2020 San Diego Padres season

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2020  San Diego Padres
National League West 2nd Place
SD Logo Brown.svg
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Petco Park
City San Diego, California
Record37–23 (.617)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Ron Fowler
General managers A. J. Preller
Managers Jayce Tingler
Television Fox Sports San Diego
(Don Orsillo, Mark Grant, Mike Pomeranz, Mark Sweeney, Jesse Agler)
Fox Deportes San Diego (Spanish)
Radio KWFN 97.3 FM
(Ted Leitner, Jesse Agler)
XEMO 860 AM (Spanish)
(Eduardo Ortega, Carlos Hernandez, Pedro Gutierrez)
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The 2020 San Diego Padres season was the 52nd season of the San Diego Padres franchise, the 52nd in the National League and the Padres' 17th Season at Petco Park. The Padres were managed by Jayce Tingler, in his first season as the Padres Manager, and played their home games at Petco Park as members of Major League Baseball's National League West.

Contents

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. [1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. [2]

On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day. [3]

The Padres became the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games, doing so in each of their four games against the Texas Rangers between August 17 and 20. [4]

On September 13, the Padres won their 31st game of the season, ensuring that they would finish with a winning record for the first time since 2010. [5] On September 20, the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 4–1 to clinch their first postseason appearance since 2006. [6] They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLWCS. The Padres won their first postseason series since the 1998 NLCS. Game 2 of their NLWCS was also the first home postseason win since Petco Park opened and since Game 4 of the aforementioned 1998 NLCS. The Padres winning Game 3 of the NLWCS also clinched their first postseason series at home since Game 5 of the 1984 NLCS (also a winner-take-all game). The Padres were defeated by the eventual World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS at Globe Life Field.

Previous season

The Padres finished the 2019 Season 70–92 in fifth place in the West Division. The Padres extended its 10-year streak of a losing record and a 15-year nonplayoff streak.

Offseason

Season standings

National League West

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 43170.71721–922–8
San Diego Padres 37230.617621–1116–12
San Francisco Giants 29310.4831419–1410–17
Colorado Rockies 26340.4331712–1814–16
Arizona Diamondbacks 25350.4171816–149–21

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 43170.717
Atlanta Braves 35250.583
Chicago Cubs 34260.567
Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 37230.617
St. Louis Cardinals 30280.517
Miami Marlins 31290.517
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 31290.517+2
Milwaukee Brewers 29310.483
San Francisco Giants 29310.483
Philadelphia Phillies 28320.4671
Washington Nationals 26340.4333
New York Mets 26340.4333
Colorado Rockies 26340.4333
Arizona Diamondbacks 25350.4174
Pittsburgh Pirates 19410.31710

Record vs. opponents

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020

TeamARICOLLADSDSFAL
Arizona 5–52–85–52–811–9
Colorado 5–53–73–76–49–11
Los Angeles 8–27–36–46–416–4
San Diego 5–57–34–68–213–7
San Francisco 8–24–64–62–811–9

Game log

On April 18–19, the Padres were supposed to play against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Mexico Series in Mexico City. But due to the pandemic, the MLB cancelled the series.

