Are the Padres Back? Challenges Continue With Dodgers in Town

Is This Progress? How Will Coming Weeks Shape Trade Deadline?

Is the worst behind the Padres? Sure hope so. A dreadful eight days left them with a lot of work to do in the Wild Card race. This week the club appears to have shaken off the slump. And they need that to continue into and beyond the All-Star break. Jake Cronenworth and Luis Campusano are back and have provided some impactful swings. The lineup erupted Wednesday against Arizona. Starting pitching remains an issue, but a few arms have turned in stellar performances. Are they moving in the right direction? Derek and Darnay discuss that and implications heading ahead of the Trade Deadline. 📺 On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxIe4Mit_wmrqGDWCbtD6gSlwpk4sWXgV]. To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay @DarnayTripp [https://x.com/DarnayTripp] and @TODDSTRAINNBCSD [https://x.com/TODDSTRAINNBCSD]. or email Derek.Togerson@nbcuni.com. Catch NBC 7's Padres analysis and more San Diego sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap [https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/]. Sports Wrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm. 📲 FOLLOW US: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nbcsandiego/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcsandiego?lang=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NBCSanDiego] X [https://twitter.com/NBCSanDiego] 📣 For news in Spanish, visit our  sister station Telemundo 20. [https://www.telemundo20.com/] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rock Bottom? Let's Hope - Slumping Padres Visit Dodgers

Suddenly things have gotten bleak. The Cubs handed the Padres an embarrassing beatdown, pushing their losing streak to five games. And now they visit the Dodgers. Where have things gone so terribly wrong? And is there anything they can really do about it? What does this mean for the trade deadline? And what would that mean for a playoff push? Derek joins Darnay from Dodger Stadium to discuss. 📺 On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxIe4Mit_wmrqGDWCbtD6gSlwpk4sWXgV]. To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay @DarnayTripp [https://x.com/DarnayTripp] and @TODDSTRAINNBCSD [https://x.com/TODDSTRAINNBCSD]. or email Derek.Togerson@nbcuni.com. Catch NBC 7's Padres analysis and more San Diego sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap [https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/]. Sports Wrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm. 📲 FOLLOW US: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nbcsandiego/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcsandiego?lang=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NBCSanDiego] X [https://twitter.com/NBCSanDiego] 📣 For news in Spanish, visit our  sister station Telemundo 20. [https://www.telemundo20.com/] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are the Padres Back? Challenges Continue With Dodgers in Town

Are the Padres back? The offense has been more consistent and the stars are showing up, as they did on the way to becoming the first team to sweep the Braves. The rotation still has its questions. JP Sears had an impressive debut. Michael King resembled Michael King. And Walker Buehler has been rock solid. Can he keep it going against his old club? The guys look ahead to another visit from the Dodgers. 📺 On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxIe4Mit_wmrqGDWCbtD6gSlwpk4sWXgV]. To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay @DarnayTripp [https://x.com/DarnayTripp] and @TODDSTRAINNBCSD [https://x.com/TODDSTRAINNBCSD]. or email Derek.Togerson@nbcuni.com. Catch NBC 7's Padres analysis and more San Diego sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap [https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/]. Sports Wrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm. 📲 FOLLOW US: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nbcsandiego/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcsandiego?lang=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NBCSanDiego] X [https://twitter.com/NBCSanDiego] 📣 For news in Spanish, visit our  sister station Telemundo 20. [https://www.telemundo20.com/] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Padres Going from Bad to Worse, How do They Get on Track?

For the second straight week the Padres got swept by the Phillies. Manny and Merrill homered in the finale, but that won't distract anyone from the club's continued struggles at the plate. What hope is there for this group to get it going again? And at what point is it time to consider some serious changes? Derek and Darnay assess the damage, try to make sense of the slump, and ponder some fixes. 📺 On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxIe4Mit_wmrqGDWCbtD6gSlwpk4sWXgV]. To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay @DarnayTripp [https://x.com/DarnayTripp] and @TODDSTRAINNBCSD [https://x.com/TODDSTRAINNBCSD]. or email Derek.Togerson@nbcuni.com. Catch NBC 7's Padres analysis and more San Diego sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap [https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/]. Sports Wrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm. 📲 FOLLOW US: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nbcsandiego/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcsandiego?lang=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NBCSanDiego] X [https://twitter.com/NBCSanDiego] 📣 For news in Spanish, visit our  sister station Telemundo 20. [https://www.telemundo20.com/] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Looking for Answers and Searching for Hope After First Sweep

The Padres got swept for the first time, capping a homestand where they were straight up miserable at the plate with runners in scoring position. How down bad is this club right now? And who are they really? Merrill did get a couple hits, Tatis has produced and Manny has gone deep - are they coming around? Steven Sousa Jr. is facing criticism - fair or not? 📺 On Friar is available on YouTube! Watch new episodes here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxIe4Mit_wmrqGDWCbtD6gSlwpk4sWXgV]. To join the conversation, tweet your Padres or San Diego sports thoughts and questions to Darnay @DarnayTripp [https://x.com/DarnayTripp] and @TODDSTRAINNBCSD [https://x.com/TODDSTRAINNBCSD]. or email Derek.Togerson@nbcuni.com. Catch NBC 7's Padres analysis and more San Diego sports coverage at NBC7.com/SportsWrap [https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/]. Sports Wrap's weekly TV show airs Sunday night on NBC 7 San Diego at 11:35pm. 📲 FOLLOW US: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nbcsandiego/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcsandiego?lang=en] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NBCSanDiego] X [https://twitter.com/NBCSanDiego] 📣 For news in Spanish, visit our  sister station Telemundo 20. [https://www.telemundo20.com/] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.