Fernando Tatis Jr.

Xander Bogaerts didn't mince words after the San Diego Padres were swept at home by the visiting Colorado Rockies, who entered the series with one of the worst records in the league."We played bad," Bogaerts said following Wednesday's 8-0 loss, according to Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune."We didn't play the way we wanted to, the way we hoped to. These guys came out these last games and they kicked us in the butt," he added.San Diego was outhit 31-19 and outscored 19-7 across the three-game set, which saw little production from Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado, who went a combined 3-for-21 in the series.Machado said the Padres "didn't play bad baseball" but struggled to execute against the last-place Rockies, who have won seven straight following the sweep of San Diego.Padres manager Mike Shildt said he had no explanation for why his club struggled against Colorado, but he doesn't expect their losing ways to become a trend."The sky is not falling," Shildt said.The Padres fell two games below .500 following the series loss to the Rockies and presently sit eight games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers for top spot in the NL West. They start a three-game set with the Atlanta Braves on Friday after an off day Thursday. Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Miami Marlins traded infielder Luis Arraez and cash considerations to the San Diego Padres for outfielders Dillon Head and Jakob Marsee, reliever Woo-Suk Go, and first baseman Nathan Martorella, the teams announced Saturday.The two-time batting champ swaps teams for the second time in less than two seasons after joining the Marlins in a trade from the Minnesota Twins in January 2023.Arraez won the batting title last season, hitting .354 with 43 extra-base hits in 147 games for the Marlins. He's off to another productive start at the plate this year, hitting .299 with eight doubles and five RBIs in 137 at-bats. Baseball SavantThe 27-year-old has made appearances at both first and second base this campaign. The Padres have Jake Cronenworth at first base and Xander Bogaerts patrolling second. Arraez could also get at-bats at designated hitter with Manny Machado recently resuming his duties at third base after offseason elbow surgery.Arraez is under club control through the 2025 season. He'll strengthen a Padres lineup that ranks third in the league in hits and sixth in batting average. Luis Arraez would be the 2nd multi-time batting champ to be traded midseason the year after winning an additional title, joining:1933 Lefty O Doulh/t @EliasSports Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 4, 2024 Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was excited after hearing about the Arraez deal."It's really amazing," Tatis said on Friday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. "That guy is a baller. That guy is probably the closest to Tony Gwynn as there is right now. I'm looking forward to seeing him in our lineup."The Marlins appear to be in a rebuilding phase amid a disappointing 9-24 start after a surprising postseason berth in 2023.Head, 19, was hitting .237 with one home run, nine RBIs, and nine walks in 21 games at Single-A this season.The Padres signed Go to a two-year, $4.5-million contract in January. The 25-year-old posted an 0-2 record with a 4.38 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 10 appearances at Double-A in 2024.Marsee was a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft. The 22-year-old accrued a .654 OPS with two home runs and 12 stolen bases at Double-A this season.Martorella, 23, was a fifth-round pick in 2022. He was off to a strong start at the plate, slugging two home runs with 14 RBIs and an .815 OPS at Double-A.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is tired of teams throwing near outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr.'s head, and he'll no longer stand for it."We're seeing way too many pitches up and in on Tati," Shildt said following the Padres' 7-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. "It's enough. It really is enough. If you want to throw in, that's fine. But I don't know what people are trying to accomplish by throwing up and in. All you're doing is pissing the guy off, and it's uncalled for. ... It's happening way too frequently, and it's not something that we're going to tolerate much longer."D-Backs reliever Scott McGough threw up and in near Tatis' head in the ninth inning of Friday's game, five frames after the Padres outfielder hit a two-run homer in the fourth. It was the most recent close call for Tatis, who's also bothered by what he sees."They throw at my head every single day," Tatis said. "I'm trying to stay in the game, but I feel like there's been so many of those."Tatis added that if pitchers want to throw inside to him because they think it's a weakness, they need to "clean it up" and learn how to pitch to that area so that it doesn't go near his head. Shildt agreed with his player's observation."I mean, listen, if you want to throw up and in on the guy, fine. But get away from the top of his body, and definitely stay away from his head. That's just not appropriate. And no hitter, no pitcher, nobody could defend it," Shildt said."I don't get it. It's not necessary. It's not the way it needs to be played."Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.