Padres Down on the Farm: June 1 (Castanon homers for SA/Gutierrez goes 8 in LE)
Padres minor league affiliates opened June with a 3-1 record on June 1. Here is…
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Padres Down on the Farm: May 31 (TinCaps’ comeback win/King Jr’s big day in LE)
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Padres Down on the Farm: May 29 (Bateman returns strong/Karpathios leads FW to win)
Padres minor league affiliates returned to action on Thursday, going 3-2 in five games. Here…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 28 (Missions sweep twin bill/Ornelas’ three-RBI game)
Padres minor league affiliates went 3-2 in regular season action. Here is a recap of…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 27 (Wolf K’s 9 in EP/Varmette shines at The Diamond)
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Padres Down on the Farm: May 26 (Paplham rehabs, Kemp shines in ACL)
Padres minor league affiliates played a lone game on Memorial Day, going 0-1 in said…
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Padres Down on the Farm: May 25 (Yost K’s 8/Waldron’s second rehab outing)
Padres minor league teams went 3-1 in four games on Sunday. Here is a recap…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 24 (Figueroa stays hot/Patino strong in LE)
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Padres Down on the Farm: May 23 (TinCaps sweep two/Arias’ first ACL homer)
Padres affiliate clubs went 4-2 on Friday. Here is a recap of the day’s events. …
Padres Down on the Farm: May 21 (Figueroa homers for LE/Chihuahuas break three-game skid)
Padres minor league affiliates went 1-3 in regular season action, with one rainout. Here is…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 20 (Waldron rehabs/Missions walk-off)
Padres minor league affiliates went 1-4 on Tuesday. Here is a recap of the games’…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 19 (Kemp tosses five and Ocopio homers in ACL)
It was a one-game Monday down on the farm, as the ACL Padres were the…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 18 (Storm rack up a dozen/Yost impresses in FW)
Padres affiliate teams wrapped up the week with a 1-3 showing on Sunday. Here is…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 17 (Figueroa slugs fifth homer/Patino 3 shutout innings in LE)
Saturdays are better with Padres minor league baseball, and the San Diego affiliates went 2-3…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 16 (El Paso slugs for 12 runs/Mendez dazzles in FW)
San Diego Padres affiliates went 3-2 on Friday. Here is a recap of the night’s…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 14 (Darvish returns in EP/Varmette impresses in LE)
Padres minor league affiliates went 0-4 on Wednesday. Here is a recap of the day’s…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 13 (Campusano homers/Koenig strong in FW)
The San Diego Padres’ minor league affiliates performed entirely differently from their Sunday performance, finishing…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 12 (Figueroa homers, Kemp fans three in ACL)
All but the Padres’ ACL affiliate had off-days on Monday, with the Arizona Complex League…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 11 (Nett, Yost post strong starts/Valenzuela homers for SA win)
On Sunday, May 11, all the Padres’ minor league affiliates recorded wins, finishing 4-0. Here…
Padres Down on the Farm: May 9 (Mendez’s FW debut/Gonzalez walks-off winner in EP)
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Padres Down on the Farm: The All-April Team
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Padres Down on the Farm: May 7 (Candiotti’s first win/Pinales debuts in SA)
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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)
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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)
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