Soto went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and four RBI in Sunday's win against the Cardinals.
Soto started the Padres' 12-run outburst with a three-run shot in the first inning before knocking an RBI double in the fourth. The star outfielder has caught fire again as the regular season is nearing an end; over his last 12 games, he's gone 21-for-46 (.457) with nine extra-base hits and 20 RBI. Soto's season slash line is up to .273/.408/.514 with 33 home runs, 31 doubles and 105 RBI.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Records 30th double
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Soto went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 4-2 win over the Cardinals.
Soto has five multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, including a trio of three-hit games. He's gone 17-for-37 (.459) with seven extra-base hits and three stolen bases in that span. The outfielder is up to a .270/.407/.507 slash line, 32 homers, 101 RBI, 90 runs scored, 11 steals and 30 doubles through a career-high 154 contests.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Two homers, six RBI in win
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Soto went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.
Astonishingly enough, Soto didn't do any damage with his bat until the seventh inning. He sent a 411-foot two-run blast to right center off Ken Waldichuk and then one-upped that with a grand slam off Devin Sweet in the following inning to make it a 10-0 game. Soto is sporting a six-game hitting streak during which he's totaled 11 hits, 13 RBI, nine runs and a 3:3 K:BB. He's having another outstanding year in what's been an otherwise disappointing campaign for the Padres.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Posts two steals in win
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Soto went 1-for-3 with two walks, two stolen bases and two runs scored in Friday's 8-3 win over the Athletics.
Soto isn't known to run much, but he's logged four steals to go with five home runs, 10 RBI and 14 runs scored over 13 games in September. He's hit safely in 10 of his contests this month, going 13-for-48 (.271) with eight walks. The star outfielder is slashing .262/.401/.493 with 30 home runs, 90 RBI, 85 runs scored and 10 steals through 148 games this season, putting him five games shy of matching his career high in games played from a year ago.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Reaches 30-homer mark
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Soto went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Dodgers.
Soto matched up well with the Dodgers' pitching in this series, going 6-for-13 with two homers and five RBI over three games. With five long balls in September, Soto has reached 30 homers for the season, his second time in six years reaching that milestone. The outfielder has added a .262/.399/.494 slash line with 90 RBI, 83 runs scored, eight stolen bases, 28 doubles and a triple through 147 contests.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Swats go-ahead homer
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Soto went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 11-8 win over the Dodgers.
Soto slugged a three-run blast in the ninth inning to put the Padres ahead. This was his first multi-hit effort in September -- he's hitting .243 (9-for-37) this month. The outfielder has four homers in that span, giving him 29 on the year to go with 89 RBI, 80 runs scored, eight stolen bases and a .260/.400/.488 slash line through 145 contests overall.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Notches eighth steal
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Soto went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 11-2 win over the Astros.
Soto began September with home runs in three straight games, but he's gone just 2-for-14 over his last four contests, though he's added two steals in that span. The outfielder's last multi-hit effort came Aug. 30, and he's hit just .214 since the start of August. For the season, he's at a .258/.398/.485 slash line with 28 homers, 85 RBI, 77 runs scored and eight thefts over 142 contests.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Extends homer streak
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Soto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-0 shutout of the Giants on Sunday.
Soto opened the scoring for San Diego, launching a two-run shot in the first inning. It was the third straight game with a long ball for the slugger, though he doesn't have any hits other than the homers over 12 at-bats during that span. Soto is up to 28 home runs on the campaign -- he needs just two more to reach 30 for the second time in his career.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Goes deep again Saturday
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Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a 6-1 win against the Giants on Saturday.
Soto put the Padres on the board in the first inning, slamming a 415-foot solo shot to center field. The long ball was his second in as many days to begin September and his 27th overall on the campaign. Soto had a similarly hot start to August, going deep four times over his first three games before tailing off with just one long ball and a .198 average over the remainder of the month. He'll look to avoid that trend as he tries to propel the Padres to a playoff push. San Diego is currently 6.5 games out of a wild-card spot with 25 regular-season contests remaining.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Stays warm with homer
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Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 win over the Giants.
Soto's five-game hitting streak came to an end Thursday, but it didn't take him long to set the groundwork for a new one with his first-inning blast. The outfielder homered just once over his last 25 games in August, though he opened the month with four blasts in three contests. Through 136 games this year, Soto has 26 long balls, 81 RBI, 72 runs scored, six stolen bases and 26 doubles while slashing .261/.402/.484.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Extends hitting streak to five
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Soto went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals.
