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Padres' Luis Campusano is earning a bigger share of postseason at-bats The Padres have spent years waiting for Luis Campusano’s bat to translate at the major league level. Well, after 67 games in 2026, it might...

SEPTEMBER 19 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Absent from lineup Friday Campusano is not in the lineup for Friday's matchup against Miami.

Impact After going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Thursday's series finale against Colorado, Campusano will rest for Friday's series opener against the Marlins. Manny Machado will slot in as the designated hitter, while Ethan Salas will catch balls and strikes and bat ninth for San Diego.

SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Wednesday Campusano is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Rockies on Wednesday.

Impact Campusano will get a breather after going 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 9-3 loss to Colorado. Fernando Tatis will serve as the Padres' designated hitter Wednesday while Ethan Salas starts behind home plate and bats ninth.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Belts homer in loss Campusano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Rockies.

Impact Campusano is up to eight homers on the year, including three over his last 11 games. The catcher went yard in the second inning of Tuesday's contest to give the Padres an early 2-0 lead. Overall, Campusano has maintained a .273 average and .823 OPS with 29 RBI, 22 runs scored, 12 doubles and no stolen bases across 228 plate appearances this season.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Cole Carrigg goes 4 for 5 and the Rockies defeat the Padres 9-3 to end their 8-game losing streak

Cole Carrigg homered twice on a 4-for-5 night, Troy Johnston had three hits and two RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres 9-3 to end an eight-game losing str...

SEPTEMBER 16 • Associated Press

Padres Notes: Where SD Stands in Wild-Card, Ex-Padre Could Retire, Luis Campusano Breakout The San Diego Padres continue to move up in the wild-card rankings, a former closer may retire and Luis Campusano appears to be breaking out...

SEPTEMBER 13 • SI.COM

Machado and Campusano rally Padres past skidding Nationals 5-4 to keep pace in NL wild-card chase

Manny Machado tied the score with a two-run single in the eighth inning, Luis Campusano drove in the go-ahead run and the San Diego Padres rallied past the slumping Washington Nati...

SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press

Home run in win Campusano went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Yankees.

Impact Campusano crushed a deep homer off of Gerrit Cole to leadoff the seventh inning and give the Padres a 4-0 lead. The 27-year-old is getting more playing time at catcher and designated hitter after a rough hitting stretch in August.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Tatis, Cronenworth and Machado open with homers off Cole as Padres beat Yankees 4-3

Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado hit consecutive home runs off Gerrit Cole to open the bottom of the first inning, and the San Diego Padres held off the New Y...

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Spencer Jones starts key rally against hometown team as Yankees beat Padres 5-1

Spencer Jones hit a two-out RBI double against his hometown team to start a four-run rally in the second inning, and the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 5-1

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Luis Campusano's historic game vs. Yankees changes Padres' NL Wild Card outlook Luis Campusano absolutely owned Friday night. The Padres entered their series opener against the Yankees sitting a half-game behind Arizona...

SEPTEMBER 5 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Campusano's walk-off HR vs. Yanks caps feat not seen since 1961 SAN DIEGO -- The Padres hope there are more Luis Campusano moments to come. Maybe a couple more swings like this one in October. Maybe anoth...

SEPTEMBER 5 • MLB.COM

Walks it off Friday Campusano went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Yankees.

Impact Campusano delivered a walk-off blast in the 10th inning, taking Paul Blackburn deep. After a slight dip in playing time in late August, Campusano is back to getting fairly steady work between catcher and designated hitter, having started three of the last four games, though the Padres have faced three left-handed starters in that span. On the year, Campusano is batting .283 with an .849 OPS, six homers, 25 RBI, 19 runs scored and 11 doubles across 56 contests.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Campusano's 2-run homer in 10th lifts Padres to 3-2 win over Yankees

Luis Campusano hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees 3-2 to move back into the third National League wild-card spot

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Yankees' Trent Grisham leaves game with right hamstring discomfort

Center fielder Trent Grisham left the New York Yankees’ game Friday night against San Diego because of discomfort in his right hamstring

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Trevino singles in go-ahead run in 8th as Reds beat wild-card chasing Padres 4-3

Jose Trevino drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Tuesday night

SEPTEMBER 2 • Associated Press

Padres 2B Luis Rengifo carted off field vs. Rays with right knee sprain

San Diego Padres’ second baseman Luis Rengifo was carted off the field in the seventh inning of Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays with right knee sprain

AUGUST 29 • Associated Press

Losing reps to Fermin Campusano is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Pirates.

Impact Campusano has been in a mini 1-for-17 slump at the plate lately and has seen his playing time slip. It will be Freddy Fermin doing the catching and batting ninth for the Padres on Wednesday, marking the fourth time across the last six tilts he's started over Campusano.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Friday Campusano is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Twins on Friday.

Impact Freddy Fermin will start behind home plate and bat eighth in Friday's series opener. For the month of August, Campusano has gone 10-for-35 (.286) with eight RBI and four extra-base hits.

AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE

Receiving rest Sunday Campusano is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Campusano will get a breather Sunday after he made starts at catcher and designated hitter in the first two games of the series while going a combined 2-for-7 with two doubles, one walk and three RBI. Freddy Fermin will step in behind the dish in the finale, while Manny Machado receives a turn as the Friars' DH.

AUGUST 16 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians play the Padres in series rubber match

Both the Cleveland Guardians and the San Diego Padres are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

AUGUST 16 • Associated Press

Continues to swing hot bat Campusano went 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in a 7-5 victory versus the Guardians on Friday.

Impact Campusano came up with two big hits Friday -- a two-run double in the fifth inning to give San Diego its first lead and an RBI double in the seventh to provide an insurance run. The 27-year-old logged his fifth-multi hit appearance over his past 11 contests, a span during which he's slashing a sizzling .410/.465/.590 with one homer, four doubles and 10 RBI. Campusano was replaced behind the plate by Freddy Fermin in the ninth inning, as Fermin remains the far superior defensive catcher. However, Campusano's bat has been so potent that he's started at catcher more often than Fermin of late.

AUGUST 15 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians take home losing streak into matchup with the Padres

The Cleveland Guardians aim to break their four-game home slide with a victory over the San Diego Padres

AUGUST 15 • Associated Press

Padres storm back from 3-run deficit to beat the Guardians 7-5, win 6th straight

Luis Campusano and Xander Bogaerts each drove in three runs, Fernando Tatis Jr. homered for the fifth time in nine games and the San Diego Padres overcame an early three-run defici...

AUGUST 15 • Associated Press

Padres win 4-3 in 11 innings to sweep MLB-leading Brewers

Jackson Merrill hit a tying sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and Luis Campusano followed with a two-out single to bring in Sun-Mung Song from second base as the San Diego Padres be...

AUGUST 13 • Associated Press

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