Griffin Canning made his first start as a member of the San Diego Padres AND it came at Petco Park in front of the Friar Faithful. Canning ended with a no-decision, but left the game after five innings, allowing just one run on a solo home run to Drew Romo, with seven strikeouts. Canning did not look good to start the game, but that could be due to his return from an Achilles injury that cost him the majority of the 2025 season. It would be understandable if the Southern California native had a hard
time controlling his emotions in front of a large contingent of supportive family and friends. While Canning did not get the win, he did walk off the mound after the top of the fifth inning after striking out the side to get his team back to the plate in the bottom of the frame. San Diego did allow the Chicago White Sox to tie the game late, but Xander Bogaerts came through with an infield single that allowed the Padres to take a one-run lead at 4-3. Mason Miller came into lockdown the ninth inning and the win, which prevented San Diego from suffering its first sweep of the season. The Padres will hit the road to San Francisco to take on the Giants at 6:45 p.m. today.
Padres News:
- With Canning being added to the roster so he could pitch in the game on Sunday, a move had to made to clear space and that came in the form of a German Marquez being added to the injury list.
- With the new owners of the Padres being announced this week, Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball looked at the details behind the move and what the process looks like going forward for Jose E. Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones.
