Mason Miller was asked to deliver a four-out save to secure a 2-0 win for the San Deigo Padres over the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Friday. He was eventually able to get four outs and seal the win for the Padres, but the Mariners did not make it easy. Miller was able to get out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning with a strikeout of Connor Joe on a knee-buckling slider. Miller returned to the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning and walked the leadoff batter, recorded a strikeout and then
allowed a single to put runners at first and second base. Miller then recorded back-to-back strikeouts to preserve the 2-0 win.
Randy Vasquez started the game for the Padres and had a stellar six innings without allowing a run. He completed his start after the sixth with no walks allowed and three strikeouts. Vasquez allowed just four hits in the game. Adrian Morejon pitched a scoreless seventh, followed by Jason Adam who was able to get two outs in the eighth, but allowed a hit and a walk, which prompted manager Craig Stammen to turn to Miller for the four-out save.
The San Diego offense did enough to get the win, but it was not much. The top of the order, Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado were 0-for-16 with four strikeouts, three of which were from Merrill against Seattle starter Emerson Hancock. Gavin Sheets, Xander Bogaerts, Miguel Andujar and Ramon Laureano each had two hits in the game. Sheets and Andujar each scored a run, while Andujar and Sung-Mun Song each had an RBI.
The Padres will look to take the second game of the series today at 4:15 p.m.
Padres News:
- San Diego traded two pitchers to the Kansas City Royals for catcher Freddy Fermin and both pitchers could help the Padres today. However, it was evident in the 2025 season they needed an upgrade from Martin Maldonado and Elias Diaz and Fermin was that. This season, he has struggled offensively and Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball says he needs to be better.
- The Padres lineup has rarely been the same under Stammen, but to this point, he has been unable to find a combination that can produce on a consistent basis. Thomas Conroy of Gaslamp Ball takes a look at how the order fared after its first stress test of the season.
- Padres pitching prospect Kash Mayfield continues to impress in High-A and recently delivered a five-inning one hit performance to keep his ERA under 2.00 for the season.
- Matt Waldron was expected to be released by many of the Friar Faithful to make room on the roster for Lucas Giolito, but it was announced Friday that he is headed to the 15-day IL, which means he will remain with the organization – for now.
- Ever wonder what your favorite Padres did for work before they made it to the big leagues? Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune found out.
Baseball News:
- Kyle Schwarber became the first player to hit 20 homeruns this season and helped the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The Chicago Cubs took the first game of their series against the Chicago White Sox.
- The St. Louis Cardinals walked off the Kansas City Royals in the first game of their series.
- New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes was hit by a comebacker and fractured his fibula which will cause him to miss significant time this season.
- Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly threw a complete game and helped his team beat the Colorado Rockies.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Blake Snell on the IL with loose bodies in his elbow.
