LHP Clayton Richard signed a two-year extension which will take him through 2019. Richard, in his second stint with the Padres, is 7-14 with a 4.82 ERA while throwing a staff-high 185 innings. His leadership in a young clubhouse is among his qualities as well.

LHP Clayton Richard earned the win Thursday, his first since his complete-game shutout of the Phillies on Aug. 16. He is 2-1 with a 3.21 ERA over his last five starts.

LHP Clayton Richard (6-13) took the loss on Sunday against the Marlins, allowing five runs in seven innings. Richard, though, actually had a pretty good game. He hit his second career homer, tying the score 2-2. And his pitching line would have been much better if not for red-hot Giancarlo Stanton, who went 3-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs off of Richard. The score was tied 2-2 in the eighth when Stanton beat Richard on a game-winning homer.

LHP Clayton Richard (6-12, 4.89 ERA) will start Sunday's series finale against Miami. Richard is 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA in five career starts against the Marlins. And he is 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA in two games at Marlins Park. Against all competition this season, Richard has been a ground-ball machine, producing 308 rollers, which ranks No. 1 in the majors. He's been hot lately, posting a 3-1 record and a 2.36 ERA in his past four starts.

LHP Clayton Richard was burned by the long ball Tuesday night and settled for a no-decision in St. Louis. Richard gave up three homers over 5 2/3 innings, as well as six hits and four runs, while walking one and fanning six. He gave up back-to-back homers for the second time this year and has allowed a team-high 21, part of the reason he's only 6-12 despite inducing an NL-high 24 double plays.

LHP Clayton Richard on Wednesday threw the Padres' first complete-game shutout since RHP Andrew Cashner blanked the Phillies on Sept. 15, 2014. Richard lowered his ERA from 5.14 to 4.84. Richard allowed three hits and a walk while striking out six and getting 18 outs on ground balls. In his last three starts, Richard has allowed seven runs (three earned), 16 hits and six walks with 16 strikeouts in 21 innings for a 1.23 ERA. During those three starts, his ERA has fallen from a season-high 5.40 to 4.84.

LHP Clayton Richard, a ground-ball specialist, induced his 23rd ground-ball double play of the season, moving back into sole possession of the National League lead in that category. He had been in a tie with RHP Luis Perdomo, his own teammate.

LHP Clayton Richard gave up four runs, but all were unearned, thanks to third baseman Cory Spangenberg's error at the start of the Pirates' four-run third. Richard allowed five hits in six innings, with five strikeouts and one walk. "There were only a couple of pitches that got away from me and they were in that (third) inning," Richard said. "

LHP Clayton Richard allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings to suffer his fifth straight loss Sunday against the Pireates. Richard (5-12) leads the National League in losses, hits allowed (175) and earned runs allowed (80). Over his last four starts, Richard has given up 24 runs (23 earned) on 44 hits and seven walks in 23 1/3 innings -- an earned run average of 8.87.

LHP Clayton Richard will seek to bounce back from two terrible outings when he opens a four-game series against the New York Mets on Monday night. Richard was bombed for 14 runs and 25 hits in just 9 1/3 innings against San Francisco and Colorado in his last two starts. He has gone 2-3 with a 4.17 ERA in seven career starts against the Mets.

LHP Clayton Richard allowed a career-high 14 hits, which is tied for the most by a pitcher in Padres history. It has been done four times, the last by Andy Ashby on Aug. 10, 1999, at the New York Mets. Richard's previous high was 11 hits, which he did four times, the last July 14 in his start before this one against the San Francisco Giants. Richard allowed career highs of 11 runs and 10 earned runs.

LHP Clayton Richard limited the Phillies to five hits and one run over six innings on Friday night before a rain delay forced the Padres to go to the bullpen, which ended up costing Richard the win in a game his teammates eventually won 4-3. Richard threw just 82 pitches, 55 for strikes, striking out two and walking one. It's the first time in eight starts that he gave up one run or fewer, as he'd been 2-3 with a 5.66 ERA in his previous seven outings. "He was outstanding," catcher Austin Hedges said. "First couple of innings he was on point, he was as good as he's been, and he lost a little bit of command later but he's such a good competitor that we made an adjustment and he was able to give us six great innings."

LHP Clayton Richard couldn't hold a pair of multi-run leads Sunday and allowed five runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. "I knew going into the game this wasn't the best matchup for Clayton," said manager Andy Green.

LHP Clayton Richard took a no-decision after working 6 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on five hits while striking out three and walking three in Monday's 3-2 loss to Chicago. The former Cub has had two straight quality starts, posting a 2.40 ERA in those games. It was just his third no-decision in 15 starts this season.

LHP Clayton Richard came within one pitch of throwing a complete-game shutout Tuesday night - giving up two runs when PH Tucker Barnhart dropped a full-count, two-out, two-run double into right in the ninth inning. It would have been Richard's second complete game of the season. He is 4-3 in seven starts at Petco Park this season with a 4.21 earned run average.

LHP Clayton Richard gave up four runs in five innings in his fourth start against the D-backs this season, two in San Diego and two in Chase Field. Richard has made four starts against Arizona this season, winning the two at home and losing the two at Chase Field. He gave up two runs in 15 2/3 innings at Petco Park and 10 runs in 8 2/3 innings at Chase Field. "They're collectively a very good hitting team and that's why they're winning games," Richard said of Arizona. "If you make a mistake they're going to hurt you and they did that again tonight."

LHP Clayton Richard gave up three runs and 10 hits in six innings Saturday. He took the loss as Stephen Strasburg was dominant for Washington. Richard was upset he gave up a two-run homer to Michael A. Taylor in the sixth to make it 3-0. "Unfortunately it's a different game if I execute pitches there in the sixth. Going into the seventh, eighth, and ninth down one run is a lot different than down three so it's disappointing to have not executed there to keep us a little closer," Richard said.

LHP Clayton Richard will start Saturday against the Nationals. He is coming off a complete game in his last outing. Richard is 3-5 with a 4.31 ERA.

LHP Clayton Richard's complete game Sunday was the Padres first of the season and the pitcher's first since 2012. He allowed five hits over eight shutout innings in his first start of the season against the Dodgers on April 4.

LHP Clayton Richard allowed just one run in seven-plus innings Thursday against Texas after racking up an 8.36 ERA and 0-2 mark in his previous three starts. He allowed just five hits and struck out four with one walk in his second-longest outing of the season. "He was outstanding," manager Andy Green said. "Threw the ball really well and literally one mistake all day to (Mike) Napoli. He kind of hung a slider first pitch in the eighth inning, and the rest of the day (he was) lights out. Sinker working well. He pitched exactly how he wanted to, gave us every opportunity to win the baseball game."