With the pair of base knocks, Soto extended his hitting streak to five games. Though Soto's .262 batting average on the season still lags well behind the cumulative .291 mark he turned in over parts of five years with the Nationals, he's still on track for a sixth straight season with an on-base percentage north of .400 (.402).
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Padres' Juan Soto: Snaps homer drought Saturday
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Soto went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks Saturday in a loss to the Brewers.
Soto walked twice in his first three plate appearances, then gave the Padres life with a two-run blast to center field in the eighth inning that narrowed their deficit to one. The long ball was the star outfielder's first since Aug. 4, a span of 19 contests. Soto struggled mightily in the period between homers, slashing .153/.228/.194 with just two extra-base hits and a 7:14 BB:K.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Knocks late homer
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Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 10-5 loss to the Dodgers.
Soto took Evan Phillips deep in the ninth inning, but it didn't spark a rally after the Padres' bullpen collapsed. Soto remains locked in at the plate with four homers over his last three games while batting .448 (13-for-29) during his active seven-game hitting streak. The star outfielder is up to a .276/.424/.532 slash line with 24 long balls, 71 RBI, 64 runs scored, six stolen bases and 25 doubles through 110 games this season.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Adds another homer
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Soto went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 11-1 win over the Rockies.
Soto extended the Padres' lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a two-run, 449-foot blast off Kyle Freeland, his third homer in his last two games. Soto now has hits in six straight contests, going 12-for-25 (.480) with five multi-hit efforts in that span. His slash line is up to .277/.424/.527 with 23 homers, 70 RBI, 63 runs scored and six steals across 479 plate appearances this season.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Belts pair of homers
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Soto went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.
Soto turned in his fourth multi-hit performance of his last five games and collected multiple homers for the second time in his last 11 outings. Overall, Soto tied his single-game season high in RBI for 2023 with four for the night and pushed his home run total to 22 on the year. During his last five games, Soto is 10-for-20 (.500) with six RBI and three runs scored.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Knocks three hits
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Soto went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Monday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Rockies.
This was Soto's third multi-hit effort in his last four games. The outfielder enjoyed a solid July, batting .271 (23-for-85) with a 23:20 BB:K over 25 contests. For the season, he's up to a .273/.424/.505 slash line with 20 home runs, six stolen bases, 64 RBI, 60 runs scored and 25 doubles through 107 games. He remains a consistent presence in the heart of the Padres' lineup.
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Padres' Juan Soto: MRI results reassuring
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MRI results on Soto's right middle finger showed progress compared to the scan he had done in January, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Soto has been playing through a finger issue that has bothered him for quite some time, and he underwent imaging Thursday to determine if there was a larger issue. Luckily, his scans came back clean and showed progress from a scan he received in the offseason. Despite his finger troubles, the 24-year-old superstar is slashing .267/.424/.667 with five homers and 16 RBI since the All-Star break.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Starting despite pending MRI
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Soto is in the Padres' lineup Friday, but manager Bob Melvin said the team is still awaiting results from the MRI on the outfielder's right middle finger, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Soto didn't start Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh due to concerns about his finger, but he later entered as a pinch hitter and drew a walk. The finger has apparently been bothering him for a while, potentially contributing to a .214 batting average (15-for-70) since July 1 -- although Soto also has a .380 OBP and .529 SLG over that stretch.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Getting MRI on finger
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Soto will receive an MRI on his right middle finger Thursday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Padres manager Bob Melvin previously said that Soto's finger had been bothering the young slugger since spring training, and Soto will use the Padres' off day Thursday to see if there's anything to be concerned about. Soto's finger hasn't affected his performance much, as he holds a .902 OPS with six homers and 19 RBI since the beginning of July.
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Padres' Juan Soto: Will sit Wednesday
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Padres manager Bob Melvin said after Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Padres that Soto will sit out Wednesday's series finale, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
According to Melvin, Soto has been bothered by a finger injury since spring training, but the outfielder's absence from the lineup Wednesday seems to be mostly for maintenance-related reasons. The Padres are off Thursday, so Soto will get two full days to rest up before the club returns to action Friday versus the Rangers. In Tuesday's contest, Soto went 1-for-5 with a solo home run, his 20th of the season.
