With 28 games remaining in the 2026 MLB regular season, the San Diego Padres are holding on to the final playoff spot by one game. After playing three series from August 17-26, the Friars fought through the inconsistency of their offense to post a 5-4 record over the nine games.
The starting pitching, which had been so unreliable leading up to the trade deadline, has been a strength for this team over the past two weeks.
Of those nine games, there were six quality starts for the Padres pitchers, with one of those shorter starts due to a Casey Mize injury. Fortunately, the injury to Mize's ankle is not severe and he is listed to make his next start tomorrow against Tampa Bay.
Left-hander Robbie Ray, the other acquisition at the deadline (with Mize), tends to walk batters but has learned to pitch around traffic on the bases. Despite walking 13 in his 20.1 innings pitched for the Padres, Ray had a quality start in his outing against the New York Mets (the only win in New York).
The Friars have a 22-9 record since July 24, the best in MLB in that time. With the remaining schedule of 28 games, the Padres need to play to an 18-10 record to reach another season of at least 90 wins. That would require winning two of three games for the remainder of the season.
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The starting pitching, which had been so unreliable leading up to the trade deadline, has been a strength for this team over the past two weeks.
Of those nine games, there were six quality starts for the Padres pitchers, with one of those shorter starts due to a Casey Mize injury. Fortunately, the injury to Mize's ankle is not severe and he is listed to make his next start tomorrow against Tampa Bay.
Left-hander Robbie Ray, the other acquisition at the deadline (with Mize), tends to walk batters but has learned to pitch around traffic on the bases. Despite walking 13 in his 20.1 innings pitched for the Padres, Ray had a quality start in his outing against the New York Mets (the only win in New York).
The Friars have a 22-9 record since July 24, the best in MLB in that time. With the remaining schedule of 28 games, the Padres need to play to an 18-10 record to reach another season of at least 90 wins. That would require winning two of three games for the remainder of the season.
#remaining
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