The day went from bad to worse for the San Diego Padres. Before the start of their game against the New York Mets, Padres manager Craig Stammen announced left fielder Ramon Laureano had hip surgery and would be out until the end of the regular season and would likely miss the entire season should San Diego find some way to get into the playoffs. Stammen also announced reliever Jeremiah Estrada was headed to the injured list with knee inflammation and that David Morgan was recalled from Triple-A to take
his spot in the bullpen.
Then the game started and maybe it was fitting, considering the pregame news, that a pitcher the majority of Padres fans and probably some of the players never heard of dominated the San Diego lineup and handed the Padres their sixth consecutive loss in shutout fashion. Christian Scott allowed just three hits over 5.2 scoreless innings and allowed two walks with three strikeouts en route to a 5-0 win for New York. Michael King completed six innings for San Diego, but allowed four runs on six hits, two of which were home runs, with four strikeouts.
The depleted Padres lineup looked as anemic as it has all season, with only Fernando Tatis Jr. Manny Machado and Ty France recording hits — all singles. Rodolfo Duran still has a batting average of .080, but to his credit he was able to get on base thanks to two walks, which were the only free passes San Deigo earned in the contest. The Padres will try to stop their six-game skid tonight at 7:10 p.m.
Padres News:
- Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune agrees with Manny Machado when he says the Padres are a better team than what they have shown lately and Padres fans are waiting to see it.
- Machado also had things to say about analytics and how they have affected the Padres and the game of baseball.
Baseball News:
- Roki Sasaki recorded 10 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Los Angeles Angels.
- The Boston Red Sox got a win over the Aaron Judge-less New York Yankees with help from Willson Contreras and Sonny Gray.
- Adley Rutschman had a 4-f0r-4 day at the plate to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The Washington Nationals got a dominating 14-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Matt Chapman hit two home runs and the San Francisco Giants routed the Chicago Cubs, 18-3 at Wrigley Field.
- The Milwaukee Brewers got a 10th inning win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
