The Padres will look to snap a five-game skid in Thursday’s 10:07 a.m. get-away start in Toronto (Padres.TV). The losing streak is the longest of the season and matches last year’s season-high, which occurred four times en route to a 93-win season.

The San Diego Padres lost in walk-off fashion to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-6, in an 11-inning thriller, extended by a ninth inning rally by the Friars. San Diego

The Padres stole 23 bases over their first 15 games, tied for the second most in the majors in that span. It helped, of course, when players were getting on base far more consistently early in the season. Still, San Diego’s base-stealing game has largely ground to a halt.

No part of a losing streak is enjoyable. But, even in the midst of a 6-game skid, what the Padres experienced on Thursday afternoon is gut-wrenching. Gavin Sheets hit a pair of home runs and drove in five,

Nathan Lukes hit a game-winning single in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Padres 7-6 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep, extending San Diego's season-worst losing streak to six.

Estrada (1-3) was charged with the loss and a blown save Thursday against Toronto, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk while retiring one batter in the 11th inning.

The Padres were idle Monday, so they moved to within a half-game of the Dodgers in the NL West with LA’s loss. They went 2-4 on the homestand but still have baseball’s fifth-best record. The Padres are 5-4 all-time in Toronto and took two of three last year in San Diego. The Padres were last in Toronto in 2023, when they won two of three.

In case any questions remained, this is the real Dylan Cease. The Padres got the Cy Young version of Cease once again in Tuesday evening’s 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, a third-straight