MLB Playoffs

His fist was raised high in the air in triumph. The ball hadn’t even landed yet, but it was as if Walker Buehler already knew what was about to happen. Over 300 feet away Mookie Betts was hastily backpedaling before leaping up at the last second. His eyes closed as he crashed into the wall. He had just made the…

Game 7 of the National League Championship did not disappoint for Dodgers fans. Enrique Hernandez and Cody Bellinger both homered as Los Angeles came from behind in the series to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, advancing to the World Series for the third time in four years.

Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble succeeded as a defense against the novel coronavirus. MLB players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 54 through Thursday during a time of rising cases in the United States. Players did not have positive tests in 62 of the previous 63 days, the commissioner’s office said Friday. There were…

How are Padres fans coping with the sight of their rival in the World Series? I checked in with NBC 7’s resident diehard.

Shortly after the final out in the Padres National League Wildcard playoff series win over the St. Louis Cardinals on October 2nd, the streets around Petco Park erupted into a Padre Party. Padres fans poured into the East Village streets waiving Padre flags, honking horns, cheering players as they walked to the team bus, everyone was celebrating the teams first…

On Thursday night the Dodgers coasted to a 12-3 win, finishing off a three-game NLDS sweep of the Padres.

In 2020 the Padres have been one of baseball’s most resilient teams. They have more comebacks wins than anyone in the Major Leagues. A heaping helping of resiliency is something they need right about now. The Friars are going to have to win three straight games against the Dodgers, the team with the best record in baseball, the overwhelming World…

In a season of comebacks, the Padres nearly pulled off their best one yet. Instead, they’re staring right at elimination. Derek and Darnay discuss the Game 2 thriller. There were clutch hits, emotional outbursts, pivotal homers, and lots of resilience. Unfortunately, there was also Bellinger’s glove. Was that their best chance? What did this teach us about the rivalry?...

Fernando Tatis Jr. was inches from a go-ahead homer. Instead Cody Bellinger snatched that opportunity away, and the Dodgers coasted to the finish line. The Padres will face elimination in Thursday’s game three.

Mike Clevinger’s return barely lasted more than an inning. Once again the Padres had to rely on their bullpen, and it seemed to finally catch up to them in their NLDS opener. Derek and Darnay discuss the pitching quandary, where things went wrong Tuesday night, and what the Padres need to do to get back in the series.

After surviving in three games against the Cardinals and keeping the Dodgers’ potent lineup in check through four innings, the Padres’ revolving door of pitchers ran into trouble in their 5-1 loss in game one of the NLDS.

Mike Clevinger, yes. Dinelson Lamet, no. At the end of the day those are the names Padres fans were most curious about when the team released its 28-man NLDS roster. After both were unavailable against the Cardinals, Clevinger will have a chance to make his San Diego postseason debut against the Dodgers. The Padres announced that Clevinger will start game…

The Padres and Dodgers meet in the National League Division Series that starts on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.

The Padres have until Tuesday morning to set their roster for the National League Division Series against the Dodgers. They’re going to use every last second of that time. “I expect us to take it to the wire, certainly with Clevinger and Lamet,” says Padres manager Jayce Tingler. The Friars need to see if their pair of aces, Mike...

For the first time in 22 years the Padres won a playoff series, and San Diego soaked up the occasion. From a ledge outside Petco Park Darnay joins Derek to discuss game three, and the team’s impressive turnaround against the Cardinals. A bullpen day that worked! A catcher that handled a revolving door of pitchers. Young stars that are now…

The Cardinals had one of their best starting pitchers, fully rested, on the mound to start Game 3. The Padres had a guy who hadn’t started a Major League ballgame since 2010 on the mound to start the decisive meeting of their National League Wild Card series. Somehow, some way, San Diego got it done with a 4-0 win to…

Almost by the process of elimination, the Padres are going to hand the ball to 36-year-old reliever Craig Stammen.

The Padres were down 6-2 to the Cardinals in the 6th inning in an elimination game on Thursday night at Petco Park. Then Bebo happened. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 3-run home run that sent a bolt of lighting through the whole organization. The Friars went of a dinger binge, hitting 5 bombs in three innings, two each by Tatis…

They’ve been making comebacks all season long. Tonight’s 11-9 come-from-behind win may be the beginning of their best comeback yet. The Padres lost game one of their Wild Card Series 7-4 to the Cardinals, and trailed 6-2 in the sixth inning Thursday night. After a listless start to the postseason the Padres finally got a spark in the sixth...

The Cardinals wasted little time deflating the excitement around the Padres first playoff game in 14 years. Chris Paddack’s tumultuous season continued in the biggest start of his career, setting up a must-win with Zach Davies on the mound. Derek and Darnay recap Game 1, discuss Paddack’s struggles, the domino effect of Dinelson Lamet and Mike Clevinger’s absence, Davies,...