Good Morning San Diego: Padres gearing up to face Dodgers

Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, May 5, 2023.

By Jeremy Brener@JeremyBrener May 5, 2023, 6:00am PDT

MLB: Spring Training-San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers

San Diego Padres News

Brett Sullivan hits first MLB homer to lift Padres (MLB.com)

Dodgers vs. Padres preview: 2 teams on the upswing after slow starts (True Blue LA)

San Diego Padres: 3 players who need to be better in May (Friars on Base)

MLB News

Rays doing something not seen since ‘84 Tigers (MLB.com)

Verlander finds groove after bumpy 1st, but Mets can’t pick him up (MLB.com)

Here is a potential future closer for each team (MLB.com)

This Astro values life more after near-death scare (MLB.com)

Cubs powering up? Mervis gets call to boost offense (source) (MLB.com)

Mets sign veteran righty Leone to bolster weary ‘pen (MLB.com)

8 scoreless from E-Rod leads Tigers to sweep of Mets (MLB.com)

Injuries: Wright, Burger, Hendricks, Velasquez, Yankees (MLB.com)

Holderman unleashes immaculate inning (MLB.com)

Wander makes sensational barehand catch: ‘I couldn’t believe it myself’ (MLB.com)

No-look catch leaves even Ohtani in awe (MLB.com)

Druw makes like dad with insane catch in pro debut (MLB.com)

College catch of the year? It’ll be hard to top this one (MLB.com)