# 2020 San Diego Padres season

The 2020 San Diego Padres season was the 52nd season of the San Diego Padres franchise, the 52nd in the National League and the Padres' 17th Season at Petco Park. The Padres were managed by Jayce Tingler, in his first season as the Padres Manager, and played their home games at Petco Park as members of Major League Baseball's National League West.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.
On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.
The Padres became the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games, doing so in each of their four games against the Texas Rangers between August 17 and 20.
On September 13, the Padres won their 31st game of the season, ensuring that they would finish with a winning record for the first time since 2010. On September 20, the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 4–1 to clinch their first postseason appearance since 2006. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLWCS. The Padres won their first postseason series since the 1998 NLCS. Game 2 of their NLWCS was also the first home postseason win since Petco Park opened and since Game 4 of the aforementioned 1998 NLCS. The Padres winning Game 3 of the NLWCS also clinched their first postseason series at home since Game 5 of the 1984 NLCS (also a winner-take-all game). The Padres were defeated by the eventual World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS at Globe Life Field.

## Previous season

The Padres finished the 2019 Season 70–92 in fifth place in the West Division. The Padres extended its 10-year streak of a losing record and a 15-year nonplayoff streak.

## Offseason

* October 31: Craig Stammen, Adam Warren, Robbie Erlin, and Aaron Loup all elect free agency.
* October 31: Padres trade Travis Jankowski to Reds for future considerations.
* November 4: Padres designates Jacob Nix, Seth Mejias-Brean, Carl Edwards Jr., and Eric Yardley for assignment.
* November 20: Padres designated Nick Martini for assignment.
* November 20: Padres selected the contract of Jorge Ona from Amarillo Sod Poodles.
* November 27: Padres traded player to be named later, Eric Lauer and Luis Urias to Brewers for Trent Grisham and Zach Davies.
* November 27: Padres designated Pedro Avila for assignment.
* November 27: Padres signed free agent Drew Pomeranz.
* December 2: Padres traded Austin Allen and player to be named later to Athletics for Jurickson Profar.
* December 6: Padres traded Hunter Renfroe, Xavier Edwards, and player to be named later to Rays for Tommy Pham and Jake Cronenworth.
* December 23: Padres signed free agent Pierce Johnson.
* January 17: Padres signed free agent Craig Stammen.
* February 8: Padres traded Manuel Margot and Logan Driscoll to Rays for Emilio Pagan
* February 12: Padres claimed 2B Breyvic Valera off waivers from Blue Jays.

## Season standings
### National League West

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 17 | .717 | — | 21‍–‍9 | 22‍–‍8 |
| San Diego Padres | 37 | 23 | .617 | 6 | 21‍–‍11 | 16‍–‍12 |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 31 | .483 | 14 | 19‍–‍14 | 10‍–‍17 |
| Colorado Rockies | 26 | 34 | .433 | 17 | 12‍–‍18 | 14‍–‍16 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 35 | .417 | 18 | 16‍–‍14 | 9‍–‍21 |

### National League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 17 | .717 |
| Atlanta Braves | 35 | 25 | .583 |
| Chicago Cubs | 34 | 26 | .567 |
vteDivision 2nd Place :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| San Diego Padres | 37 | 23 | .617 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 28 | .517 |
| Miami Marlins | 31 | 29 | .517 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 29 | .517 | +2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 31 | .483 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 31 | .483 | — |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 32 | .467 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| New York Mets | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| Colorado Rockies | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 35 | .417 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 41 | .317 | 10 |

### Record vs. opponents

2020 National League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020 :
| Team | AZ | COL | LAD | SD | SF | AL |
| Arizona | — | 5–5 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 2–8 | 11–9 |
| Colorado | 5–5 | — | 3–7 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 8–2 | 7–3 | — | 6–4 | 6–4 | 16–4 |
| San Diego | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–6 | — | 8–2 | 13–7 |
| San Francisco | 8–2 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 11–9 |

