The Latest Breaking News from Bob Melvin

LOS ANGELES — Now it's a series.

The Padres won a nailbiter of a Game 2 against the Dodgers thanks to a heroic effort from their bullpen—most notably, a 31-year-old rookie reliever.

LOS ANGELES — Literally speaking, the Padres did not have to win Wednesday night.

Buck Showalter thinks the mission involved the short-season Aberdeen IronBirds. He sent former Orioles star and coach Brady Anderson on a stealthy operation to see teenager Manny Machado do a few laps with the under-the-radar farm club.

NEW YORK — Buck Showalter has managed in a myriad of situations throughout his 21-year major league managerial career. When the Mets skipper takes the field Friday night in the NL wild-card series, he’ll look over in the dugout and see an opposing manager that he once managed (Bob Melvin)…

Bob Melvin didn't care where, or so he said.

Joe Musgrove’s playoff tuneup went about as well as the Padres could script.

Blake Snell was wonderful but wild, the bullpen tripped, the offense napped for six innings.

If this series is a playoff preview, the Cardinals are seeing a Padres team that might actually be ready.

SAN DIEGO — The Padres can be a hard, frustrating follow. Far too often, I feel as though I'm binge-watching C-SPAN with pink eye.

PHOENIX — The Padres worked and worked before it ultimately worked for them.