Former San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka went 3-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, scored a run and drove in five runs for the Texas Rangers. Meanwhile, two San Diego catchers combined to go 0-for-2 with a walk as the Padres fell to the Rangers 7-4 at Petco Park, Saturday.

Dylan Cease has seen a drop in production and a rise in ERA, Joe Musgrove is on the shelf for this year after undergoing Tommy John surgery, and Yu Darvish has been fighting elbow inflammation and is yet to toe the rubber in 2025.