### Game log

On April 18–19, the Padres were supposed to play against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Mexico Series in Mexico City. But due to the pandemic, the MLB cancelled the series.
2020 game log: 37–23 (Home: 20–10; Away: 17–13) :
July: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Away: 3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1July 24Diamondbacks7–2Paddack (1–0)Bumgarner (0–1)—1–0W1
2July 25Diamondbacks5–1Lamet (1–0)Ray (0–1)—2–0W2
3July 26Diamondbacks3–4Bradley (1–0)Yates (0–1)—2–1L1
4July 27Diamondbacks6–2Quantrill (1–0)Weaver (0–1)—3–1W1
5July 28@ Giants5–3Davies (1–0)Samardzija (0–1)Pomeranz (1)4–1W2
6July 29@ Giants6–7Rogers (1–1)Strahm (0–1)—4–2L1
7July 30@ Giants12–7 (10)Johnson (1–0)Rogers (1–2)—5–2W1
8July 31@ Rockies8–7Stammen (1–1)Davis (0–1)Pomeranz (2)6–2W2 :
August: 16–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
9August 1@ Rockies1–6Freeland (2–0)Lucchesi (0–1)—6–3L1
10August 2@ Rockies6–9Senzatela (2–0)Davies (1–1)Díaz (1)6–4L2
11August 3Dodgers5–4Paddack (2–0)Graterol (1–2)Yates (1)7–4W1
12August 4Dodgers2–5May (1–0)Stammen (1–1)Jansen (3)7–5L1
13August 5Dodgers6–7Stripling (3–0)Richards (0–1)Jansen (4)7–6L2
14August 7Diamondbacks3–0Davies (2–1)Weaver (0–3)Yates (2)8–6W1
15August 8Diamondbacks2–3Kelly (2–1)Paddack (2–1)Bradley (3)8–7L1
16August 9Diamondbacks9–5Lamet (2–0)Bumgarner (0–3)—9–7W1
17August 10@ Dodgers2–1Quantrill (2–0)May (1–1)Pomeranz (3)10–7W2
18August 11@ Dodgers6–2Richards (1–1)Stripling (3–1)Pomeranz (4)11–7W3
19August 12@ Dodgers0–6Treinen (1–1)Davies (2–2)—11–8L1
20August 13@ Dodgers2–11Urías (2–0)Paddack (2–2)—11–9L2
21August 14@ Diamondbacks1–5Kelly (3–1)Lamet (2–1)—11–10L3
22August 15@ Diamondbacks6–7Crichton (1–0)Johnson (1–1)Bradley (5)11–11L4
23August 16@ Diamondbacks4–5Clarke (1–0)Pagán (0–1)Bradley (6)11–12L5
24August 17@ Rangers14–4Davies (3–2)Lyles (1–2)—12–12W1
25August 18@ Rangers6–4Stammen (2–1)Minor (0–4)Quantrill (1)13–12W2
26August 19Rangers6–3 (10)Hill (1–0)Montero (0–1)—14–12W3
27August 20Rangers8–7 (10)Johnson (2–1)García (0–1)—15–12W4
28August 21Astros4–3Guerra (1–0)McCullers Jr. (2–2)Pagán (1)16–12W5
29August 22Astros13–2Davies (4–2)Bielak (3–1)—17–12W6
30August 23Astros5–3Stammen (3–1)Paredes (0–1)Pagán (2)18–12W7
31August 25Mariners3–8Gonzales (3–2)Paddack (2–3)—18–13L1
—August 26MarinersPostponed (Boycotts due to Jacob Blake shooting); Makeup: August 27
32August 27Mariners (1)10–7 (7)Johnson (3–1)Williams (0–1)—19–13W1
33August 27Mariners (2)3–8 (7)Kikuchi (1–2)Richards (1–2)—19–14L1
34August 28@ Rockies10–4Davies (5–2)Hoffman (2–1)—20–14W1
35August 29@ Rockies3–4Bard (2–2)Stammen (3–2)—20–15L1
36August 30@ Rockies13–2Paddack (3–3)Castellani (1–2)—21–15W1
37August 31@ Rockies6–0Morejón (1–0)Márquez (2–5)—22–15W2 :
September: 15–8 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
38September 2@ Angels11–4Hill (2–0)Buttrey (1–2)—23–15W3
39September 3@ Angels0–2Heaney (3–2)Clevinger (1–2)Peña (1)23–16L1
40September 4@ Athletics7–0Davies (6–2)Luzardo (2–2)—24–16W1
41September 5@ Athletics4–8Manaea (3–2)Paddack (3–4)—24–17L1
42September 6@ Athletics5–3Richards (2–2)Fiers (4–2)Rosenthal (8)25–17W1
43September 7Rockies1–0Pomeranz (1–0)Estévez (1–2)—26–17W2
44September 8Rockies14–5Clevinger (2–2)Gonzalez (0–1)—27–17W3
45September 9Rockies5–3Davies (7–2)Senzatela (3–2)Rosenthal (9)28–17W4
46September 10Giants6–1Morejón (2–0)Cahill (0–1)—29–17W5
–September 11GiantsPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup September 13
–September 12GiantsPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup September 25
47September 13 (1)Giants6–0 (7)Clevinger (3–2)Cueto (2–1)—30–17W6
48September 13 (2)Giants3–1 (7)Hill (3–0)Selman (1–1)Rosenthal (10)31–17W7
49September 14Dodgers7–2Lamet (3–1)Kershaw (5–2)—32–17W8
50September 15Dodgers1–3Gonsolin (1–1)Davies (7–3)Jansen (11)32–18L1
51September 16Dodgers5–7Kolarek (3–0)Morejón (2–1)Báez (2)32–19L2
52September 18@ Mariners6–1Paddack (4–4)Kikuchi (2–4)—33–19W1
53September 19@ Mariners1–4Sheffield (4–3)Altavilla (1–3)Hirano (3)33–20L1
54September 20@ Mariners7–4 (11)Rosenthal (1–0)Sadler (1–1)—34–20W1
55September 22Angels2–4Canning (4–2)Davies (7–4)Mayers (2)34–21L1
56September 23Angels2–5Sandoval (1–4)Morejón (2–2)Peña (2)34–22L2
57September 25@ Giants (1)4–5 (7)Anderson (4–3)Paddack (4–5)—34–23L3
58September 25Giants (2)6–5 (7)Patiño (1–0)Coonrod (0–2)—35–23W1
59September 26@ Giants6–2Stammen (4–2)Cueto (2–3)—36–23W2
60September 27@ Giants5–4Altavilla (2–3)Smyly (0–1)Rosenthal (11)37–23W3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Padres team member :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Manny Machado | 60 | 224 | 44 | 68 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 6 | 26 | .304 | .580 |
