LHP Clayton Richard couldn't keep his sinker high enough to get strikes in the lower part of the plate Saturday night, leading to a career-worst-tying six walks. Three of the six Dodgers he walked scored. But he did get two more double-play grounders, raising his total to 10 for the season.

LHP Clayton Richard has given up eight or more hits in each of his last three starts, a streak he hopes to end Sunday when he faces the San Francisco Giants. His last outing was his worst of the season, when he gave up six runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Richard is 6-6 with a 4.01 ERA against the Giants in 18 career meetings, including 15 starts.

RHP Clayton Richard is 5-5 with a 2.80 ERA in 80 1/3 innings over 15 games (13 starts) since returning to the Padres on Aug. 6. He has worked at least six innings in all four of his starts this season and in nine of his last 12. He had a season-high eight strikeouts Thursday without issuing a walk and has 26 strikeouts against seven walks this season.

LHP Clayton Richard (1-3, 3.60 ERA) dropped to 0-6 for his career against the Braves with a 4-2 loss in Atlanta on Saturday. He was able to keep the ball on the ground with his sinker until allowing back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning. Richard allowed nine hits and four runs in six innings, recording 14 outs on the ground.

LHP Clayton Richard (1-1, 2.57 ERA) tries for his first victory against the Braves as he faces them Saturday in Atlanta. He blanked the Dodgers in Los Angeles on five hits in eight innings to win his first start but allowed five runs (four earned) in six innings while losing to San Francisco at home last Sunday. Richard is 0-5 with a 6.91 ERA in eight games (five starts) against the Braves.

LHP Clayton Richard, who was 3-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 11 appearances (nine starts) after joining the injury-thinned starting rotation in early August, said he enjoyed his time in San Diego and would welcome a return. "Without a doubt," said Richard, who spent the first four months of the season with the Cubs. "I love it here. We'll have to see what's best for me and my family. You never know how those things work out and how the Padres feel about it. In the offseason we'll be able to tell a little more. Hopefully we can figure something out moving forward, but you never know."

LHP Clayton Richard will move up a spot in the rotation and pitch on Saturday when the Padres play the Arizona Diamondbacks. Richard pitched six strong innings in Sunday's win, although he didn't earn a decision.

LHP Clayton Richard is 3-2 with a 1.87 earned run average over 43 1/3 innings in nine games (seven starts) since signing as a free agent with the Padres on Aug. 6. He has a 1.71 ERA as a starter and the Padres are 5-2 in his starts. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in six of his seven starts.

LHP Clayton Richard wasn't sharp Tuesday night but pitched well enough to keep the Padres within striking distance in their 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants. Richard allowed 11 hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings, but limited the Giants to three runs. The three earned runs equaled the total in his first five starts for the Padres this season.

LHP Clayton Richard will face a playoff contender for the fourth time in six starts for the Padres when he takes on the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. So far, the quality of opponent hasn't mattered to the 33-year-old, who had allowed just three earned runs in those five starts, three of which having been against the New York Mets, Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers. Richard has compiled a 6-5 record and 3.87 ERA in 15 career games, including 12 starts, against the Giants.

LHP Clayton Richard's ERA since rejoining the Padres on Aug. 6 is 1.15 over 31 1/3 innings (seven appearances, five starts). However, it is 0.29 over his past four starts, although the left-hander's two throwing errors against Arizona on Aug. 20 led to two unearned runs and a loss. Richard fired seven shutout innings Thursday in a win over the Rockies.

LHP Clayton Richard allowed a run on a season-high nine hits with four strikeouts and a walk in five innings but did not factor into the decision. Richard has a 1.38 ERA in four starts since the All-Star break.

LHP Clayton Richard (1-3, 3.51 ERA) draws his fourth start Friday night as the Padres open a three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. He is coming off seven scoreless innings in a victory at Miami and hasn't allowed an earned run in 14 consecutive innings. Richard is 1-2 with a 1.40 ERA in five games for the Padres after starting the season with the Cubs.

LHP Clayton Richard pitched a gem on Saturday against the Miami Marlins. He tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing eight hits and one walk, striking out three. The Marlins stranded seven runners against Richard. The seven innings were the longest he has pitched since 2013. The win was his first since Sept. 17, 2015 at the Pittsburgh Pirates. "He wants a shot at the rotation next year," Padres manager Andy Green said of Richard, who has a 3.51 ERA this season. "He's making his case very well."

LHP Clayton Richard made his first major league start in more than a year Sunday, when he took the loss after allowing three runs, five hits and three walks while striking out three in five innings as the Padres fell 5-1 to the Mets. Richard made 46 relief appearances after his previous start on Aug. 2, 2015, when he was a member of the Chicago Cubs. The outing Sunday was the longest since that start for Richard, who had not thrown more than an inning in any of his first 27 outings this season. He is expected to make at least one more start for the Padres, who are implementing a six-man rotation during a stretch of 16 games in as many days. Richard is 0-2 with a 5.75 ERA in 28 games this season between the Cubs and the Padres, who signed him as a free agent on Aug. 5.

LHP Clayton Richard makes his first start of the season Sunday afternoon, when he takes the mound for the Padres in the finale of a three-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Richard, who was signed as a free agent Aug. 5, serves as the sixth starter for the Padres, who are implementing a six-man rotation as they play 16 games in as many days. It will be the first start for Richard since Aug. 2, 2015, when he was a member of the Chicago Cubs, as well as his first start for the Padres since 2013, when he completed a five-year stint with the team. Richard has a 6.75 ERA in two relief appearances for the Padres this season and is 0-1 with a 6.46 ERA in 27 games between the Padres and Cubs. He is 2-2 with a 4.25 ERA in six career starts against the Mets.

LHP Clayton Richard will start Sunday against the Mets in New York as the Padres go to a six-man rotation for the next two weeks. Richard pitched a scoreless inning Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. He began the season with the Cubs, going 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA in 25 games, before signing with the Padres as a free agent. In a previous stop with San Diego, he made 33 starts while going 14-14 in 2012, one of two 14-win seasons with the Padres.

LHP Clayton Richard will start on Sunday against the New York Mets as the Padres go to a six-man rotation for the time being.

LHP Clayton Richard signed with the Padres as a free agent on Saturday and was immediately activated. Richard was released by the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday after being designated for assignment on July 26. Richard was 40-39 with a 4.16 ERA with the Padres in 108 games (107 starts) from 2009to 2013. He originally came to the Padres as part of a package that sent RHP Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox. He allowed one run and two hits and made an error on a fielding play in a third of an inning Saturday night.

LHP Clayton Richard, designated for assignment by the Cubs on July 26, was released Wednesday. In 25 relief appearances this season, Richard was 0-1 with a save and a 6.43 ERA over 14 innings.