The San Diego Padres are eyeing power bats ahead of the trade deadline, and Dylan Cease and their prospects may be the key to getting them

The San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals 7-2 on July 18, 2025, at Nationals Park, improving their record to 53-44 and holding second place in the NL West. The Nationals, struggling at 38-59,

The San Diego Padres play against the Philadelphia Phillies in an MLB game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game takes place Saturday at Truist Park in Atlanta. Follow for live updates.

Machado is one of 12 position players from the Padres to start an All-Star Game and on Tuesday became the fourth to make multiple starts. The other position players to have started more than once representing the Padres were Tony Gwynn (10), Benito Santiago (three) and Steve Garvey (two).

While the Cardinals pitchers worked around 11 hits to keep the Padres scoreless, the Cardinals' lineup pushed across three runs on five hits, a pair of walks, and a hit