San Diego Parents he has not been able to find his best form. At the beginning of the season, the same MLB placed the “Friars” as candidates for the title, but the team from Southern California is falling very short against the forecasts; After losing for the third game in a row at Petco Park, Bob Melvin’s ninth team sinks into the National League West.
With this setback, San Diego (20-25) remains in the penultimate position of its sector, but this was thanks to the fact that the Colorado Rockies (19-26) also lost that same day (2-7 vs. Texas) and stayed in the bottom of the West. However, it is a single game that separates the Padres from the bottom rung of their division.
Boston (25-20) attacked early with a solo home run by Rafael Devers on the second roll.
The key to the game was the five-run rally that Red Sox added in the third inning. Rob Refsnyder hit a two-run double and Rafael Devers hit his second home run of the night, but this time with two on to make it 6-0 for the visitors.
The Padres wanted to respond with a shot from Fernando Tatis Jr. in the same roll, but it was insufficient given the difference that Boston had made.
The victory went to James Paxton (1-0) with a labor of 6.0 innings, allowing five hits and just one run. The loss was taken by Blake Snell (1-6) with four innings, five hits and six runs received.
San Diego missed the absence, but above all the hits from Manny Machado, who will miss this series against Boston and the next against the Washington Nationals. The Padres’ “MVP” is likely to return for the series against the New York Yankees starting May 26.
The Padres will continue with the series at home against the Boston Red Sox this Saturday, May 20. Chris Sale (3-2) is scheduled for the visit, while Joe Musgrove (1-1) will be on the mound for the home team.
