The New York Times – Sports:
Slick defensive plays, timely hitting, terrific bullpen work and a goose that didn’t want to leave highlighted a crucial road win for San Diego.
Category: San Diego Padres
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Padres Lose to Dodgers in NLDS Game 1
The New York Times – Sports:
Built and rebuilt (and rebuilt again) to compete with “the dragon up the freeway,” San Diego believes its frustration could melt away — it just has to win one series.
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Mets Season Ends With Wild-Card Loss to Padres
The New York Times – Sports:
Stuck in the wild-card round despite 101 wins, the Mets had no answers for San Diego, which took two of three games to advance to a division series.
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Jacob deGrom and Mets Force Game 3 Against San Diego Padres
The New York Times – Sports:
Jacob deGrom kept things close early and the Mets’ offense exploded late, forcing the only decisive Game 3 of the new wild-card round.
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Mets’ Max Scherzer Allows 4 Homers in Wild-Card Loss to Padres
The New York Times – Sports:
Max Scherzer’s disastrous outing leaves the Mets one loss away from elimination in a best-of-three wild-card series.
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How the New Wild Card Format Will Change MLB’s Postseason
The New York Times – Sports:
With 40 percent of teams qualifying for the playoffs, and four teams getting first-round byes, October will have a very different feel. And plenty of new merchandise.
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How Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Career Got Off Track
The New York Times – Sports:
As the playoffs begin, the San Diego Padres are missing one of the most exciting players in baseball. A look back at 20 months in which a limitless future turned into a question mark.
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Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Reasons for Positive Drug Test a Stretch
The New York Times – Sports:
The Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. said he tested positive for a banned steroid after innocently using a cream to treat a skin problem. There are several reasons to question his story.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. Says He Will Work to Repair His Image
The New York Times – Sports:
Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres apologized for testing positive for a steroid but avoided a question about his previous excuse. “I have let so many people down.”