The National League Rookie of the Year award is a tight race. Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes enter the final month as the two contenders for the award.

The Padres are well aware that they are not favored to win the NL West, or even be one of the division's top contenders ... snapping up reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in free ...

with the Chicago Cubs visiting the red-hot San Diego Padres, and this time, the games lived up to the hype, offering an early litmus test for two contenders who already appear laser-focused on ...

The same can’t be said of most other contenders in the National League ... who won a Cy Young Award with the Padres, and reliever Jason Adam, a standout in last year’s playoff push.