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Sizing up the NL West: What are the biggest strengths and weaknesses of the Dodgers, Padres, Giants and D-backs?
That fun fact is no longer intact, as the D-backs have slipped back toward .500, but the Snakes — NL champs in 2023 and winners of 89 games last year — are still clearly a team to take seriously. With ...
Dodgers hope struggling slugger Max Muncy and return of pitcher Tony Gonsolin boost lineup, rotation
Max Muncy seemed to unleash a month's worth of frustration with one swing, sending a 107.7 mph drive 433 feet over the center ...
Padres' blistering start makes franchise history in win vs. Giants
The San Diego Padres fast start to the season is on a record-breaking pace for the franchise after the win over the San ...
What makes a Kentucky Derby champion? Big hearts, immense lungs and powerful legs
“Horses are great athletes because they can deliver a lot of oxygen to their muscles – way more than an elite human can —and ...
Padres back on track after sweep of Giants
Just a tiny two-game series. That changed everything. Not really. It just seemed like it. What the San Diego Padres did the ...
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April's hottest hitting prospects -- one for each organization
The Minor League season is a month old and several of the game's best hitting prospects are off to fast starts. Red Sox ...
SF Giants’ Fitzgerald loses both torpedo bats on back-to-back singles at Petco Park
Tyler Fitzgerald brought two torpedo bats with him to San Diego. They both died noble deaths. In the fifth inning of ...
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Dog days continue for SF Giants in 5-3 loss to Padres
The Giants hit some dingers, but a slow start and some bad luck on infield grounders sent them to a two-game sweep at PetCo ...
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Padres pass first NL West test with two-game sweep over SF
The Padres anticipate a summer-long battle in the National League West. It’s been the sport’s most competitive division ...
Díaz and Tatis lead the Padres to a 5-3 win over the Giants for a 2-game sweep
Elias Díaz homered and scored twice, and Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits for the San Diego Padres, who beat the San ...
San Francisco Giants Need To Figure Out Power Discrepancy at Oracle Park
The San Francisco Giants have been the most pleasant surprise in the MLB over the first month of the 2025 regular season. With a 19-11 record entering play on W ...