There’s been a different vibe around the San Diego Padres since they called up four of their top prospects on Wednesday.
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San Diego didn’t record a hit until the fourth inning, when recent call-up Hunter Renfroe hit his first career home run, a solo shot to left.
Giants: Manager Bruce Bochy said RHP Johnny Cueto, who was forced out of his start Tuesday night with a strained groin, is improving and will try to throw on Friday.
“It was a really big win for us”. They have pitched well against us, I will say that. He wound up singling and scoring the game’s first run on an Angel Pagan Texas-leaguer that dropped in to right field in the eighth inning.
Since re-establishing a curveball for the first time in years, Samardzija has been possibly the Giants’ most consistent starting pitcher. The Padres swept the Giants at San Francisco last week and in San Diego in the first series after the All-Star break.
The Giants fell into the second wild card position, one game behind the New York Mets.
Had San Francisco fallen, the Los Angeles Dodgers would have clinched the National League West title.
The Giants beat the Padres 2-1 on Thursday night but couldn’t get much going Friday. He has yet to make it through five innings this month and he was touched up for five runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings while losing to Colorado in his last turn. “These bats have just been quiet”. We had two last night, two tonight.
With two on and one out in the bottom of the 10th, Wil Myers went to the plate as the tying run.
Jackson (5-6) won for just the second time in seven starts.
“The Giants finally caught some thunder from the middle of their lineup in the fifth, when Posey”s drive struck the base of the center field wall after Jackson had issued a pair of walks.
“I tried to keep my wits about me as best I could”, he said. I wish I could have less walks.
“Obviously I’ve been imagining getting a hit”, said Asuaje, who made his big league debut Wednesday night and has started the last two games. “We’re always hard on ourselves, but it was great to have the offensive support and see the young guys come up and get first hits and see the excitement in the dugout, it was definitely a lot of fun and it makes the game fun”.
Cosart’s ERA on the season rose to 6.00 after Saturday’s inning of work and his record will fall to 0-5 should the Padres fail to battle back for a victory. Jon Jay hit a leadoff single, rookie Carlos Asuaje doubled for his first big league hit and Myers homered into the party deck just beyond the fence in right-center, his 28th. He’s also stranded all five runners he’s inherited in those games. Joe Panik hit a two-run single and Pagan had an RBI base hit.
Christian Friedrich faltered late in Thursday’s loss to the Giants, surrendering two runs on three hits over seven-plus innings. His spot in the rotation comes up Sunday.
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Suarez received a no-decision against the Padres on September 13 when he allowed one runs and six hits over five innings.Jackson was torched for eight runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings while losing to Colorado in his last turn. San Francisco will start Albert Suarez here who is 3-4 with a 4.16 ERA as he will face off against Edwin Jackson who is 4-6 with an ERA sitting right on 6.00 which isn’t anything to brag about across a long season.
