches on error. Eric Hosmer scores. Fielding error by Derek Dietrich. Jurickson Profar grounds out to second base, Rougned Odor to Derek Dietrich.1 run, 1... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a four-run rally that gave the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.With the Braves trailing 6-3 against Washington closer Daniel Hudson (1-2), Adam Duvall made it close by hitting a two-run shot that just cleared the wall in left field. Johan Camargo followed with a single, but Hudson retired the next two hitters to put the Braves down to their final out.It never came.Swanson drove one over the wall in right-center for the game winner. The rally ruined a memorable night for Washington rookie Luis Garcia, who became the first player born in the 2000s to hit a big league homer. The youngest player in the majors at age 20, Garcia hit a two-run shot off Touki Toussaint in the second inning. Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto and Eric Thames also homered for the defending World Series champs, but it wasn’t enough.TWINS 4, ROYALS 1MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nelson... [More]

Dodgers second. Justin Turner doubles to deep left field. AJ Pollock grounds out to shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr. to Eric Hosmer. Max Muncy strikes out swinging. Chris Taylor singles to right field. Justin Turner scores. Kike Hernandez doubles to deep left field. Chris Taylor out at home.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Padres 0.Padres third. Jake Cronenworth doubles to left center field. Austin Hedges reaches on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield. Jake Cronenworth scores. Throwing error by Ross Stripling. Jurickson Profar reaches on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield. Austin Hedges to second. Throwing error by Justin Turner. Fernando Tatis Jr. singles to shallow right field. Jurickson Profar to second. Austin Hedges to third. Trent Grisham reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Fernando Tatis Jr. to second. Jurickson Profar to third. Austin Hedges out at home. Manny Machado homers to center field. Trent Grisham scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Jurickson Profar... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Hosmer singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the sixth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in the series opener Monday night.Joc Pederson bobbled the ball on Hosmer’s hit to left and couldn’t attempt a throw as Trent Grisham scored from second after Dustin May (1-1) walked him, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead.Austin Hedges homered with two outs in the fifth to tie it at 1. It was Hedges’ third hit and first homer of the season and only the second home run given up by May.Emilio Pagán retired Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner in order in the eighth, and the Dodgers managed just four hits. Betts, Bellinger and Turner were 1 for 4 with a strikeout each. Los Angeles was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position.Cal Quantrill (2-0) got the victory with three innings of relief. He allowed two hits and struck out three.Drew Pomeranz retired the side in the ninth for his third save.ANGELS 10, ATHLETICS 9ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Hosmer singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the sixth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in the series opener Monday night.Joc Pederson bobbled the ball on Hosmer’s hit to left and couldn’t attempt a throw as Trent Grisham scored from second after Dustin May (1-1) walked him, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead.Austin Hedges homered with two outs in the fifth to tie it at 1. It was Hedges’ third hit and first homer of the season and only the second home run given up by May.Emilio Pagán retired Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner in order in the eighth, and the Dodgers managed just four hits. Betts, Bellinger and Turner were 1 for 4 with a strikeout each. Los Angeles was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position.Cal Quantrill (2-0) got the victory with three innings of relief. He allowed two hits and struck out three.Drew Pomeranz retired the side in the ninth for his third save.ASTROS 6, GIANTS 4HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers... [More]

Dodgers first. Joc Pederson walks. Mookie Betts singles to left field. Joc Pederson to second. Cody Bellinger singles to shallow right field. Mookie Betts to second. Joc Pederson scores. Justin Turner lines out to deep center field to Trent Grisham. Mookie Betts to third. Max Muncy reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Cody Bellinger to third. Mookie Betts out at home. Chris Taylor grounds out to shallow infield, Jake Cronenworth to Eric Hosmer.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Dodgers 1, Padres 0.Padres fifth. Wil Myers lines out to deep left field to Joc Pederson. Jake Cronenworth lines out to shallow right field to Edwin Rios. Austin Hedges homers to center field. Jurickson Profar grounds out to second base, Justin Turner to Edwin Rios.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 1, Dodgers 1.Padres sixth. Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to deep center field to Cody Bellinger. Trent Grisham walks. Manny Machado pops out to Edwin Rios. Tommy Pham walks. Trent Grisham to second. Eric Hosmer singles to left field. Tommy Pham to second. Trent Grisham scores. Wil Myers flies out to center field to Cody Bellinger.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Padres 2, Dodgers 1.