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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani will start as pitcher and DH in the series finale against the Padres, aiming to prove his two-way workload hasn’t hampered his hitting. He comes in 3-2 with a 0.82 ERA and 0.82 WHIP over 44 innings, riding a six-game hitting streak (.272, seven homers, 22 RBI). Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and the front office have backed his two-way role, and a strong performance could answer critics about his dual duties.
The Dodgers rallied from a 4-2 deficit and stunned the Padres with a 5-4 walk-off in the bottom of the ninth. A overturned call set up a baserunner on a walk, then Padres closer Mason Miller misplayed a pitch/run sequence that allowed Alex Call to score on a sacrifice fly by Andy Pages, with a relay throw to home by Sung-Mun Song, giving Los Angeles the win and evening the series. Earlier, San Diego had built the lead with Manny Machado and Andújar homers as Ohtani and Freeman provided early offense for the Dodgers.
Andy Pages outlasted Padres closer Mason Miller in a dramatic nine-pitch at-bat, delivering a game-winning sacrifice fly as the Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 win to reclaim first in the NL West, with Freddie Freeman homering twice and a bullpen that logged five scoreless innings.
The Dodgers fell 1-0 to the Padres largely due to a sixth-inning baserunning miscue: Hyeseong Kim, on first with Ohtani at the plate, was held at third after a misplayed throw by Padres catcher Rodolfo Duran, costing a potential tying run as Michael King escaped. Los Angeles went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, and the ninth inning threat fizzled after Mason Miller walked the first two batters, with Mookie Betts popping out to end it.
Lucas Giolito’s Padres debut looked strong early but unraveled in the sixth as San Diego built a 7-0 lead; Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove in a run, while Ty France had three hits and three RBIs for Seattle, but the Padres held on to win 8-3 and complete the three-game sweep. The win lifts San Diego to 28-18 (10 games over .500) as they head home to face the Dodgers.
The Padres beat the Mariners 7-4 to clinch the series, thanks to depth contributions from Gavin Sheets, Nick Castellanos and Rodolfo Durán, a multi-run fourth inning, and five innings from Walker Buehler plus the bullpen as San Diego moved to 27-18, nine games over .500 for the first time in weeks.
Gavin Sheets hit a go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the ninth, lifting the Padres to a 3-1 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee; it capped San Diego’s 13th comeback victory this season, with Mason Miller earning the save after a tense late stretch.
Fernando Tatis Jr. snapped a homer drought with a 69.4 mph flare that followed Ty France’s game-tying homer, giving the Padres a 3-1 lead before Manny Machado’s eighth-inning insurance shot and a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals at Petco Park. Randy Vásquez worked five innings of one-run ball, Tatis delivered the go-ahead hit, Machado joined the party with his 200th Padre homer, and Mason Miller earned his MLB-leading 12th save as San Diego won seven of his eight starts.
Padres prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for transporting undocumented immigrants in the United States and self-deported to Mexico, likely losing his U.S. work visa for up to 10 years (reapply after five years). He was sentenced to 30 days in prison with credit for time served and issued an apology to teammates, the club, and fans as he returns home while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.
The St. Louis Cardinals scored six runs in the fifth inning and defeated the San Diego Padres 6-0 at Petco Park, as the Padres were held to one hit (Jackson Merrill’s fourth‑ inning single) and continued their offensive struggles in the series opener.
Padres' top pitching prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty in November to a misdemeanor for accessory after the fact to improper entry in a U.S.-Mexico human-smuggling case and has self-deported to Mexico; under the plea the felony charge was dismissed, he received a 30-day sentence with time served, and removal from the United States is practically inevitable. Cruz, who signed with the Padres in 2024 for $750,000 and later underwent elbow surgery, remains a top-five prospect and was placed on the restricted list earlier this year. The case stemmed from a Oct. 28 Border Patrol stop involving a vehicle suspected of transporting illegal entrants.
Padres pitching prospect Humberto Cruz, 19, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for taking money to transport undocumented immigrants; arrested near Lukeville, AZ, he acknowledged that deportation was virtually certain as a non‑citizen and that his work visa could be revoked for up to 10 years. Cruz was sentenced to 30 days in prison with credit for time served and is back in Mexico; the Padres placed him on the restricted list and declined further comment, and prosecutors had initially charged a felony before the plea.
The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Oracle Park as Trevor McDonald delivered seven strong innings in his season debut, allowing one run on two hits with eight strikeouts. Casey Schmitt belted his fifth homer in the first to tie the game after Merrill’s Padres homer, while Luis Arraez added two doubles and scored. Rafael Devers drove in SF’s third run with a sac fly after Arraez doubled again, and Keaton Winn worked the eighth before Caleb Kilian earned the save in the ninth after R. Laureano homered for San Diego. Padres starter Randy Vásquez gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings.
The Seidler family announced a definitive agreement to transfer control of the San Diego Padres to a group led by José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, who will run the club as equal partners. Feliciano will serve as control person once the sale is finalized, with about 40% of the team owned by the new group; several existing investors, including Alfredo Harp Helú, retain stakes. The sale still requires MLB owner approval (a three-quarters vote) and is expected to be finalized around the next MLB owners meeting in June. The new ownership group has pledged community engagement and a World Series pursuit for San Diego.
The Chicago White Sox defeated the San Diego Padres 8-2, fueled by a six-run second inning to extend their winning streak to four games.