San Diego then extended its Major League Baseball record for scoreless innings to open a season to 30 before winning 13-6 at Colorado on April 8. Arizona is 0-5 in their last five games against a left handed starter but are 26-8 in Corbin’s last 34 games following a quality start and with an inexperienced pitcher playing very well on the other side it could be another sequence that follows that trend.
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But any thoughts that Erlin would be even better when he got back to the pitcher-friendly Petco Park were erased in the first inning of San Diego’s 7-3 loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday. Drury had a double and a triple in four at-bats for two RBIs and two runs scored.The Padres tied the game after Tomas’ first homer with two unearned runs in the bottom of the first and briefly took a 3-2 lead on Melvin Upton Jr.’s RBI triple in the bottom of the third.First baseman Wil Myers opened the first with a single. Miller is 1-1 with 3.90 ERA in five games (four starts) versus San Diego, including 1-1, 4.30 ERA in three appearances (two starts) at Petco.Cashner received a no-decision after allowing three runs and seven hits in five innings of a 4-3 victory in Philadelphia on Monday. But he had struggled in each of his first two starts – surrendering 11 runs on 16 hits in 10 innings – and fell behind Friday night.
Tomas’ second home run was part of Arizona’s two-run sixth inning, sending a solo shot to straight away center field.
The Padres, they didn’t get out to a great start this year. Twenty-two of the Padres’ 25 players played in Saturday night’s game.
Jake Lamb dashed home with the go-ahead run on a soft infield single by pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin with one out in the top of the inning. Corbin fielded the bunt, but threw wildly to first, allowing Myers to score and Spangenberg race to third. He ended the game with a three hits and a stolen base and is now hitting.293 on the season. However, Alexei Ramirez and Alexi Amarista drove in the team’s first runs in San Diego this season. Still, after last night, I’ll take the fourth win vultured by a relief pitcher this season – Hudson, in this case – and also out first non-teal tinged win of 2016. Matt Kemp also hit his fourth home run of the season and finished 1-for-4 on the night. But Padres manager Andy Green said his return might be slightly delayed to be sure he’s 100 percent.
Padres: Green said RHP Tyson Ross, on the disabled list with an inflamed right shoulder, will start throwing in the next few days. Welington Castillo’s homer off James Shields was the 2,999th in Diamondbacks’ franchise history.
Padres: RHP Andrew Cashner (0-1, 8.00) pitches for San Diego. My, hand kind of hit the ground a couple times.
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Miller’s prospects figured to be boosted by a trade to Arizona, second in the NL with 720 runs last season, but the 2015 All-Star hasn’t helped his cause during his brief time with his new club. “But with all those innings last night we turned to our guys that don’t play as much”.
