Padres overcome pitching problems to beat Blue Jays
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The San Diego Padres staked starter Walker Buehler to a 2-0 lead heading into the top of the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. He immediately surrendered four runs and the Padres headed back to their dugout for their turn at the plate in the bottom of the inning, trailing the Blue Jays, 4-2. Both teams traded blows with the game being tied two times at 4-4 and 7-7 before Ty France hit a decisive solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead San Diego to an 8-7 win at Petco Park on Saturday night.
Buehler had his third consecutive disappointing outing. He allowed four runs on three hits with four walks and one strikeout over just two innings. Matt Waldron who just returned to the Padres, was forced into action and was effective over three innings. He did not allow a run and limited the Blue Jays to just two hits. San Diego held a 7-4 lead when Waldron left the game, but Bradgley Rodriguez came on to pitch for Yuki Matsui with two on in the top of the sixth inning and surrendered a three-run home run to Vladamir Guerrero Jr. which tied the game at 7-7.
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France responded in the bottom of the sixth inning when he connected on a solo home run with two outs in the inning that put the Padres ahead by a run. Both teams failed to add to their run totals over the next two innings and Mason Miller came on to close the game and ensure the win for San Diego.
The Padres will look to win the series against the Blue Jays to head into the All-Star break with a .500 record today at 1:10 p.m.
Padres News:
- The Padres stuck to their recent draft strategy drafting a high school pitcher, Coleman Borthwick, with their first-round draft pick. San Diego made four additional picks on the first day of the MLB draft.
- Padres president of baseball operations and general manager A.J. Preller discussed the draft strategy for the team and what San Diego could do at the trade deadline.
- New Padres owners are taking notes as the team drafts for the future.
Baseball News:
- The Boston Red Sox extended their win streak to eight games with a shutout win over the New York Mets.
- Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski will miss the All-Star game with arm fatigue.
- Alex Bregman homers to lead the Chicago Cubs to a win over the Cincinnati Reds.
- Matthew Liberatore leads the St. Louis Cardinals to a win over the Atlanta Braves.
- Brandon Pfaadt guides the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The San Francisco Giants knocked off the Colorado Rockies, 4-2.