BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres face the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. San Diego has a 70-56 record overall and a 39-21 record at home. Padres hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks fourth in the NL.

The San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres play the third contest of a 4-game series Wednesday at Petco Park in San Diego.

The San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-1, but the victory was marred by an incident where a teenager ran onto the field. Security responded forcefully, tackling the teen, leading to social media backlash criticizing the perceived excessive force.

San Diego backs Nick Pivetta's 10-strikeout with steady offense to secure the win over San Francisco.

After dropping four straight, the Padres found their spark at Petco Park, rallying past the Giants behind Nick Pivetta's dominant outing and clutch hitting notch their 70th win of the season.

A s the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres were taking the field for Tuesday night’s baseball buffoonery, I channeled the energy of my coworker Bryan Murphy and took to Bluesky with a somber reality.