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Taylor Ward hit a grand slam to cap a six-run ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the San Diego Padres 9-5.

The San Diego Padres became the first MLB team to score more than 20 runs and have their starter throw a complete game shutout since the Cincinatti Red Stocking

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Assessing the winners and losers of the two Juan Soto trades will take time, but one pitcher who went to San Diego in December 2023 is counting himself in the "winners" column.

The Padres won games and also gained players. The return of All-Stars Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth from the injured list during the trip made their lineup whole for the first time since early April.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt was so enraged during a tantrum with umpire Adrian Johnson that he chucked his glasses into the Yankee Stadium grass in the eighth inning of a win over the New York Yankees.

In his second MLB start, San Diego Padres pitcher and former Arkansas Traveler Stephen Kolek threw a historic complete game 21-0 shutout against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

Angels sixth. Nolan Schanuel flies out to deep left field to Brandon Lockridge. Yoan Moncada doubles to deep right field. Jorge Soler walks. Taylor Ward hits into a force out to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Jorge Soler out at second. Yoan Moncada scores. Throwing error by Jake Cronenworth. Travis d'Arnaud strikes out swinging.

Padres catching prospect Ethan Salas has a stress reaction in his lower back, general manager A.J. Preller announced Monday. Salas will miss around two months, Preller said, putting his expected return at some point in July.