The Latest Breaking News from Blake Snell

As Padres manager Bob Melvin laid out the expectations as Blake Snell settled back into the Padres’ rotation, a caveat was implied all along.

ST. LOUIS — As Cardinals linchpins Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina march inexorably toward the all-time record for starts made by one major league battery, Paul Goldschmidt marches to. . . . well, we don’t exactly know yet.

SAN DIEGO — There is so often no margin for error. There is no room, really, for anything else that doesn't go their way in many games the Padres play.

It was the hardest-hit ball of the night, but the fly ball that San Diego’s Eric Hosmer rocketed Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park hardly made it to the warning track. He held his bat outward after connecting with Zack Wheeler’s fastball in the seventh inning of the Phillies’ 3-0…

PHILADELPHIA — The Padres practically flaunted their abundance of starting pitching in everyone’s face Tuesday night.

ATLANTA — Dinelson Lamet finished fourth in National League Cy Young voting in 2020.

SAN DIEGO — Imagine if a team traded for Mike Clevinger, Blake Snell, Fernando Tatis Jr. and a handful of quality relief pitchers in the next several weeks.

Mike Clevinger already has reclaimed his spot in the rotation. Blake Snell isn’t too far behind. Whatever comes of the discussion after the Padres use all six starting pitchers on the active roster over the next week, Nick Martinez aims to at least make it interesting.

CINCINNATI — The Padres offense continued to fatten up on mediocre major league pitching, stringing together hits for another big inning and holding off the Cincinnati Reds for an 8-5 victory Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. (Box score.)

SAN DIEGO — The Padres' pitching isn't good enough. Not for being paired with this offense at this time.

PHOENIX — The Padres have allowed themselves to think ahead to how good their starting rotation could be and what that could mean for their success as a team. But not too far.