Padres Down on the Farm: The All-April Team
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates had a plethora of strong performers through the…
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Padres Down on the Farm: May 7 (Candiotti’s first win/Pinales debuts in SA)
Padres minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Wednesday. Here is a recap of the day’s…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 6 (Cronenworth homers/Rosario is El Paso’s HR King)
Five fingers are on each of our hands, one for every win the Padres’ minor…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 5 (Gil K’s 5/Fountain’s Two-RBI Day)
Monday’s are slow for all of us, and this includes the minor leagues. Only the…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 4 (Yost strikes out 11/Missions walk-off)
The end of the week wrapped up another slate of Padres minor league baseball, with…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 3 (ACL season kicks off/Lowe twirls a gem in FW)
Padres minor league affiliates got back to work over the season, and the Arizona Complex…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 2 (Hightower debuts/Pinales dominates)
Padres minor league affiliates returned to play on Friday, going 2-2 in games played. Here…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 1 (Bateman dominates/TinCaps’ comeback win)
A new month is great, but a new month with even more Padres minor league…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 30 (Storm toss a shutout/DeVries on fire again)
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates returned to play on Wednesday night, going 3-1…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 26 & 27 (Cruz strong in EP/TinCaps’ offense heats up)
Padres minor league affiliates had a busy weekend, going 1-4 in Saturday’s games and 2-2…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 25 (McCoy homers/Pinales dominant in FW)
Friday nights are better with Padres minor league baseball. Like a freestyle soda machine, there…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 24 (Acuna homers/Bateman K’s 5 in LE)
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates continued their regular seasons on Thursday, going 1-3…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 23 (Locastro homer/Miralles K’s 8 in LE)
San Diego Padres minor league affiliates returned to action on Wednesday, going 1-3 in regular-season…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 22 (De Vries hits for the cycle)
There’s nothing boring about a Tuesday night when there’s Padres minor league baseball to watch….
Padres Down on the Farm: April 20 (Chihuahuas play two/Yost strong in FW)
Padres affiliates had a basketful of games on Easter Sunday, playing five total regular-season games. …
Padres Down on the Farm: April 19 (Evans, Wells homer for LE)
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates continued their regular seasons, with three of four…
Padres fall 3-2 to Astros in “game of inches”
In the middle game of a three-game tilt in Space City, the Padres let up…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 18 (Verdugo homers in FW/Castanon’s SA walk-off winner)
San Diego Padres minor league affiliates continued their regular seasons under the Friday night lights,…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 17 (Bateman’s first win/TinCaps tee off)
San Diego Padres minor league affiliates returned to play on Thursday, with four regular-season games….
Padres Down on the Farm: April 16 (Candiotti dominant in FW walk-off win)
The Padres’ minor league affiliates returned to action on Wednesday, and much like the TV…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 15 (Tears debuts in style for LE)
Padres’ minor league affiliates resumed their regular seasons on Tuesday, going 0-4 in regular season…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 13 (Gomez homers/Storm win second straight)
Nothing pairs better on Sundays than kicking back and enjoying Padres’ minor league baseball. Am…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 12 (Storm secure first win of season)
With the weekend comes a time to relax, and a time to relax comes with…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 11 (Pinales slays Dragons/Chihuahuas win second straight)
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates continued their regular seasons on Friday, going 2-1…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 10 (Bateman debuts/Brooks’ walk-off winner)
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates continued their regular seasons on Thursday, with the…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 9 (Candiotti debuts/Sanabria’s four-hit day)
The Padres’ minor league affiliates continued their regular seasons on Wednesday, with several strong individual…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 8 (Mayfield dazzles in debut)
A new week, a new batch of series down on the farm, as Padres minor…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 6 (Brooks homers in EP/Salas notches first RBI)
It was series finale time down on the farm, as Padres minor league affiliates went…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 5 (Chihuahuas rally late/Lowe & Hawkins dominant in FW)
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Saturday nights are more than alright for Minor League Baseball, as Padres…
Frigid air, frigid offense as Padres fall to Cubs 7-1
After their season-opening seven-game win streak was snapped, San Diego looked to bounce back at…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 4 (Familiar faces in New Places)
The Padres’ minor league affiliate schedule was very much like a menu on Friday, with…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 3 (Bergert fans 11)
The San Diego Padres may have had an off day, but the team’s minor league…
Padres Down on the Farm: April 2 (Krob debuts, Gonzalez homers in EP)
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates returned to action on Wednesday, with teams going…