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Padres Thump Giants 8–1 as Roupp Exits With Knee Injury

The result pulled San Diego within one game of the Dodgers, underscoring the stakes for a Giants rotation now awaiting tests on Landen Roupp.

Aug 20, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp (65) is looked at by a trainer after being hit by a ball hit by San Diego Padres right fielder Ramon Laureano (5) during the third inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Giants starter Landen Roupp was struck by a 95.7 mph comebacker, his left knee buckled, and he was carted off with an initial left‑knee sprain diagnosis pending an MRI.
  • Gavin Sheets hit two home runs and drove in four, while Manny Machado and Ryan O’Hearn also homered for San Diego.
  • Fernando Tatis Jr. denied Rafael Devers with a leaping catch at the right‑field wall in the first inning.
  • JP Sears, in his second Padres start since being acquired from Oakland, earned the win with six innings of one‑run, four‑hit pitching.
  • San Francisco’s only run came on Casey Schmitt’s homer as the Giants’ slide continued in the wild‑card chase and they await clarity on Roupp, who had just returned from an elbow injury.