San Diego Padres starting pitcher Clayton Richard went 7 1/3 innings pitched, giving up seven hits, two runs, and no walks while striking out two in the 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. After pitching for a 6.41 ERA in the month of April, he's now pitching at a modest 4.28 ERA with a 2-2 record and 26 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings pitched for the month of May. In his last three starts, he's gone over seven innings in all three and only walked one batter. He is pitching quite well at the momen[...]

San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard earned a win in eight strong innings Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Aside from a two-run hiccup in the sixth inning, Richard was fantastic. He required 102 pitches to strikeout ten hitters, surrendering five hits a walk in the process. The outing is Richard's second consecutive eight inning and eight-plus strikeout performance, but he still owns a 5.20 ERA and 1.45 [...]

San Diego Padres starter Clayton Richard went eight innings Tuesday against the [...]

After putting up a good performance in his Opening Day start, Padres starter Clayton Richard allowed five runs to the Rockies to earn his first loss of the season. Richard allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings, although he did record six strikeouts. This performance is close to what owners can expect from him this year — bad ERA with good strikeout numbers. Depending on who he is facing and where he is pitching, Richard can give owners a few good streaming starts, b[...]

Making the start on Opening Day for the first time of his career, Richard stifled the Milwaukee Brewers' revamped offense — allowing one run on six hits and one walk over seven innings of work. Richard was pinch-hit for by Hunter Renfroe in the bottom of the seventh, who proceeded to strike out swinging to end the inning, leaving two runners on base. Richard looked good on the mound, with four strikeouts and the only run he surrendered coming on a bloop single to left that dropped just short o[...]

As many have speculated, the San Diego Padres have officially announced that starting pitcher Clayton Richard will be their Opening Day starter, according to MLB.com beat reporter AJ Cassavell. Richard will take the mound on March 29 at Petco Park against the Milwaukee Brewers. Last year, he compiled an 8-15 record with a 4.79 ERA over 32 starts, but he also had a career-best 6.9 K/9. Richard shouldn't be owned in any 10- or 12-team mixed leagues, and he shouldn't be seen as anything more than a[...]

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Clayton Richard turned in his best spring tune-up on Friday, hurling four innings of shutout ball with one strikeout. Although Padres manager Andy Green wouldn't confirm, the calendar aligns Friday's start with Opening Day. Richard is widely expected to get the ball against the Milwaukee Brewers to start the season. Richard tallied an ordinary 4.79 ERA, 1.52 [...]

San Diego Padres starting pitcherClayton Richard logged his first season with over 30 starts since 2012, after shuffling around the majors the past few seasons. Through 197.1 innings, Richard tallied an ordinary 4.79 ERA, 1.52 [...]

San Diego starter Clayton Richard was given a two-year extension by the Padres on Thursday, celebrated with a dominant outing against the Rockies. Richard pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight while walking just one. Despite the win, his record sits at 8-14 and his season ERA is down t[...]

San Diego starter Clayton Richard struck out seven batters in seven innings against the Marlins, but was otherwise ineffective in earning his 13th loss of the year. Richard allowed five runs on eight hits, including Giancarlo Stanton's 50th home run. It was Stanton's dinger that chased Richard in th[...]