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Two musical celebrations took place Saturday evening in downtown San Diego, just a mile apart. They were memorable for both similar and very different reasons. Green Day began its sold-out performance at Petco Park shortly after the San Diego Symphony completed its sold-out performance at the Jacobs Music Center, where the 114-year-old orchestra made a […]

By Andrew Jack

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

The Padres kept going, so they're still going. Wednesday night's 5-4 victory that swept the Braves out of the National League Wild Card Series was both exhilarating and worrisome, emblematic of how the Padres have operated all season. A five-run second inning that left their starting pitcher with strained elbows and more than four surviving […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

Michael King was just as good in his first postseason start as he was in his first season as a full-time starting pitcher. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a home run in his first playoff at-bat in front of fans at Petco Park. Kyle Higashioka drove in a run with an early sacrifice fly and another […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

The Padres beat the White Sox 4-2 on Sunday, reaching 90 wins for the first time since 2010 and in only the fifth season in franchise history. They did so in front of an often frenzied crowd of 45,197 spectators at Petco Park, setting a new attendance record for the organization. After the game – […]

By Andrew Jack

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

The Padres have moved closer to the postseason spot that seemed secure for a while. The White Sox have come ever closer to what has long seemed like an inevitable disgrace. Two teams working toward different goals in the final week of the season played each other Saturday night at Petco Park, with the Padres […]

By Andrew Jack

September 22, 2024September 22, 2024

Jurickson Profar laughed as he stood in front of his locker late Tuesday night. What else could he have done? He knows the pain of defeat and the thrill of a postseason finale. Then, during a 4-3 loss in 10 innings to the Houston Astros, something happened. “It was a wild game,” said Profar. Indeed. […]

By Andrew Jack

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024