The San Diego Padres have had their share of highs and lows this season, but the most recent lows against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first two games of their three-game series were pretty bad. Cardinals pitchers Dustin May and Andre Pallante combined to dominate the Padres offense and limit their opportunities to get hits and score runs. May threatened to throw a no-hitter and finished the game with one hit allowed in nine shutout innings. Pallante followed suit and completed five hitless innings before
San Diego broke through with four hits in the game and scored two runs in what ended as a 3-2 loss. The Padres bats came to life in the final game of the series and banged out 14 hits while scoring six runs to get the win and avoid the sweep.
San Diego had an off day on Thursday and opens a three-game series in Arlington against the Texas Rangers to close out their road trip. Which team arrived in Arlington is anyone’s guess. It could be the team that struggled to get a hit let alone a run, or it could be the team that saw all but one batter record a hit in the final game against the Cardinals. The Friar Faithful hope it is the latter, but no one would be surprised if it was the former. Padres fans will have their answer today at 5:05 p.m.
Padres News:
- San Diego has had some turmoil on their roster throughout the season. The result has been multiple players coming to the big-league squad from Triple-A to try to fill the voids left by numerous players who have ended up on the injured list. Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball provides details about all the moves and notes from the past week.
- Michael King is not just an interesting player on the field. He also has an interesting family history, which involves his father and ice cream.
- The Padres offense has been a problem for the majority of the season as San Diego ranks last in a majority of offensive categories. Manager Craig Stammen and hitting coach Steven Souza Jr. say that may be about to change based on what they have seen lately.
- German Marquez got a win in his most recent rehab start as he prepares to make a push to rejoin the MLB roster.
Baseball News:
- Andrew Benintendi hit an eighth inning pinch-hit grand slam to lead the Chicago White Sox over the New ork Yankees.
- Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout is headed to the IL with a hamstring strain.
- Bryan Wooo had a stellar outing and pitched the Seattle Mariners past the Baltimore Orioles.
- The New York Mets knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4.
