San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack will face the San Francisco Giants in his next start on Thursday evening. The 24-year-old is coming off of inefficient appearance against the Oakland Athletics, where he allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Paddack has an unexpectedly high 4.75 ERA coming into Thursday's start, but he will look to right the ship. Through four starts in his career against the Giants, he owns a 1-0 record to go along with a 2.86 ERA and a phenomenal 27/2 K/BB ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack allowed two runs (none earned) across six innings in Sundays victory against the Colorado Rockies. Spotted three runs before his first pitch, Paddack cruised to eight strikeouts, allotting five knocks and a walk. Its a very encouraging start in a tough spot for the 24-year-old, who was pummeled for six earned runs his last outing. Struggling with his fastball all season, Paddack was in control Sunday. He holds a disappointing 4.43 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 8.9 ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack suffered through five-plus innings Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, allowing six earned runs in a loss. The 24-year-old was victimized by eight hits and a walk, including two homers in another rough night. He fanned seven. With his fastball effectiveness way down, Paddack continues to be hit hard and stares at a ghastly 5.15 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 22 percent strikeout rate through seven starts. Drafted as an SP2 and expected to make a leap from an ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack bounced back with strong six innings Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, settling for a no-decision. After getting manhandled by the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 13, Paddack permitted just one earned run via four hits and two walks, striking out five. The 24-year-olds batted-ball data is still alarmingly poor, but the solid outing drops his ERA to a 4.26 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 7.7 K/9 through 31 2/3 frames. His fantasy stock has dropped to a mid-level ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack imploded Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing six earned runs in three innings. The Blue Crew piled on with six hits included three home runs as Paddack served meatballs all evening, walking one and fanning just one. The outing bloats his ERA to 4.91 for the year along with a 1.17 WHIP and 7.7 K/9. Aside from a stellar Opening Night, the 24-year-old has been mediocre as his strikeouts are down to 21 percent and hard-hit rates alarmingly up. ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack has avoided the sophomore slump to begin the 2020 campaign. The 24-year-old owns a 2-1 record to go along with a 3.18 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, and 21/3 K/BB rate through four starts. Paddack is the crown jewel of the Padres' rotation and will seemingly only get better with more experience. His next projected start comes on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who he already defeated back on August 3. He is a top-tier fantasy asset for the remainder of the ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack gathered his second victory Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching six frames of three-run ball. Paddack wasnt his sharpest, yielding five hits including a leadoff home run by Dodgers outfielder Joc Peterson, but the Friars offense bailed him out. He fanned five and walked none. Through three starts, the 24-year-old owns a clean 2.65 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 7.9 K/9. Though hes rewarded fantasy teams thus far, hell need to go deeper into games to ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack pitched five frames and surrendered two earned runs in a no-decision Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. Coming off a stellar Opening Night, Paddack wasnt sharp, yielding six hits with no walks and striking out six. Lifted with a 6-2 advantage after 89 tosses (58 strikes), Paddack watched helplessly as the bullpen melted down to cost him the victory. Through two starts, the 24-year-old owns a 1.64 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. Paddack gets a tough ...

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack collected a victory on Opening Day after firing six innings of shutout baseball against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Paddack fired 63 of 81 darts for strikes, fanning four while allowing four hits and a walk. The 24-year-old earned his ace title on Friday and looked like the fantasy SP2 he was hyped to be. Paddack has a great opportunity for an encore performance next week against the San Francisco Giants.

San Diego Padres starter Chris Paddack will officially take the bump on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The declaration was expected after Padres brass touted him all summer camp. Paddack built up to six innings during his intrasquad starts so should be ready for the season. As one of baseballs potential breakout players, the 24-year-old will seek to build off a 3.33 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 9.8 K/9 rookie campaign. If Paddack can harness a third pitch to complement his heater and ...