2020 game log: 37–23 (Home: 20–10; Away: 17–13)
July: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Away: 3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1July 24 Diamondbacks 7–2 Paddack (1–0) Bumgarner (0–1)1–0W1
2July 25 Diamondbacks 5–1 Lamet (1–0) Ray (0–1)2–0W2
3July 26 Diamondbacks 3–4 Bradley (1–0) Yates (0–1)2–1L1
4July 27 Diamondbacks 6–2 Quantrill (1–0) Weaver (0–1)3–1W1
5July 28@ Giants 5–3 Davies (1–0) Samardzija (0–1) Pomeranz (1)4–1W2
6July 29@ Giants 6–7 Rogers (1–1) Strahm (0–1)4–2L1
7July 30@ Giants 12–7 (10) Johnson (1–0) Rogers (1–2)5–2W1
8July 31@ Rockies 8–7 Stammen (1–1) Davis (0–1) Pomeranz (2)6–2W2
August: 16–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
9August 1@ Rockies 1–6 Freeland (2–0) Lucchesi (0–1)6–3L1
10August 2@ Rockies 6–9 Senzatela (2–0) Davies (1–1) Díaz (1)6–4L2
11August 3 Dodgers 5–4 Paddack (2–0) Graterol (1–2) Yates (1)7–4W1
12August 4 Dodgers 2–5 May (1–0) Stammen (1–1) Jansen (3)7–5L1
13August 5 Dodgers 6–7 Stripling (3–0) Richards (0–1) Jansen (4)7–6L2
14August 7 Diamondbacks 3–0 Davies (2–1) Weaver (0–3) Yates (2)8–6W1
15August 8 Diamondbacks 2–3 Kelly (2–1) Paddack (2–1) Bradley (3)8–7L1
16August 9 Diamondbacks 9–5 Lamet (2–0) Bumgarner (0–3)9–7W1
17August 10@ Dodgers 2–1 Quantrill (2–0) May (1–1) Pomeranz (3)10–7W2
18August 11@ Dodgers 6–2 Richards (1–1) Stripling (3–1) Pomeranz (4)11–7W3
19August 12@ Dodgers 0–6 Treinen (1–1) Davies (2–2)11–8L1
20August 13@ Dodgers 2–11 Urías (2–0) Paddack (2–2)11–9L2
21August 14@ Diamondbacks 1–5 Kelly (3–1) Lamet (2–1)11–10L3
22August 15@ Diamondbacks 6–7 Crichton (1–0) Johnson (1–1) Bradley (5)11–11L4
23August 16@ Diamondbacks 4–5 Clarke (1–0) Pagán (0–1) Bradley (6)11–12L5
24August 17@ Rangers 14–4 Davies (3–2) Lyles (1–2)12–12W1
25August 18@ Rangers 6–4 Stammen (2–1) Minor (0–4) Quantrill (1)13–12W2
26August 19 Rangers 6–3 (10) Hill (1–0) Montero (0–1)14–12W3
27August 20 Rangers 8–7 (10) Johnson (2–1) García (0–1)15–12W4
28August 21 Astros 4–3 Guerra (1–0) McCullers Jr. (2–2) Pagán (1)16–12W5
29August 22 Astros 13–2 Davies (4–2) Bielak (3–1)17–12W6
30August 23 Astros 5–3 Stammen (3–1) Paredes (0–1) Pagán (2)18–12W7
31August 25 Mariners 3–8 Gonzales (3–2) Paddack (2–3)18–13L1
August 26 Mariners Postponed (Boycotts due to Jacob Blake shooting); Makeup: August 27
32August 27 Mariners (1)10–7 (7) Johnson (3–1) Williams (0–1)19–13W1
33August 27 Mariners (2)3–8 (7) Kikuchi (1–2) Richards (1–2)19–14L1
34August 28@ Rockies 10–4 Davies (5–2) Hoffman (2–1)20–14W1
35August 29@ Rockies 3–4 Bard (2–2) Stammen (3–2)20–15L1
36August 30@ Rockies 13–2 Paddack (3–3) Castellani (1–2)21–15W1
37August 31@ Rockies 6–0 Morejón (1–0) Márquez (2–5)22–15W2
September: 15–8 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
38September 2@ Angels 11–4 Hill (2–0) Buttrey (1–2)23–15W3
39September 3@ Angels 0–2 Heaney (3–2) Clevinger (1–2) Peña (1)23–16L1
40September 4@ Athletics 7–0 Davies (6–2) Luzardo (2–2)24–16W1
41September 5@ Athletics 4–8 Manaea (3–2) Paddack (3–4)24–17L1
42September 6@ Athletics 5–3 Richards (2–2) Fiers (4–2) Rosenthal (8)25–17W1
43September 7 Rockies 1–0 Pomeranz (1–0) Estévez (1–2)26–17W2
44September 8 Rockies 14–5 Clevinger (2–2) Gonzalez (0–1)27–17W3
45September 9 Rockies 5–3 Davies (7–2) Senzatela (3–2) Rosenthal (9)28–17W4
46September 10 Giants 6–1 Morejón (2–0) Cahill (0–1)29–17W5
September 11 Giants Postponed (COVID-19); Makeup September 13
September 12 Giants Postponed (COVID-19); Makeup September 25
47September 13 (1) Giants 6–0 (7) Clevinger (3–2) Cueto (2–1)30–17W6
48September 13 (2) Giants 3–1 (7) Hill (3–0) Selman (1–1) Rosenthal (10)31–17W7
49September 14 Dodgers 7–2 Lamet (3–1) Kershaw (5–2)32–17W8
50September 15 Dodgers 1–3 Gonsolin (1–1) Davies (7–3) Jansen (11)32–18L1
51September 16 Dodgers 5–7 Kolarek (3–0) Morejón (2–1) Báez (2)32–19L2
52September 18@ Mariners 6–1 Paddack (4–4) Kikuchi (2–4)33–19W1
53September 19@ Mariners 1–4 Sheffield (4–3) Altavilla (1–3) Hirano (3)33–20L1
54September 20@ Mariners 7–4 (11) Rosenthal (1–0) Sadler (1–1)34–20W1
55September 22 Angels 2–4 Canning (4–2) Davies (7–4) Mayers (2)34–21L1
56September 23 Angels 2–5 Sandoval (1–4) Morejón (2–2) Peña (2)34–22L2
57September 25@ Giants (1)4–5 (7) Anderson (4–3) Paddack (4–5)34–23L3
58September 25 Giants (2)6–5 (7) Patiño (1–0) Coonrod (0–2)35–23W1
59September 26@ Giants 6–2 Stammen (4–2) Cueto (2–3)36–23W2
60September 27@ Giants 5–4 Altavilla (2–3) Smyly (0–1) Rosenthal (11)37–23W3
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Padres team member

