Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Cronenworth logged his first multi-hit effort since June 4 versus the Giants. He's still been steady at the plate, hitting safely in eight of his last nine games, batting .313 (10-for-32) in that span. The infielder is up to a .252/.368/.409 slash line with five home runs, 19 RBI, 22 runs scored, two stolen bases, eight doubles and a triple over 50 contests.
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Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Excellent in Thursday's win
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Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and three total runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Bogaerts has at least one extra-base hit in four of his last five games, but the homer was his first since May 14 versus the Angels. The shortstop is batting just .235 (16-for-68) in June, which is right in line with his .239 average for the season. He also hasn't provided much power with a .653 OPS while adding four homers, 28 RBI, 32 runs scored, 14 doubles and 13 stolen bases over 73 contests. At his current pace, Bogaerts is in danger of missing the 10-homer mark for the first time since 2015.
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Padres' Yuki Matsui: Mops up for first save
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Matsui walked one and struck out one over one-third of a hitless and scoreless inning to earn the save in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Sean Reynolds and Robert Suarez both struggled earlier in the ninth inning, and Matsui wasn't much better. He allowed an inherited runner to score on a wild pitch, but Matsui struck out Dalton Rushing to squash the Dodgers' late rally. This was Matsui's first save of the season -- Suarez has been locked in as the Padres' closer, though he's now been scored upon in three straight appearances. Overall, Matsui is at a 3.00 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 35:15 K:BB over 30 innings. He's added just two holds and isn't a regular part of the late-inning mix, as the Padres have plenty of other options to close if Suarez loses the job or becomes part of a committee. Don't expect to see many other save opportunities for Matsui this season.
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Padres' Ryan Bergert: Steady in short outing
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Bergert allowed three hits and a walk while striking out three over 4.2 scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Thursday.
Bergert came up an out short of qualifying for the win, exiting at 71 pitches (47 strikes). It appears to be simply a managerial decision, as Shohei Ohtani was up with runners on the corners and two outs when Bergert was lifted for Adrian Morejon. While it was a short start, Bergert's holding his own quite well in the majors, allowing just five runs over 20 innings across his first four starts. He's at a 1.88 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 19:9 K:BB through 24 innings over eight appearances in total this season. The 25-year-old is projected to make his next start at home versus the Nationals.
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Padres' Trenton Brooks: Absent from Thursday's lineup
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Brooks is not in Thursday's lineup against the Dodgers.
Brooks sat against a lefty Tuesday but will now sit with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound Thursday. Jose Iglesias will enter the lineup as the designated hitter and hit seventh.
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Padres' Tyler Wade: Losing playing time
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Wade is not in Thursday's lineup against the Athletics.
Wade's playing time is drying up even in the absence of Jackson Merrill (concussion), as he's been out of the lineup in five of the Padres' last six games. Bryce Johnson is in center field for Thursday's game, drawing his second straight start.
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Padres' Yu Darvish: Another sim game on tap
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Darvish (elbow) is scheduled to throw another simulated game Friday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
The upcoming sim game will be Darvish's second in just under a week, as he previously threw approximately 40 pitches against live hitters Saturday. If all goes well during Friday's throwing session, Darvish could then be cleared to head out on a rehab assignment next week. The right-hander has been on the shelf all season due to elbow inflammation, but he looks like he could be ready to make his 2025 debut with the Padres at some point in late June or early July.
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Padres' Michael King: Likely to remain out through break
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Padres manager Mike Shildt implied Wednesday that King (shoulder) will remain on the 15-day injured list for the rest of the first half, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. "I think that's pretty accurate," Shildt said, when asked if King would be out through the All-Star break. "I don't think we can begin to put a date on it. ... As we all know, the further away he is from it, the longer it takes to get back."
Since being placed on the IL on May 25 due to a pinched nerve in his right shoulder area, King has shown only marginal improvement. Shildt said that at this stage, King remains limited to light throwing with plyometric balls and occasionally with baseballs, but he doesn't appear especially close to resuming mound work. A clear timeline for King's return from the IL likely won't emerge until he's further along in his throwing progression.
Kolek allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 6.1 innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Kolek made it through four scoreless frames before the Dodgers tagged him for three runs in the fifth. The right-hander hung around for a scoreless sixth and even remained in the game for the start of the seventh, though he exited after allowing two of the first three batters he faced to reach base in that frame. Kolek was in line for the loss at the time of his departure, but San Diego got him off the hook with a pair of runs in the ninth inning. The quality start was the third of the campaign for Kolek and his first since May 22. He's at a tolerable 3.59 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 37:19 K:BB through nine starts spanning 52.2 frames on the campaign.
Maldonado is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Maldonado will sit after going 1-for-4 with a double across the first two games of the series. Elias Diaz will serve behind home plate and bat eighth while catching pitches from Stephen Kolek.
Padres' Jeremiah Estrada: Has rough outing Tuesday
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Estrada (2-4) took the loss against the Dodgers on Tuesday, allowing five runs on five hits without retiring any batters.
When Estrada entered in the sixth inning, the game was tied 3-3. The right-hander gave up a single to the first batter he faced and was then tagged for a two-run homer by Will Smith. Estrada gave up three consecutive singles following the long ball and was pulled without having recorded an out. He's yielded seven runs over 1.2 innings across his past three outings, pushing his season ERA from 2.08 up to 3.94.
Arraez went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Dodgers.
Arraez is 10-for-31 (.323) over his last seven games, a span that has seen him rack up three doubles, three RBI and five runs scored. The infielder is up to a .280/.312/.396 slash line with three homers, 27 RBI, 32 runs scored, three stolen bases, 16 doubles and three triples over 66 contests. Arraez continues to provide steady contact with a tiny 1.7 percent strikeout rate -- he hasn't struck out since May 25 versus Atlanta.
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Padres' Trenton Brooks: Pops first MLB homer in loss
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Brooks hit a two-run home run in his lone at-bat in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Dodgers.
Brooks struck out twice Monday while starting at designated hitter. He was a pinch hitter Tuesday and delivered a blast in the seventh inning, but he didn't stay in the game. Brooks provides another left-handed bench bat, but it's unlikely he'll regularly bump Gavin Sheets or Luis Arraez out of the lineup at first base or in left field, and the Padres can rotate a number of other players in at DH. Brooks will likely see indirect competition for playing time from Tyler Wade and Jose Iglesias while he is on the major-league roster.
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