Gavin Sheets and Nick Castellanos hit homers off Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert and the San Diego Padres earned a 7-4 win at T-Mobile Park on Saturday night. Sheets opened the scoring with a solo home run in the top of the second inning to put the Padres up 1-0. With San Diego leading 2-0, Castellanos hit with a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to make the score 5-0. That was all the run support Walker Buehler would need. The right-hander allowed two runs on five
hits over five innings of work. Buehler walked two and struck out six. Rodolfo Duran tacked on two runs in the top of the seventh inning with a two-run homerun, which was also his first hit in MLB. San Diego will look to complete the sweep of Seattle today at 4:20 p.m.
Padres News:
- San Diego solved its roster crunch – for now – by adding Matt Waldron to the injured list and recalled Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso. Jacob will likely be returned to add Lucas Giolito to the roster when he makes his start today.
- Rodolfo Duran recorded his first MLB hit and did it in style with a two-run home run. He almost added a second home run – int the same game – but Julio Rodriguez robbed him of that feat.
- Manny Machado is never one to get too worried about results, so it is no surprise he is confident his slow start will turn around.
- David Morgan was sent to the minors to work on his command issues that suddenly popped up this season. To this point the struggles have continued, which will keep him on the farm until he can make the necessary improvements.
- Mason Miller is one of, if not the most, dominant pitchers in MLB. He is a precious commodity for the Padres, and they are trying to get the most out of him while at the same time protecting him to ensure he is healthy and effective for the entire season.
