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Padres beat Diamondbacks 8-2 to snap 3-game losing streak

Nick Pivetta held Arizona to two hits over seven innings and Jake Cronenworth homered as the San Diego Padres defeated the Diamondbacks 8-2 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing st...

JUNE 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Carroll, Naylor homers send Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1 and over the .500 mark at 35-34

Corbin Carroll and Josh Naylor homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night to extend their winning streak to four games

JUNE 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Losing work to Maldonado Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact Diaz will take a seat for the second time in the series and the fourth time in the past six contests. Martin Maldonado appears to have at least temporarily moved ahead of him on the depth chart, though Diaz could eventually reclaim primary catching duties if his bat eventually heats up.

JUNE 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Caleb Durbin hits a walk-off homer to give the Brewers 4-3 victory over the Padres

Caleb Durbin hit a walk-off homer leading off the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rebounded after squandering a late lead to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Saturday night

JUNE 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Not starting Friday Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Brewers on Friday.

Impact Diaz will be idle for a second straight game while Martin Maldonado will serve behind home plate and bat ninth. Diaz has gone 3-for-24 with two runs, two RBI and eight strikeouts over his last 10 games.

JUNE 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Thursday Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

Impact Diaz will rest for Thursday's day game after he went 1-for-4 while catching eight innings of Wednesday's 6-5 loss. Martin Maldonado will spell Diaz behind the plate in the series finale.

JUNE 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Thursday Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

Impact Diaz will rest for Thursday's day game after he went 1-for-4 while catching eight innings of Wednesday's 6-5 loss. Martin Maldonado will spell Diaz behind the plate in the series finale.

JUNE 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Tuesday Diaz isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

Impact Tuesday marks the third time in San Diego's last four games that Martin Maldonado has started over Diaz, though the Padres typically still find a way to get Diaz a plate appearance or two every day.

JUNE 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Iglesias' sacrifice fly in the 10th lifts Padres over Giants 1-0

Jose Iglesias hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th to break a scoreless tie, scoring automatic runner Jake Cronenworth as the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0

JUNE 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Machado homers and hits go-ahead sac fly as the Padres beat the Pirates 6-4

Manny Machado homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a four-run seventh for the San Diego Padres, who rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 to take two o...

JUNE 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Sitting again Sunday Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Diaz will take a seat for the second day in a row while Martin Maldonado receives another start behind the dish. Since he's still started six of the Padres' last 10 games overall, Diaz appears to be the team's preferred catching option, though that hasn't meant much for fantasy purposes. Diaz closed May with just six hits in 45 at-bats (.133 average) over his final 16 games of the month.

JUNE 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Diaz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact Diaz will give way to Martin Maldonado behind the plate after making three consecutive starts and going 1-for-11.

MAY 31, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Monday Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Marlins on Monday.

Impact For a second straight game, Martin Maldonado will start behind home plate while Diaz begins the contest in the dugout. Diaz has slashed .250/.278/.365 with six runs scored and a solo home run over 54 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

MAY 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sub-.500 Braves remain optimistic thanks to Acuña's demonstration of power and health in his return

The restored health of Ronald Acuña Jr. gives the Atlanta Braves reason for optimism despite again falling two games under

MAY 26, 2025 • Associated Press

Taking seat for series finale Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Atlanta.

Impact Diaz is getting a routine breather after he had started behind the dish in each of the Padres' last three contests. Martin Maldonado will handle catching duties in the series finale.

MAY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Machado homers in 9th as Padres overcome Acuña's dramatic return, beat Braves 2-1 to end 6-game skid

Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres overcame a dramatic homer by Ronald Acuña Jr. to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1...

MAY 24, 2025 • Associated Press

On bench again Wednesday Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact Diaz will take a seat for the second night in a row with Martin Maldonado receiving another start behind the dish. Maldonado has gone 3-for-29 at the plate over his last 12 contests, so he doesn't yet seem to have mounted a serious case for supplanting Diaz as the Padres' preferred backstop.

MAY 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup Tuesday Diaz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact It's a routine day off for Diaz, as Martin Maldonado will bat ninth and catch Dylan Cease. Diaz has slashed .239/.314/.370 with three home runs, six RBI, 14 runs scored and a 10:20 BB:K across 103 plate appearances this season.

MAY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Wednesday's lineup Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Angels on Wednesday.

Impact Diaz will ride the pine for a second straight game while Martin Maldonado starts behind home plate and bats ninth. Diaz has gone 8-for-25 with a solo home run and six runs scored since the beginning of May.

MAY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tatis hits a 2-run walk-off homer to give Padres a 6-4 win over the Angels

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a two-run 430-foot walk-off homer to centerfield to give the San Diego Padres a comeback 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night

MAY 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Taking seat Tuesday Diaz isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Impact Diaz will give way to Martin Maldonado behind the dish after the former went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the series opener Monday.

MAY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rockies' miserable season hits a new low with 21-0 loss to Padres

The Colorado Rockies are reluctant to label themselves a rebuilding team, but after Saturday night it might be more accurate to say they’re imploding

MAY 11, 2025 • Associated Press

Padres hit five homers, finish with 24 hits in 21-0 rout of Rockies

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts hit home runs in the fifth inning, and the Padres routed the Rockies, 21-0, on Saturday.

MAY 11, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

Padres hit five homers, finish with 24 hits in 21-0 rout of Rockies

Heading to bench for series finale Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact Though he'll be on the bench for the series finale while Martin Maldonado gets a turn behind the plate, Diaz seems to have re-established himself as the Padres' top backstop. Diaz started at catcher in each of the past three games, going 4-for-10 with a solo home run.

MAY 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in victory Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-0 victory versus the Pirates.

Impact Diaz accounted for San Diego's second run with a solo blast to left field in the second inning. The veteran catcher has gone deep in each of his past two starts after hitting just one homer across his first 20 games of the campaign. Diaz has played slightly more than fellow backstop Martin Maldonado this year and is slashing .226/.314/.387 through 71 plate appearances.

MAY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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