King had been sidelined since late May because of an injury to his long thoracic nerve. His return could be a season-changer.

The San Diego Padres have been without Michael King for a month and a half, but the ace is ready to make his much-anticipated return.

Finally, the Padres’ bulked-up bullpen outlasted the Red Sox bullpen, and the Padres won 5-4 on Ramón Laureano’s walk-off single in the 10th inning. In that final inning, it was Jason Adam doing what Robert Suarez could not an inning earlier, keeping the Red Sox from scoring.