The Padres will look for a win on Saturday night against the Angels to force a rubber match in Sunday’s finale.
The San Diego Padres will continue an eight-game road trip in Los Angeles on Saturday night as they continue a series with the Angels at Angel Stadium. The Padres come into the second game with a record of 13-7 so far in the season, which has them sitting in second place in the National League West standings. The Angels are now sitting in second place in the American League West standings, holding a record of 11-10 after pulling off a series tie over the Yankees earlier this week. While the season is still young, the teams will both look to tack on a win on Saturday night to gain some momentum before starting a fresh series early in the week.
How to Watch San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Angels in MLB Today:
Game Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Game Time: 9:38 p.m. ET
TV: FanDuel Sports Network West Las Vegas 2 – NFL, MLB.TV – San Diego Padres
Location: Angel Stadium
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In Friday night’s opener, the Angels pulled off an impressive 8-0 win over the Padres, which was credited to José Soriano after pitching for 5.2 innings and striking out eight batters, only giving up two hits in the start. Soriano improved to 5-0 on the season and now has an ERA of 0.28. Offensively, the team was on fire, producing 13 hits on the night. Nolan Schanuel led, going 3-for-5 with one RBI, while Jo Adell and Josh Lowe each produced two RBI on the night.
The Padres got off to a rough start behind Matt Waldron on the mound as he gave up six earned runs in 3.2 innings of work. Waldron only struck out four batters and dropped to 0-1 on the season and now holds an ERA of 14.73. San Diego only produced three hits in the loss, and they came from the bats of Manny Machado, Gavin Sheets and Ty France. If the Padres want to avoid the sweep, they will need to find a way to get the bats going on Saturday night.
The Angels will put the ball in Yusei Kikuchi’s hand on Saturday night. The left-handed pitcher comes into the game with a record of 0-2 and an ERA of 7.50. The Padres will counter with Germán Márquez, who is currently 2-1 with an ERA of 5.54.
What Time Is Padres vs Angels?
The San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Angels game takes place on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 8:10 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch some great MLB baseball action.
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