Walker Buehler was not sharp, but he was not terrible either. He allowed two runs on three hits and left the game after 4.2 innings with the score tied, 2-2. Kyle Hart came in from the bullpen to help Buehler and the San Diego Padres get out of the inning without allowing a run, but that was where the positives on the night came to an end for the San Diego relievers. The normally steady bullpen, which has been a bit shaky recently, allowed six runs and the Padres dropped the second game of the series
to the Chicago Cubs, 8-3 at Petco Park on Tuesday night. Hart returned to the mound for the top of the sixth inning and faced three batters. Two of them reached base and he was replaced by David Morgan. The right-hander uncorked a wild pitch, which allowed the runners to advance to second and third with one out. Morgan then recorded a strikeout for the second out of the inning and gave the Friar Faithful hope that he would strand the inherited runners — he did not. Morgan allowed a two-run double to Nico Hoerner on an 0-1 pitch that put the Cubs in front, 4-2. He got out of the inning one batter later and the Padres responded in the bottom of the inning with a run to cut the deficit to one run. Morgan started the top of the seventh inning but allowed a leadoff walk, which resulted in Padres manager Craig Stammen replacing him with Wandy Peralta. That move did not pay off as the left-hander allowed a two-out pinch-hit RBI single to Alex Bregman that gave the Cubs a 5-3 lead. San Diego fell further behind when Peralta allowed a three-run home run to the next batter Pete Crow-Armstrong that put Chicago in front 8-3. The Padres’ offense did not put up much of a fight in the final innings of the contest, sending three batters to the plate in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings.
Padres News:
- Manny Machado got the day off following his early exit from the game on Monday night. Jake Cronenworth made the start at third base in Machado’s absence and Fernando Tatis Jr. filled the role at second base.
Baseball News:
- It has been a rough week to be an MLB manager. The second team to fire their manager was the Philadelphia Phillies who parted ways with Rob Thomason. Don Mattingly will be the interim manager for the remainder of the season.
- New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler outdueled Texas Rangers ace Jacob DeGrom to help the Yankees get a 3-2 win.
- Trey Yesavage made his season debut for the Toronto Blue Jays and led them to a win over the Boston Red Sox.
- The New York Mets scored seven runs on the fourth inning en route to an 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
- Los Angeles Angels ace Jose Soriano proves he is human and allows three runs in a 5-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
- Shohei Ohtani struck out nine batters, but it was not enough to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Miami Marlins.
