The Dodgers have 14 pitchers on the injured list and it showed Tuesday night in San Diego as the Padres cruised to an 11-1 victory. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall)
Share
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado had three hits and drove in five runs, Luis Arraez had three hits and scored four times, and the San Diego Padres capitalized on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lack of major league pitchers for an 11-1 victory Tuesday night.
Dylan Cease (2-5) struck out 11 and yielded three hits over seven scoreless innings while ending his 11-start winless streak for the Padres.
The Dodgers won the clubs’ season opener 8-7 in a 10-inning thriller Monday, but the second game was barely competitive due to the defending World Series champions’ pitching woes.
The Dodgers have 14 pitchers on the injured list, and they handed this game over to Matt Sauer (1-1), who had been recalled from the minors to provide bulk innings. The Dodgers stuck to their plan even though Sauer struggled, allowing him to throw 111 pitches while giving up nine runs on 13 hits.
Utilityman Kiké Hernández then pitched the final 2 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and one earned run while throwing no pitch faster than 57 mph.
Cease issued five walks, but he also prevented the Dodgers’ high-powered lineup from making it a game. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third.
Martín Maldonado hit the Padres’ only homer. Xander Bogaerts had a two-run single, and Jackson Merrill had an RBI triple.
San Diego went up 11-0 in the seventh on Machado’s two-run single.
Michael Conforto got an RBI single for the Dodgers in the eighth.
Key Moment
The Padres mounted their first rally with two outs in the third. Fernando Tatís Jr. drew a walk and scored on Arraez’s double to right. Machado singled home Arraez, extending his hitting streak to eight games, before scoring on Merrill’s triple to right.
Key Stat
Machado’s five RBIs matched his career high.
Up Next
San Diego’s Randy Vásquez (3-4, 3.69 ERA) faces Justin Wrobleski (1-2, 7.20), who is in the Dodgers’ rotation solely because of injuries.
RELATED TOPICS:
Eyeing Arctic Dominance, Trump Bill Earmarks $8.6 Billion for US Coast Guard Icebreakers
1 hour ago
Trump to Sign Bill on Friday at 5 p.m., White House Says
2 hours ago
Colombia President Recalls Ambassador to US
2 hours ago
Riverdale High School Coach Arrested for Allegedly Arranging to Meet Minor
2 hours ago
Trump’s Sweeping Tax-Cut and Spending Bill Wins Congressional Approval
2 hours ago
Presidential Election Reveals Big Shift in California Voting Patterns. Will It Last?
2 hours ago
US-Backed 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire Envisages Gradual Return of Hostages, Official Says
2 hours ago
After Record Democratic Speech, House Republicans Begin Final Vote on Trump Tax-Cut Bill
3 hours ago
Stocks Hit Record, US Dollar Strengthens After Jobs Data
3 hours ago
Jeffries Sets Record for Floor Speech Before Vote on Trump Tax Bill
3 hours ago

Fresno Police Recover Some of the $40,000 in Fireworks Stolen From Bullard High Team

Eyeing Arctic Dominance, Trump Bill Earmarks $8.6 Billion for US Coast Guard Icebreakers

Trump to Sign Bill on Friday at 5 p.m., White House Says

Colombia President Recalls Ambassador to US

Riverdale High School Coach Arrested for Allegedly Arranging to Meet Minor

Trump’s Sweeping Tax-Cut and Spending Bill Wins Congressional Approval