| Fernando Tatís Jr. | 59 | 224 | 50 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 11 | 27 | .277 | .571 |
| Trent Grisham | 59 | 215 | 42 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 31 | .251 | .456 |
| Wil Myers | 55 | 198 | 34 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 18 | .288 | .606 |
| Jurickson Profar | 56 | 180 | 28 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 15 | .278 | .428 |
| Jake Cronenworth | 54 | 172 | 26 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 18 | .285 | .477 |
| Eric Hosmer | 38 | 143 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 9 | .287 | .517 |
| Tommy Pham | 31 | 109 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 15 | .211 | .312 |
| Mitch Moreland | 20 | 69 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .203 | .362 |
| Austin Nola | 19 | 63 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .381 |
| Greg Garcia | 35 | 60 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .250 |
| Austin Hedges | 29 | 57 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .333 |
| Ty France | 20 | 55 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .309 | .491 |
| Francisco Mejía | 17 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .179 |
| Josh Naylor | 18 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .278 | .417 |
| Edward Olivares | 13 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .294 |
| Jason Castro | 9 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .357 |
| Jorge Mateo | 22 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .269 |
| Jorge Oña | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .583 |
| Abraham Almonte | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .091 | .091 |
| Luis Torrens | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .364 |
| Luis Campusano | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.333 |
| Greg Allen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
| Tim Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Austin Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 1972 | 325 | 506 | 103 | 12 | 95 | 312 | 55 | 204 | .257 | .466 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Zach Davies | 7 | 4 | 2.73 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 69.1 | 55 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 63 |
| Dinelson Lamet | 3 | 1 | 2.09 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 69.0 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 93 |
| Chris Paddack | 4 | 5 | 4.73 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 59.0 | 60 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 58 |
| Garrett Richards | 2 | 2 | 4.03 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 51.1 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 46 |
| Craig Stammen | 4 | 2 | 5.63 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 20 |
| Emilio Pagán | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 22.0 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| Matt Strahm | 0 | 1 | 2.61 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| Pierce Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2.70 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| Adrián Morejón | 2 | 2 | 4.66 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19.1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| Mike Clevinger | 2 | 1 | 2.84 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1 | 0 | 1.45 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 18.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| Tim Hill | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| Luis Perdomo | 0 | 0 | 5.71 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| Cal Quantrill | 2 | 0 | 2.60 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17.1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Luis Patiño | 1 | 0 | 5.19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 21 |
| Javy Guerra | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 12 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Dan Altavilla | 1 | 1 | 3.12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| David Bednar | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Joey Lucchesi | 0 | 1 | 7.94 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Michel Báez | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Kirby Yates | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Austin Adams | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Taylor Williams | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 23 | 3.86 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 520.1 | 456 | 241 | 223 | 170 | 565 |
Source:

