The most dynamic division in baseball has been tons of fun so far. After 17 games in 18 days, here are five lessons.

Washington Nationals (32-46, fourth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (42-35, third in the NL West) San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mitchell Parker (4-8, 4.71 ERA, 1 ...

With Jackson Merrill off the concussion list, he’ll hit second as Luis Arraez moves into clean-up spot; Brandon Lockridge ...

Shohei Ohtani records his first two strikeouts of the season as he faces the Washington Nationals in key Dodgers' home game ...

Padres star Jackson Merrill returned to the lineup Sunday. Merrill suffered a head injury in a game against Arizona earlier ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish took a step towards recovering from the elbow injury which has kept him on the injured list since spring training o ...

The Padres have multiple players set to return from injury and will be making moves before this year's trade deadline.

The Padres optioned Lockridge to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. Lockridge has been on the big-league roster all season, though he did miss some time due to a hamstring injury. The 28-year-old has a .519 ...

By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (38-39, third in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (41-35, third in the NL West) San Diego; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (4 ...

DFA’ing Heyward essentially ends his time with the Padres and perhaps the majors as he’s hit .201/.271/.374 in 121 games ...

The San Diego Padres are hoping to get more production from their outfielders as the season approaches the halfway point.