Mason Miller made his debut with the San Diego Padres on Friday night, the day after being involved in arguably the biggest trade of the entire deadline. Miller isn't the closer for his new team, however, as was reported on Thursday. So on Friday, he came into the game in the top of the eighth with San Diego holding a 4-1 lead.

Yu Darvish made history on Wednesday. Not only did the San Diego Padres win their fifth straight game and finish a three-game sweep of the New York Mets, but Darvish pitched brilliantly.

The Mets have a chance to move their win streak to a season-high eight games in their series opener with the Padres at 9:40 p.m. Monday in San Diego.

It was the Padres’ sixth consecutive victory, one shy of their longest winning streak of the season, and it got them back to a season-best 12 games above .500 for the first time since May 14. All but one of the new Padres were in their new uniforms Friday. Starting pitcher Nestor Cortes is expected to arrive Saturday.

The Padres made 22 player moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, acquiring key pieces to bolster their bullpen and offense for a playoff run.

For the second time in four years, A.J. Preller turned the San Diego Padres into the biggest stars of baseball’s trade deadline. In 2022, the San Diego general manager snagged slugger Juan Soto, sending James Wood,