Christian will look to turn it around after being shellacked against Washington to the tune of five runs on six hits with a walk and no strikeouts over only three innings.
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Saturday will be Friedrich’s 14th start, which is the most among the Padres current rotation of – from top to bottom – Luis Perdomo, Friedrich, Edwin Jackson (who gave up six runs to the Reds on Friday night on 10 hits in five innings), Paul Clemens and Jarred Cosart, who was one of four players acquired by the Padres from the Marlins. “It feels good to win five straight series and it doesn’t matter where you are in the standings”, Price said. I’ve been watching them for about a year and a half and wanting to be out there. “Well, they have always had my back”. Kemp’s removal from the lineup created a problem for the Padres, who were without LF Alex Dickerson (right hip contusion from a collision Friday night) and carrying an eight-man bullpen.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey made his 2016 debut on Sunday against the San Diego Padres, after undergoing Tommy John surgery in May of 2015. In that game against the Cleveland Indians, Bailey pitched 7 innings of shutout ball with 8 K’s to earn his then 9th victory of the 2014 campaign. Amarista was thrown out trying to score on a wild pitch.
Aggressive baserunning resulted in the Padres’ second run moments later as Bailey was walking the last three Padres he faced. After Peraza popped out, Tucker Barnhart hit a come-backer that caromed off Dominguez’s foot toward third for an infield single that scored Duvall.
But Friedrich’s margin of error might be reduced if DeSclafini duplicates his first career start against the Padres on June 26. Neither of those burned him tonight, although he did walk three. He had six strikeouts.NOTES: Matt Kemp was a late scratch from the Padres lineup Saturday as the Padres and Atlanta Braves completed a trade that sent the right fielder to the Braves for suspended INF/OF Hector Olivera.
“That caught me off guard”, Rosales said. Although Reds’ shortstop Zack Cozart fielded the grounder within two strides of second, Jankowski beat him to the bag, the shortstop throwing to first to get Amarista.Jankowski then stole third and scored on Wil Myers’ ground out to Cozart. OF Jay Bruce didn’t start for the Reds on Sunday amid speculation he was about to be traded….
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Padres: RHP Erik Johnson (right elbow) is expected to miss the rest of the season. SS Alexei Ramirez, 34, has started 98 of the Padres’ 105 games at short. Rondon started two straight.
