PHOENIX (AP) — The San Diego Padres' new-look rotation is starting to take shape, with right-hander Casey Mize scheduled to start Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks while lefty Robbie Ray will make his team debut Friday against the Houston Astros.
San Diego manager Craig Stammen said Tuesday it was good to have such quality reinforcements after the Padres were one of the trade deadline's big buyers. San Diego came into Tuesday night's game against the Diamondbacks with a 58-55 record, two games behind Philadelphia and Arizona for the third National League wild card.
“It's always nice to improve your roster and like (general manager) A.J. (Preller) says, we're here to try to win," Stammen said. “Adding those guys is a part of that process.”
Mize had a 4-6 record with a 2.70 ERA through 16 starts with the Detroit Tigers this season despite managing a groin injury. Ray — the 2021 AL Cy Young Award winner — was 10-6 with a 3.08 ERA for the San Francisco Giants.
Mize said he knew there was a “50-50” chance he would be traded at Monday's deadline. He added that leaving the Tigers was emotional, but he's excited to join another quality organization.
“It wasn't like I was trying to get out of there — that place means a lot to me,” Mize said. “But I couldn't be more excited and happy for this opportunity. I landed in a great situation. So some mixed emotions, but I'm happy with how everything turned out.”
The Padres also hope veterans Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta will be able to rejoin the team's pitching staff soon. Both had a rehab outing Tuesday at Class A Lake Elsinore, with vastly different results.
Musgrove threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run and striking out three. The 33-year-old hasn't pitched in the big leagues since having Tommy John surgery in October 2024.
Pivetta threw just 14 pitches in relief before abruptly walking off the mound. Stammen said Pivetta experienced some tightness in his elbow, but recovered to throw a roughly 30-pitch bullpen in the batting cage a few minutes later.
“Take that for what it's worth — we'll find out how Nick feels tomorrow, same with Joe,” Stammen said. “We'll find out how they feel tomorrow, reassess, then go on from there.”
Pivetta went on the injured list April 14 because of elbow inflammation.
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San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen reacts while heading back to the dugout after making a pitching change against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray works against a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stocks close out their first winning week in the last three.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to 66,333.53.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3% to 8,688.60. South Korea's Kospi dipped 2.3% to 6,916.30. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.7% to 24,684.09, while the Shanghai Composite lost 1.7% to 3,820.82.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude gained 1% to $93.33 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 1.8% to $106.19 a barrel.
Last week, Brent oil had momentarily dropped to $97-levels. The price is volatile because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow oil to flow freely again from the Middle East, including access to the Strait of Hormuz.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 0.5% to break a three-day losing streak marked by big swings due to rising yields in the bond market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 478 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.
Weighing on Wall Street last week were rising expectations for high inflation in the U.S. That's potentially dangerous for the economy because they could encourage behavior that leads to a vicious cycle that makes the cost of living spiral even higher.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly jumped to 5.22% last Friday, up from 5.18% late Thursday, and was near its highest level since 2007. High yields slow the economy by making it more expensive for everyone to borrow money, while undercutting prices for stocks and other investments.
The 10-year yield has been jumping since the start of the war with Iran, when it was at 3.97%. But yields eased later in trading on Friday as the price of oil pulled lower, and the 10-year yield fell back to 5.15%. That helped stocks on Wall Street regain strength.
All told, the S&P 500 rose 39.28 points to 7,743.41. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 478.64 to 51,828.62, and the Nasdaq composite gained 129.34 to 27,068.72.
In currency trading in Monday's trading in Asia, the U.S. dollar rose to 157.76 Japanese yen from 157.19 yen. The euro cost $1.1392, little changed from $1.1393.
AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed to this report.
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Christopher Lagana works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
John O'Hara works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A screen, right, shows the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), the foreign exchange rate between U.S. Dollar and South Korean Won, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Co. stock prices at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Michael Pistillo works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
