Walker Buehler has had an uneven start to his tenure with the San Diego Padres. After two starts Buehler had only accumulated 6.2 innings pitched with seven runs allowed on eight hits with five walks and seven strikeouts. With Griffin Canning and Matt Waldron building up in an effort to return to the MLB roster after their respective rehab assignments, Buehler and German Marquez could be playing for respective spots in the San Diego rotation. Buehler pitched that way against the Colorado Rockies
at Petco Park on Friday night.
Buehler had his best performance since he joined the Padres on a minor-league deal in the offseason. He completed six innings and allowed just three hits. He did not allow a run or a walk and recorded four strikeouts. Buehler walked off the mound with a 2-0 lead and was in line for his first win with San Diego, but reliever Adrian Morejon gave up two runs, and the game was tied 2-2 when the Padres came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Gavin Sheets hit a one-out three-run home run that won the game for San Diego and extended their most recent win streak to three games. The start by Buehler was critical in providing the Padres bullpen some respite after the 12-inning game the night before. The home run by Sheets, his second of the night, ensured San Diego did not have to play extra innings on back-to-back nights.
San Diego and Colorado will meet in Game 3 of their series at Petco Park, today at 5:40 p.m.
Padres News:
- Jason Adam made his long-awaited return to the San Diego bullpen and faced just one batter to get the Padres out of the top of the eighth inning with game tied, 2-2. Adam needed just five pitches to get Ezequiel Tovar to ground out to third base. With Adam returning to the roster, San Diego had to make a corresponding move, and the Padres did so by adding Jeremiah Estrada to the 15-day IL with elbow tendonitis.
- It was a busy week on the road for the Padres as they left Petco Park for the hostile crowds of Fenway Park in Boston and PNC Park in Pittsburgh. San Diego showed its resolve, finning four of the six games before returning to Petco Park to host Colorado.
- Padres closer Mason Miller refuses to give up runs, in fact he does not give up hits either. The right-hander struck out all three batters he faced en route to the win over the Rockies on Friday night.
Baseball News:
- Max Muncy hits three home runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers get past the Texas Rangers.
- Former Padres farmhand Brandon Valenzuela hit his first MLB home run as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Four UCLA pitchers combined for 30 strikeouts against Rutgers. The UCLA starter, Logan Reddemann, accounted for 18 of the 30 strikeouts int the contest.
- Detroit Tigers closer Kenley Jansen recorded his 478th career save, moving him into a tie for third on the career saves list.
- Tigers prospect Bryce Rainer crushed a 477-foot home run in a minor league game.