Roster

2020 San Diego Padres
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Manny Machado 6022444681211647626.304.580
Fernando Tatís Jr. 59224506211217451127.277.571
Trent Grisham 5921542548310261031.251.456
Wil Myers 5519834571421540218.288.606
Jurickson Profar 56180285060725715.278.428
Jake Cronenworth 541722649153420318.285.477
Eric Hosmer 3814323416093649.287.517
Tommy Pham 31109132320312615.211.312
Mitch Moreland 2069814502804.203.362
Austin Nola 1963914402909.222.381
Greg Garcia 35606123001117.200.250
Austin Hedges 295779103616.158.333
Ty France 20559174021005.309.491
Francisco Mejía 173953101201.077.179
Josh Naylor 1836410011411.278.417
Edward Olivares 133446101302.176.294
Jason Castro 92835500302.179.357
Jorge Mateo 222644300211.154.269
Jorge Oña 51233101202.250.583
Abraham Almonte 71101000012.091.091
Luis Torrens 71103100001.273.364
Luis Campusano 1321001100.3331.333
Greg Allen 1110000012.000.000
Tim Hill 1100000000.000.000
Austin Adams 1100000000.000.000
Team Totals601972325506103129531255204.257.466

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Zach Davies 742.731212069.15526211963
Dinelson Lamet 312.091212069.03918162093
Chris Paddack 454.731212059.06033311258
Garrett Richards 224.031410051.14723231746
Craig Stammen 425.63240024.0271615420
Emilio Pagán 014.50220222.0141111923
Matt Strahm 012.61190020.21466415
Pierce Johnson 312.70240020.01576927
Adrián Morejón 224.6694019.1201110425
Mike Clevinger 212.8444019.01466319
Drew Pomeranz 101.45200418.29331029
Tim Hill 304.50230018.01799620
Luis Perdomo 005.71101017.11312111016
Cal Quantrill 202.60101117.11765618
Luis Patiño 105.19111017.11810101421
Javy Guerra 1010.13140013.1251615512
Trevor Rosenthal 100.0090410.0310117
Dan Altavilla 113.129008.2633510
David Bednar 007.114006.1116525
Joey Lucchesi 017.943205.2135525
Michel Báez 007.713104.274427
Kirby Yates 0112.466024.176648
Austin Adams 004.503004.032227
Taylor Williams 009.001001.021101
Team Totals37233.86606013520.1456241223170565

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Postseason

Game log

2020 Postseason game log: 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Away: 0–2)
NL Wild Card Series: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1September 30 Cardinals 4–7 Gallegos (1–0) Paddack (0–1) Reyes (1)0–1L1
2October 1 Cardinals 11–9 Pagán (1–0) Ponce de Leon (0–1) Rosenthal (1)1–1W1
3October 2 Cardinals 4–0 Adams (1–0) Flaherty (0–1)2–1W2
NL Division Series: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1October 6@ Dodgers 1–5 May (1–0) Richards (0–1)0–1L1
2October 7@ Dodgers 5–6 Kershaw (1–0) Davies (0–1) Kelly (1)0–2L2
3October 8 Dodgers 3–12 Urías (1–0) Morejón (0–1)0–3L3
all games played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
* If necessary
NLWCS

Wild Card Series

Game 1

The Padres started young right hander Chris Paddack against Cardinals lefty Kwang Hyun Kim. The Cardinals got to Paddack early, when Paul Goldschmidt hit a 2-run home run, Yadier Molina singled in Dylan Carlson and Matt Carpenter hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0 Cardinals. The Padres responded with an Eric Hosmer sacrifice fly in the 1st & an Austin Nola sacrifice fly in the 2nd. However, the Cardinals would get those runs back as Paul DeJong singled in Carlson & Carpenter singled in Molina to make it 6–2. Padres responded again with a Tommy Pham RBI single. In the 6th inning, Nola made it 6–4 with a sacrifice fly that ended in a double play as Jake Cronenworth was tagged out at 3rd. Dexter Fowler capped the scoring with an RBI single in the 9th to make it 7–4. Kim only lasted 3+23 and Paddack lasted 2+13.

