While not shirking his share of responsibility, Tatis clung to the positives after Sunday's loss in Los Angeles.

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San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill missed Monday's game against the San Francisco Giants with an ankle injury. Merrill rolled his ankle on Friday's

Verdicci's point is clear: the Padres' lack of power will make their World Series odds not great, even if they play well, based on recent history. He revealed the statistics to show why the Padres and the Brewers need to have more power to win it all.

Nestor Cortes gave up three homers in the first inning while pitching for the Padres on Aug. 18, and ... that sounds familiar.

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According to MLB Pipeline, the Padres' farm system after such a wild trade deadline ranked dead last in baseball. In the preseason, they ranked 25th, but after a wild deadline, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com had an easy time ranking the Padres in last place.

No one in baseball makes contact like Luis Arraez. No one in basketball makes free throws like Stephen Curry. And that's what the San Diego Padres' lefty hitter and the Golden State Warriors' legendary sharpshooter have in common. On Tuesday, baseball stats expert Ryan Spaeder shared the following post on X: