Good Morning San Diego - August 30, 2021

Yesterday’s Game: Off Day

Today’s First Pitch: 6:40 p.m. PST vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

San Diego Padres News

Starting rotation getting healthier, pitching better is Padres’ latest reason for optimism (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Padres notes: Pham looks to ‘salvage’ time with Padres with whatever playing time is left (San Diego Union-Tribune)

MLB News

Power Rankings: Yanks surge, NL West rules (MLB.com)

Báez, Mets on fans’ boos: ‘It just feels bad’ (MLB.com)

Wander Franco joins Mantle in rare company (MLB.com)

Riley makes ‘legit’ MVP case in key series W (MLB.com)

These 5 series will impact postseason races (MLB.com)

A’s top Yanks on big HR from unlikely source (MLB.com)

On This Day in 1996...

Scott Sanders allows one hit and three walks with 10 strikeouts over eight innings and combines on a two-hit shutout with Mike Oquist as the Padres win 6–0 in Montreal. Sanders spent his first four MLB seasons in San Diego and returned in 1998 for a World Series run.