“We always want to be perfect, but you don’t want to be perfect in April.”

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“He’s a baller. The guy is playing winning baseball.”

In today’s Padres Daily:
Jurickson Profar playing at 'home'
Keep pushing
Inside man
+ tidbits

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“That’s the sign of a good player and a good team.”

#Padres notes:

Ha-Seong Kim’s redemption, Dylan Cease goes high and low and about that 3:40 p.m. start

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“For us to come back today and do that, that’s the character that we have.”

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#Padres lineup for the odd 3:40 pm start

In today’s Padres Daily: Pitching predicament? Manny on the rise? What's with Yan Gomes?
+ tidbits
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'It’s tough to play like that. It’s fun and all, but that ain’t the way you want to play.'

The #Padres dug themselves into another hole before a sixth-inning home run.

But Eguy Rosario's blast was not a spark, just a solitary strike in another loss.

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Tyler Wade gets the start at third base.

Early story on the #Padres optioning Graham Pauley to play every day with El Paso Chihuahuas and Brett Sullivan back with big-league team.

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Brett Sullivan will resume his major league career, and Graham Pauley will resume his development in the minor leagues.
Sullivan has been recalled, Pauley has been optioned to Triple-A.

In today’s Padres Daily:
A victory indicative of a difference; good talk; Jake’s knack; Yu’s struggle; no-no anniversary + tidbits.
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“The emotions are a roller coaster. When you get these wins like that, it makes everything worth it.”

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Quick gamer from Padres’ biggest comeback since Slamarena.

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Padres lineup on Monday night.
Facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad, a Tijuana native.

Bogaerts 2B
Tatis RF
Cronenworth 1B
Machado DH
Profar LF
Kim SS
Campusano C
Merrill CF
Wade 3B

SP: Yu Darvish.

A few throws across the diamond for Manny Machado today.
He had not done that in more than a month. Target for his return to 3B is by end of April.

In today’ Padres Daily:
Merrill might be saying it's time
Waldron's stuff
Leiper's leap
Suarez’s role
Manny the DH
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(Happy Anniversary, Petco Park)
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“I appreciate the Padres giving me the opportunity to get up here earlier and get adjusted earlier.”

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“Sometimes you gotta prove you’re human. I’ll trust Ha-Seong Kim any day of the week defensively.”

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Padres (5-6) lineup vs Giants (3-6).
Facing RHP Logan Webb.
One team will earn its first series win.

Bogaerts 4
Tatis 9
Cronenworth 3
Machado DH
Kim 6
Profar 7
Wade 5
Merrill 8
Higashioka 2

SP: Waldron

In today’s Padres Daily:
Offense could use heart of order attack
King returns
Pro knows
Merrill gets winded
+ tidbits
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