San Diego Padres News

Our Padres battled back from an early deficit against the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon, but their rally came up a little short.

Matt Fields' RBI single broke the tie in the 10th, while Brian Bocock and Whitt Merrifield followed with RBIs off Padres reliever Blaine Boyer.

San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal waits for a throw as Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez slides safe on a sacrifice fly during the fourth inning of a spring exhibition baseball game Sunday, March 16, 2014, in Peoria, Ariz.

The team optioned outfielder Rey Fuentes to Triple-A El Paso and also reassigned right-handed pitchers Anthony Carter and Fuentes hit .095 in 21 at-bats with one stolen base.

During Saturday's first Swing for Your Seats event, San Diego Padres fans stepped up to the plate at Petco Park with hopes of hitting a home run.

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Former college softball players Whitney Benjamin and Jessie Bekkedahl did not win free season tickets Saturday during the Padres' inaugural Swing For Your Seats promotion at Petco Park.

Dee Gordon went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI to highlight the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-4 Cactus League win over the San Diego Padres.

The Padres got shut out today while pitching gave up a billion runs. In his third Cactus League start, Josh Johnson kept the Brewers to just one run in four innings of work while collecting three strikeouts.

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Mark Minicozzi #71 of the San Francisco Giants is congratulated by teammate Angel Pagan #16 after hitting a home run in the 3rd inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Scottsdale Stadium on February 28, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- When negotiations between Scott Boras and the Padres dragged on all summer and then into September of 2000, it became increasingly apparent to "I had been sitting around in an apartment in Berkeley and suddenly got the call from my agent that we had come to terms on a contract and they wanted to bring me up," Nady said.

Stults has proven to be a solid pickup for the Padres after he was claimed off waivers from the Chicago White Sox during 2012.

Stults, who entered the game with an 11.37 ERA, allowed one run over five innings on three hits.

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Padres catcher Nick Hundley works out with a pitcher as the second day of spring training began for the Padres with pitchers and catchers.

Scooter Gennett went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-0 win over the San Diego Padres in Cactus League action.

Liriano, who missed all of last season after having Tommy John surgery, impressed manager Bud Black during his time in camp.

Mar 2, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin walks off the field against the Los Angeles Dodgers with an injury at Camelback Ranch.

The Friars rebounded from a 5-0 deficit on the back of a three-run homer off the bat of Poway native Alex Dickerson.