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Padres Notes: Nick Pivetta Nearing Return, Luis Campusano Makes Insane History With Walk-Off vs Yankees

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Sep 4, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano (12) celebrates after hitting a walk-off home run during the tenth inning against the New York Yankees at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
Sep 4, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano (12) celebrates after hitting a walk-off home run during the tenth inning against the New York Yankees at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

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The San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees in epic walk-off fashion on Friday night and improved to 74-67 on the year.

Walker Buehler struck out six across five innings of work and allowed just one earned run on three hits. Mason Miller struck out four across the final two innings to earn win No. 5 on the year.

Offensively, Ty France had a two-hit outing, but the night was all about Luis Campusano. He slugged a walk-off two-run shot in the 10th on the first pitch that he saw, but also did something no other catcher has done since 1951.

Campy became just the second player to catch three would-be base runners stealing and end that game with a walk-off home run. He spoke after the game on the honor but knows that there is a much more for his team to accomplish.

“It was a fun night,” Campusano said. “I had a good time, but glad we got the win too.”

In other news, right-handed pitcher Nick Pivetta is nearing a return to the Padres for the first time since mid-April. President of baseball operations AJ Preller hinted at some good news coming soon on his Friday appearance on 97.3 The Fan.

"He's been able to clear all those hurdles and he's feeling good," Preller said. "He'll be at Petco this weekend and he could be on the active roster sooner rather than later."

Finally, the Padres are back in the final wild-card spot of the National League thanks to a wild walk-off victory and an Arizona Diamondbacks loss. It's hard to believe that only two months ago, the Padres were two games under .500, and in the moment, almost entirely out of the postseason race.

With a thrilling mix of stars — namely Fernando Tatis Jr. — surging into the second half of the season after a slow start, as well as a trade deadline that addressed serious pitching concerns, San Diego is looking like a team not many would want to match up with in October.

Here’s all the latest Padres news and stories (click the headline for the full article):

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GABE SMALLSON

Gabe Smallson is a sportswriter based in Los Angeles with a focus in sports and entertainment content. Gabe has previously worked at Newsweek and Dodgers Nation. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 2020 and received his Masters of Science at the University of Southern California in 2025.

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