Walker Buehler made his first start as a member of the San Diego Padres organization against the Seattle Mariners at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday. That was supposed to be the lead story of the game as Buehler, JP Sears and Triston McKenzie, who are all battling for the final spot in the San Diego rotation pitched in the game. Instead, the Padres offense exploded with 27 runs and 28 hits in a 27-6 drubbing of the Mariners.
The entire lineup contributed to the end result with one of the top
offensive performances coming from Freddy Fermin. The catcher recorded a single, a double and a home run. He also had six RBI and three runs scored. Sung-Mun Song hit his first home run as a Padres with a 430-foot blast. Other San Diego players to homer in the game were Jake Cronenworth, Jackson Merrill, Miguel Andijar, Tirso Ornelas, Bryce Johnson and Nick Schnell.
Buehler completed three innings in his Padres debut. He allowed two runs on two hits and recorded four strikeouts and allowed one walk. Sears also completed three innings and allowed two runs on two hits with three strikeouts, three walks and two home runs allowed. McKenzie completed 1.2 innings and allowed a run on four hits with two strikeouts three walks and one home run allowed.
Padres News:
- Song started the game against the Mariners as the Padres shortstop but left earlier than expected and it was revealed that he may not have been fully over an oblique injury he suffered during the offseason. The decision to take him out of the game was described as precautionary.
- San Diego released its roster for Spring Breakout and the top players from the minor league system are Ethan Salas, Kruz Schoolcraft and Miguel Mendez.
- With his breakout performance against the Mariners, Fermin who joined the Padres at the 2025 trade deadline, appears ready to be the primary catcher for San Diego handling all the duties and responsibilities that entails heading into the 2026 season.
Baseball News:
- Lincoln Zdunich of Gaslamp Ball looks at the fall of former Padre and first overall pick Jurickson Profar who received a 162-game ban earlier this week.
- Australia improved to 2-0 in World Baseball Classic play with a win over Czechia.
- The Milwaukee Brewers take over as the top farm system in MLB.
- The Atlanta Braves walked off the Toronto Blue Jays with an ABS challenge that ruled a called ball on an 0-2 pitch was a strike, ending the game and securing the win for the Braves.
- USA takes on Brazil in their WBC opener at Daiken Park in Houston today at 5 PM.
- Nicaragua and Dominican Republic play today at 4 p.m.
