Padres Snap Slump, Campusano Hits Key Knock

0:00It's April 4th. You're listening to MLB News today. AI-powered MLB coverage. San Diego Padre's hitters kicked off the 2026 season ice cold, barely scraping by in their first five games with weak offense. But Wednesday they exploded for a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants, piling up season highs and runs and hits for the first time topping, three runs. Friday night at Fenway Park though, things flipped quick against the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 loss. The top five in the lineup went hitless combined, and their two runs even got a boost from the sun turning a fly out into a triple. Manager Craig Stamman's preaching trust to his squad, telling them to lean on past success and shake off the pressure. He says they're hitting the ball hard, so the hits will drop soon enough. Star Manny Machado echoes that, calling their at-bat solid despite the slow start. One bright spot, catcher Luis Camposano snapped his major league leading hitless streak of 35 at-bats over 580 days with a key knock.

1:03If the top keeps slumping, guys like him might carry the bottom of the order. Now sitting at two wins and five losses, the Padre shake up the lineup for Saturday before Easter weekend, betting on that spark to turn the page and heat up.