Kershaw outpitched injured Padres starter Michael King’s replacement, Randy Vásquez, the bulk-innings pitcher. Vásquez went 3 2/3 innings and allowed two runs. He came in after reliever Wandy Peralta got four outs to open the game.

The San Diego Padres took a brutal home loss against the Boston Red Sox, losing 10-2 at Petco Park on Friday. Starting pitcher Nick Pivetta, who had been solid

The San Diego Padres landed Mason Miller from the Athletics in a deadline blockbuster, which also included JP Sears and infield prospect Leo De Vries. But the deal wasn't the Athletics' first choice for a potential Miller trade.

Rumors suggest that the San Diego Padres made a strong push for left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore before the MLB trade deadline.

We’ve never traded for a player that we’ve gotten more positive reports after the trade,' the veteran general manager said this week.

Padres closer Robert Suarez, the major league saves leader entering Thursday with 33, can opt out of the next two years and pursue free agency. If he does that, the Padres then have to decide whether or not to pursue a reunion while bidding against the other 29 teams.

The talk of the league was what the Padres were doing at the trade deadline and all the insane moves GM AJ Preller was making.

There's just no fun option for opposing offenses. Even if you knock a Padres starter out of a game early (which has been tough in its own right recently), your prize is facing Jason Adam or Adrian Morejon or Wandy Peralta or Jeremiah Estrada or Mason Miller and then Robert Suárez in the ninth. Brutal.

In the deal, which included four prospects heading to the A's, the Padres gave up Leo DeVries, the 18-year-old shortstop who MLB Pipeline currently rates as the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball.

Now, Fermin is reportedly headed to the San Diego Padres, where he might get better than a 50 percent share of the playing time. ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Thursday that the P