The San Diego Padres took a happy flight from San Diego to Milwaukee after splitting a four-game series at Petco Park with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Padres would have liked to win the series, but after a poor offensive showing over the four games at home, they will take winning two of the four games. San Diego scored a total of eight runs in four games, but on a positive note the pitching only allowed 12 runs. The current lack of offensive production cannot continue for much longer. If it does,
the Padres’ luck may soon run out and the come-from-behind wins may become less likely due to player fatigue from constantly being held to one hit until the seventh inning when the San Diego offense wakes up and does just enough to get by – often in the final two or three innings of the game. The Brewers are coming off a sweep of the New York Yankees and are once again fighting for the National League Central Division crown. San Diego and Milwaukee faceoff today at 4:40 p.m. for the first of three games.
Padres News:
- Everyone wants to diagnose and “fix” Fernando Tatis Jr. He does not have a home run this season but he has been able to contribute to Padres wins. The lack of power is newsworthy, but it is not like Tatis Jr. is just sitting on the bench collecting a paycheck.
- Padres players explain why playing first base is more difficult than people realize and what they do to make the transition and preparation a little easier.
- Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune believes the bullpen has been the reason the Padres have been able to stockpile wins as the stars of team work through their early season struggles.
- Walker Buehler and the other starting pitchers for the Padres, not named Michael King or Randy Vasquez, have been a surprise to this point in the season, but their tightrope walk could become strained and will not be enough going forward if the offense cannot score.
Baseball News:
- The Baltimore Orioles were no-hit by the Yankees for much of their game, but a three-run home run by Coby Mayo was all they would need to get a 3-2 win.
- The Tampa Bay Rays are off to one of their best starts in team history and are leading the American League East with a record of 27-13.
- The New York Mets are looking for a spark, and they are hoping to get one from their No. 2 prospect A.J. Ewing who is being called up to make his MLB debut.
- Big nights from Willy Adames and Rafael Devers led the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-3. On a positive note for the Dodgers, Mookie Betts returned from the IL.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks scored one run in the top of the first inning and Michael Soroka dominated on the mound to lead the Diamondbacks past the Texas Rangers, 1-0.
- Kevin Gausman became the sixth active player to reach 2,000 strikeouts, but it came in an 8-5 loss to the Rays.