## Postseason
### Game log

2020 Postseason game log: 2–4 (Home: 2–2; Away: 0–2) :
NL Wild Card Series: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1September 30Cardinals4–7Gallegos (1–0)Paddack (0–1)Reyes (1)0–1L1
2October 1Cardinals11–9Pagán (1–0)Ponce de Leon (0–1)Rosenthal (1)1–1W1
3October 2Cardinals4–0Adams (1–0)Flaherty (0–1)—2–1W2 :
NL Division Series: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordStreak
1October 6@ Dodgers1–5May (1–0)Richards (0–1)—0–1L1
2October 7@ Dodgers5–6Kershaw (1–0)Davies (0–1)Kelly (1)0–2L2
3October 8Dodgers3–12Urías (1–0)Morejón (0–1)—0–3L3
all games played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas * If necessary :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
National League Wild Card Series
Pitchers: 14 Emilio Pagán 15 Drew Pomeranz 17 Zach Davies 25 Tim Hill 34 Craig Stammen 36 Pierce Johnson 43 Garrett Richards 47 Trevor Rosenthal 50 Adrián Morejón 54 Austin Adams 55 Matt Strahm 57 Dan Altavilla 59 Chris Paddack 62 Luis Patiño
Catchers: 11 Jason Castro 21 Luis Campusano 22 Austin Nola
Infielders: 3 Jorge Mateo 5 Greg Garcia 9 Jake Cronenworth 13 Manny Machado 23 Fernando Tatís Jr. 30 Eric Hosmer
Outfielders: 2 Trent Grisham 4 Wil Myers 10 Jurickson Profar 28 Tommy Pham
Designated hitters: 18 Mitch Moreland :
National League Division Series
Pitchers: 14 Emilio Pagán 15 Drew Pomeranz 17 Zach Davies 25 Tim Hill 34 Craig Stammen 36 Pierce Johnson 40 Ryan Weathers 43 Garrett Richards 47 Trevor Rosenthal 50 Adrián Morejón 54 Austin Adams 55 Matt Strahm 57 Dan Altavilla 59 Chris Paddack 62 Luis Patiño
Catchers: 11 Jason Castro 21 Luis Campusano 22 Austin Nola
Infielders: 9 Jake Cronenworth 13 Manny Machado 23 Fernando Tatís Jr. 30 Eric Hosmer
Outfielders: 2 Trent Grisham 4 Wil Myers 10 Jurickson Profar 24 Greg Allen
Designated hitters: 18 Mitch Moreland 28 Tommy Pham :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League |
| AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | Pacific Coast League |
| AA | Amarillo Sod Poodles | Texas League |
| High A | Lake Elsinore Storm | California League |
| A | Fort Wayne TinCaps | Midwest League |
| A-Short Season | Tri-City Dust Devils | Northwest League |
| Rookie | AZL Padres 1 | Arizona League |
| Rookie | AZL Padres 2 | Arizona League |
| Rookie | DSL Padres | Dominican Summer League |