Braden and Frank take a look at the Phillies run of form after the firing of Rob Thomson and the schedule that they have played before looking at struggling stars and the pitch velo's they've faced and Sam Levitt joins the show to close out the day at the Loft

Braden and Frank are LIVE from the Loft at Petco Park and discuss the Padres loss last night to the Phillies in another lean night for the offense and how the underperforming offense is having a knock-on effect on the pitching staff

It was a feast or famine weekend for the Padres as they were able to take the first two games against the Las Oaklamento Athletics before dropping the last game and the series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies. Braden is here to discuss the Memorial Day weekend that was for the Padres before getting into the apparent turnaround in form for Fernando Tatis Jr. who had a solid weekend at the plate. We will also get into Manny Machado's current slump before taking a dive into the upcoming MLB Trade Deadline and who the X-Factors will be as we head towards August. We will also be taking a look at San Diego FC's final match before the World Cup break and we will preview the final two games of the series against the Phillies.

Braden and Frank take a look at the highlights from the latest article written by Bob Nightengale in USA Today including another WILD revelation about Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels before a look at SDFC's weekend and a preview of the upcoming Phillies series

Braden hears from Dennis Lin this morning on Ben & Woods about the recent injury updates for Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta before taking a deeper look as to why the Padres are looking for more bullpen help instead of looking for starting pitching or lineup help

Braden and Frank defend Steven Souza Jr.'s approach as the hitting coach putting the blame on the players for not executing the gameplan before looking at the quality of the starting rotation overall so far this season

Braden and Frank take a look at the Padres continued offensive woes, especially yesterday, by talking about the recent run of form for Manny Machado and callers weigh in on everything from player mentality to contract lengths as to why

After a day off to lick their wounds after the Dodger series, the Padres head into the weekend to take on the Artist Formerly Known as the Oakland Athletics for what is expected to be a sneaky competitive series. Braden is here to preview this weekend series with Athletics radio play-by-play broadcaster Ken Korach to get us up to date on the A's season as well as taking a look back at the Mason Miller trade after nine months. We will also take a look at how Fernando Tatis Jr. became the Padres everyday second baseman before looking at stars in decline or if they're just slumping. We will also be taking a dive into the Houston Astros after reports that they might be willing to trade Josh Hader as well as a preview of San Diego FC's weekend matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps

Braden and Frank take a look at some star players that are struggling and try to determine whether or not they're slumping or in a career decline before hearing from Craig Stammen with today's Manger Report

Braden and Frank take a look how Fernando has quietly become the every day second baseman for the Padres before taking calls about Fernando and today's Mid-Day Sports Standoff