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San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks: August 4-6
#1 · August 3, 2025, 6:25 pm
62-50 
53-59
Monday August 4 - 6:40pm, TV: San Diego Cox 83
LHP JP Sears(7-9, 4.95 ERA, 97 K, .258 BAA) vs RHP Brandon Pfaadt(10-7, 5.11 ERA, 98 K, .272 BAA)
Tuesday, August 5 - 6:40pm, TV: San Diego Cox 83
RHP Yu Darvish(1-3, 6.46 ERA, 18 K, .253 BAA) vs RHP Ryne Nelson(6-3, 3.20 ERA, 81 K, .199 BAA)
Wednesday, August - 6:40pm, TV: San Diego Cox 83
?HP Nestor Cortes(1-1, 9.00 ERA, 8 K, .226 BAA) vs RHP Anthony DeSclafani(1-2, 4.91 ERA, 24 K, .250 BAA)
The Padres are coming off a 5-1 homestand. Now they hit the road in Arizona for the last time thi season, then return home against the BoSox. Last June the Padres lost a 3-game set to the snakes.
This time they will not have to face hitters Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor, who were both traded and also will not have to face Merrill Kelly and top reliever Shelby Miller, also both were traded. Their ace Corbin Burnes is out for the season. Ryne Nelson will be the toughest of the three pitchers will face.
Newcomer JP Sears makes his padres debut in game 1. Yu Darvish is coming of his best start since return pitching 7 two-hit shutout innings. Newcomer Cortes has only pitched twice this season giving up 8 runs in first start and then 6 one-hit shutout innings in his second.
Top NL West games: Dodgers(65-46) host Cardinals(56-57)
GO PADRES!
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#2 · August 3, 2025, 8:17 pm
If they don't need Cortes until Wednesday, why did they call him up today? Instead could've called a bullpen pitcher for two games and then do that on Wednesday morning, probably no big deal, just curious about AJ And company process thought.
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#3 · August 3, 2025, 8:50 pm
Quote from Alex Tamayo on August 3, 2025, 8:17 pmIf they don't need Cortes until Wednesday, why did they call him up today? Instead could've called a bullpen pitcher for two games and then do that on Wednesday morning, probably no big deal, just curious about AJ And company process thought.
My guess is since MILW sent him on his rehab on Jul 2 ... the 30 day max expired and he needed to be pulled off the 60 day and activated. Has no minor league options so on the 26 man or released?
#4 · August 3, 2025, 9:19 pm
Quote from Alex Tamayo on August 3, 2025, 8:17 pmIf they don't need Cortes until Wednesday, why did they call him up today? Instead could've called a bullpen pitcher for two games and then do that on Wednesday morning, probably no big deal, just curious about AJ And company process thought.
Plus if you call up a BP arm for 2 days and then send him back down he’s unavailable again for ……..10 days?
Or is it 15?
Not a huge deal but don’t want to burn one if don’t need to
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#5 · August 4, 2025, 12:57 am
Quote from MrPadre19 on August 3, 2025, 9:19 pmQuote from Alex Tamayo on August 3, 2025, 8:17 pmIf they don't need Cortes until Wednesday, why did they call him up today? Instead could've called a bullpen pitcher for two games and then do that on Wednesday morning, probably no big deal, just curious about AJ And company process thought.
Plus if you call up a BP arm for 2 days and then send him back down he’s unavailable again for ……..10 days?
Or is it 15?
Not a huge deal but don’t want to burn one if don’t need to
Think 15 days for pitchers.
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#6 · August 4, 2025, 11:32 am
We need the bats to give us a decent lead so we can use Peralta and Matsui for 2-3 innings tonight
If Sears can go 5+....and we have a 3+ run lead would be ideal
#7 · August 4, 2025, 11:33 am
Funny...we should just be happy with a win....any win...but now, me personally,I've got specific rules to HOW we win.
lol
#8 · August 4, 2025, 6:33 pm
Game 1 Lineup
1. Tatis RF
2. Arraez 1B
3. Machado 3B
4. Merrill CF
5. Bogaerts SS
6. Sheets DH
7. Laureano LF
8. Cronenworth 2B
9 Fermin C
Sears P
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#9 · August 4, 2025, 8:23 pm
So our new 4.95 ERA guy is pitching worse than that, and their 5+ ERA guys is pitching like a top SP? Anybody knows what Is the deal with Pfaadt? It appears every team in the league hits him, but our Pads.
#10 · August 4, 2025, 8:25 pm
Fermin looks like the real deal, nice stick and threw a seed to second tonight for a caught stealing to get L. Gurriel. It is going to be nice to have a solid backstop for the first time in a long time. It was costly to acquire him, giving up both Bergert & Kolek, but think history will show it was a win for the Pads (hopefully). Sears struggled tonight, at least the first 4 innings. Nieabla has some work to do with him. Go Pads!
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