Game 2

The Padres gave the ball to veteran right handed Zach Davies, while the Cardinals gave the ball to veteran Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals got to Davies early with a Molina RBI single in the 1st inning. In the 2nd, Harrison Bader singled in Carpenter and Kolten Wong hit a 2-run home run. Davies would only go 2 innings, giving up 4 runs. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright did not fare well either, as he loaded the bases in the 4th inning with nobody out, and Wil Myers would ground into a force play to get the Padres on the board. After a Nola walk, Wainwright was pulled after 3+13. Austin Gomber relieved him and out of the jam, but not before allowing another run to cross the plate. In the 6th inning, the Cardinals struck with a Fowler RBI double and a Wong sacrifice fly. The Padres would tie the game in the bottom half of the 6th inning on back 2 back home runs from Fernando Tatís Jr. & Manny Machado. The Padres took their first lead of the series in the bottom of the 7th when Myers homered and Tatis hit his 2nd home run of the night. Back-to-back sacrifice flies got the Cardinals within a run but the Padres put away the game when Myers hit his 2nd home run of the night. Goldschmidt though, would add another home run before Padres closer Trevor Rosenthal shut the door and sent the series to a winner take all Game 3.

Game 3

The Cardinals started ace Jack Flaherty, while the Padres went with a bullpen game. The game remained scoreless until the 5th inning, when Hosmer doubled in Tatis to get the Padres on the board first. The Padres added two more runs in the 7th inning on a fielders choice & a bases loaded walk. Cronenworth would cap off the scoring with a solo home run in the 8th inning. The Padres bullpen held the Cardinals to just 4 hits & Padres closer Trevor Rosenthal worked a 1-2-3 9th inning to send the Padres to the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

NLDS

NLDS

The Padres faced their division rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.

Game 1

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler started Game 1, while the Padres gave the ball to Mike Clevinger. Clevinger only pitched 1 inning before leaving the game with an injury. The Padres scored a run in the 4th inning on an Austin Nola RBI single. The Dodgers would respond in the 5th inning when Jake Cronenworth made a throwing error that scored Justin Turner. In the 6th inning, the Dodgers broke up a no-hitter with a double from Mookie Betts. Corey Seager hit a sacrifice fly that gave the Dodgers the lead, then Turner singled in Betts. Cody Bellinger then singled in Turner to make it 4–1. A wild pitch scored Max Muncy to make it 5-1 Dodgers. The Dodgers bullpen pitched 5 scoreless innings.

Game 2

Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw started Game 2, while the Padres started right hander Zach Davies. Wil Myers got the scoring started with an RBI double. The Dodgers took the lead on a Corey Seager 2 run double and a Max Muncy RBI single. Cody Bellinger added a solo home run to make it 4–1. The Padres got back in it with back 2 back home runs from Manny Machado & Eric Hosmer. The Dodgers added two more runs on a sacrifice fly & a RBI single. Mitch Moreland brought in Jake Cronenworth in to make it 6-4 Dodgers and Trent Grisham made it a 1 run game and knocked Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen from the game. Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly then shut the door after that and put the Padres in an 0-2 NLDS hole

Game 3

The Dodgers gave the ball to flame-throwing right hander Dustin May, while the Padres gave the ball to rookie left hander Adrián Morejón. The Dodgers started the scoring with a fielder's choice RBI from Cody Bellinger in the top of the 2nd. The Padres took the lead in the bottom of the 2nd on a bases loaded walk & a Grisham RBI single. The Dodgers broke it open in the top of the 3rd when shortstop Corey Seager drove in right fielder Mookie Betts, third baseman Justin Turner drove in Seager, left fielder A. J. Pollock singled in Turner & designated hitter Joc Pederson singled in Pollock to make it 6–2. Dodgers catcher Will Smith singled in Betts to make 7–2 in the top of the 4th. Betts hit a sacrifice fly to score Pollock to make it 8–2. Dodgers lefty Julio Urías balked in Manny Machado to make 8-3 Dodgers. Smith drove in Betts & Turner to make it 10-3 & Bellinger tripled in Max Muncy & Smith in to make it 12–3. Dodgers pitching shut the Padres offense down from there as the Padres were swept.

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters

Farm system

Level TeamLeagueManagerWLPosition
AAA El Paso Chihuahuas Pacific Coast League
AA Amarillo Sod Poodles Texas League
High A Lake Elsinore Storm California League
A Fort Wayne TinCaps Midwest League
A-Short Season Tri-City Dust Devils Northwest League
Rookie AZL Padres 1 Arizona League
Rookie AZL Padres 2 Arizona League
Rookie DSL Padres Dominican Summer League

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The 2022 National League Wild Card Series were two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2022 National League Division Series. Both Wild Card Series began on October 7, with Game 2s scheduled for October 8 and Game 3s, if necessary, scheduled for October 9. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series together with ESPN Radio. These matchups were:

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