Ryan O’Hearn, Luis Arraez and Jose Iglesias all hit home runs to lead San Diego to 7-0 win
Randy Vasquez delivered a seven-inning, one-hit performance to help the San Diego Padres earn a 7-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Petco Park, Tuesday. While Vasquez dominated on the mound, Ryan O’Hearn and Luis Arraez dominated at the plate for the Padres.
The only inning Vasquez pitched without the lead was the top of the first. When he returned to the mound in the top of the second inning, he held a 4-0 lead after O’Hearn hit a grand slam into the Petco Porch in right field.
San Diego fielded a lineup that did not include, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill or Jake Croneneworth, but it did include shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who was making his return from the IL.
Arraez was in the leadoff spot and started the bottom of the first inning with a single. Bogaerts struck out for the first out of the inning and Gavin Sheets earned a walk to put two men on. Ramón Laureano singled to load the bases and set the stage for O’Hearn, who hit the home run on a 2-2 pitch to put the Padres ahead, 4-0.
Arraez added two runs to the total in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run home run down the right field line that banged off the foul pole to put San Diego up, 6-0.
Vasquez allowed his only hit to Christian Yelich in the top of the third inning and kept himself out of trouble by limiting walks. He finished with two walks and three strikeouts and was replaced in the top of the eighth inning by Wandy Peralta after 98 pitches. Peralta allowed two hits and recorded two strikeouts in a scoreless eighth inning.
Jose Iglesias hit his second home run in as many days with a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth inning to push the Padres lead to 7-0.
Yuki Matsui pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and securing the win for San Diego.
The shutout win pulled the Padres within 1.5 games of the Chicago Cubs for the fourth seed in the National League standings. Chicago lost to the New York Mets earlier in the day. San Diego also pulled to within 1.5 games of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West Division title after the Dodgers were walked off by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Padres will try to sweep the Brewers, Wednesday at 1:10 p.m.
Category: General Sports
