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Padres Notes: SD Loses Veteran to Angels, Mason Miller Talks Trade Rumors, Joe Musgrove Progress

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Jun 22, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Mason Miller (22) pumps his fist after the Padres beat the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
Jun 22, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Mason Miller (22) pumps his fist after the Padres beat the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

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The San Diego Padres lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, on Thursday night, dropping back below .500 at 46-47 and splitting the four-game series with their National League West rivals.

The Padres struck first in the bottom of the second inning on a solo home run by Manny Machado, his 19th of the season. However, that would be the extent of the Padres offense on Thursday night, as they recorded just two more hits, singles from Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr.

On the pitching side of things, right-hander Griffin Canning allowed two runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings of work as the starter. Yuki Matsui then allowed another run in relief before Bradgley Rodriguez, Wandy Peralta and Adrian Morejon combined to throw 3.1 scoreless innings.

Ahead of the eventual defeat, the Padres lost a recently-released veteran to the Los Angeles Angels. The utility man wasted no time finding a new home after being cut by San Diego, and will hope to get an MLB opportunity in Anaheim.

In other news, All-Star closer Mason Miller addressed his name coming up in trade rumors with the deadline less than a month away. For now, he's not believing anything he's hearing.

“It’s not real,” Miller said. “It’s just rumors that aren’t based on fact.”

Finally, right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove finally took his first big step toward a return, throwing off the mound. While Musgrove remains a ways away from getting back to the Padres rotation, he's at least starting to show signs of substantial progress.

“It was pretty much fastballs only,” Musgrove said to the San Diego Union-Tribune. “I threw a couple of my other [pitches], but mainly just like a 80% touch-and-feel kind of bullpen.”

Musgrove will continue to progress in bullpens before facing live hitters multiple times. Then, he'll head out on a rehab assignment, where he'll build himself up before hopefully finally making his season debut.

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

Padres Lose 7-Year MLB Veteran to Angels Immediately After Release

Padres' Mason Miller Addresses Being Involved in Trade Rumors Ahead of Deadline

Padres' Joe Musgrove Takes First Big Step Toward Return

Padres' Michael King Has Blunt Assessment of First Half

Former Padres Top Prospect Traded for Juan Soto Cut By Nationals

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Noah Camras
NOAH CAMRAS

Noah Camras graduated from the University of Southern California in 2022 with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in sports media studies. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and has extensively covered Southern California sports in his career. Noah is the publisher of Padres on SI after contributing as a writer and editor over the last three years.

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