NL West report: Padres, D-backs split in Mexico, Rockies hanging tough
Divisional battles highlighted the week in the National League West. The San Francisco Giants took two of three games against at home the Dodgers, a series in which runs were at a premium, with 10 runs total between the two teams and two shutouts, nobody scoring more than three in any contest. Dalton Rushing was […]
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - APRIL 26: General view of Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú prior the MLB Mexico City Series game between San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on April 26, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) | Getty Images Divisional battles highlighted the week in the National League West. The San Francisco Giants took two of three games against at home the Dodgers, a series in which runs were at a premium, with 10 runs total between the two teams and two shutouts, nobody scoring more than three in any contest.
Dalton Rushing was in the middle of things , running through the old baseball cycle of perceived slight, followed by retribution with a hit batter, then a hard slide. That was mostly background noise in a rivalry that still has some juice to it even when one team is competitive and the other isn’t. Tuesday’s game was decided on a three-run home run by light-hitting catcher Patrick Bailey on an extremely hittable slider by Jack Dreyer.
That spoiled six scoreless innings by Shohei Ohtani, which reminded Brady Klopfer a lot of Matt Cain’s time in San Francisco . The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks played south of the border, splitting two games in Monterrey, Mexico. Mason Miller amazingly didn’t strike anybody out in his two appearances this week, lowering his strikeout rate to a still gaudy 61.
4 percent. On Saturday he set a Padres record with 34 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings , dating back to last August. Division notes San Diego has starters Nick Pivetta, Joe Musgrove, and Griffin Canning all on the injured list, so they signed free agent Lucas Giolito last week to a one-year deal worth $3 million plus a mutual option for 2027.