A Magic Number in baseball parlance is the distance a team is from clinching a spot in the playoffs. Right now the Padres ...

For the Padres, every victory they achieve or loss incurred by their rivals—specifically the Mets and Braves—brings this ...

The San Diego Padres finished the job Wednesday against the Houston Astros, riding the hot hand of Dylan Cease 4-0 to take two of three in a competitive series.

Yu Darvish goes six scoreless innings, Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar hit home runs and Padres increase lead in ...

"To see him go about his business the way he’s doing, it’s just beautiful,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said of Machado.

Magic numbers as of games on September 18, 2024. The Phillies will clinch a first-round bye with a combined total of eight ...

David Peralta, signed in May on a minor league deal, sent a single to left field to bring home Jake Cronenworth and make it 3 ...

I think of it in two separate parts. One is the regular season goal, which is to win the division, and put ourselves in the ...

The Astros return home Thursday to start their final 2024 homestand, a seven-game set against the Los Angeles Angels and then ...

Josh Hader left San Diego after a stellar 2023 campaign in his first full season with the Padres. The Houston Astros closer ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on their 12th consecutive postseason appearance, with a chance to secure their third ...

In advance of their final homestand of the season, a seven-game set that starts Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the Houston Astros muffed a shot to reduce their magic number to clinch ...