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Arizona Diamondbacks’ pitching, defense struggles in loss to Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bob Melvin was again on the highest step of the dugout for the primary time in 12 video games and his San Diego Padres welcomed him again with a sloppy but satisfying win.
Jurickson Profar had 4 hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Padres, who jumped on Madison Bumgarner early in a 10-4 victory in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Melvin returned after lacking 11 video games whereas in COVID protocols. All-Star slugger Manny Machado missed his third straight sport with a sprained left ankle.
“I used to be simply completely satisfied I used to be on the market. It was a tough 10 days,” Melvin stated. “I’m glad we received, clearly. However simply getting again on this ballpark. It’s one factor to look at it on TV and also you miss the thrill and the followers and all that goes on right here. So to have the ability to get within the dugout and sort of see all that once more and get a win on high of it was nice.”
The Padres greeted Melvin with some runs. After Mike Clevinger escaped a bases-loaded jam to get out of a tedious high of the primary inning unscathed, the Padres scored 4 runs in opposition to Bumgarner.
“That first inning was an enormous inning,” Melvin stated. “They’d us on the ropes and get nothing, after which it appears like we get somewhat momentum coming again into our dugout and unexpectedly we placed on a four-spot. First inning was big one, for Clev to get out of it and for us to reply within the backside half.”
Jorge Alfaro, whose walk-off single within the tenth inning Tuesday night time gave the Padres a 3-2 win, hit a solo homer within the sixth. Rookie José Azocar fell a house run wanting the cycle in his first profession three-hit sport.
Bumgarner (3-8) bought his 2,000th profession strikeout however in any other case it was a tricky day for the 32-year-old left-hander. The Padres led 4-0 after the primary inning and 6-0 after the second at hand MadBum his fifth loss in six begins.
Adrian Morejon (1-0) pitched 1.1 innings for the win and Nick Martinez pitched the ultimate 3.2 innings for his first save. Martinez additionally dedicated two of the Padres’ 4 errors. He got here on with the bases loaded with one out within the sixth and bought out of the jam.
Profar had 4 straight singles after which was hit on the left hamstring by a pitch from Caleb Smith within the seventh. Profar angrily flung his bat and it skidded down the dust virtually all the best way to first base. Profar was changed with a pinch runner.
Profar, the leadoff batter, reached and scored in every of the primary two innings. The Padres scored 4 runs with two outs within the first. Austin Nola hit a two-run, bases-loaded single and Trent Grisham and Azocar adopted with RBI singles.
Luke Voit hit an RBI single within the second and one other run scored on Alfaro’s double-play ball.
Profar hit a two-run single with two outs within the fifth.
Voit whiffed within the fourth to provide Bumgarner 2,000 strikeouts for his profession. Bumgarner lasted solely 4 innings, giving up six runs, 4 earned, and 4 hits. He struck out 5 and walked none.
Clevinger, making his first begin and second look since coming off the COVID injured checklist, additionally went 4 innings. He allowed one run and 4 hits whereas placing out three and waliing two. He threw 29 pitches within the 20-minute first inning and loaded the bases with one out however bought out of the jam unscathed.
Clevinger stated it’s “big” the best way the Padres have responded in Machado’s absence. “It simply exhibits the sort of camaraderie now we have on this clubhouse. It’s all the time the next-man-up mentality right here. It’s not going to be a ‘poor me,’ it’s going to be ‘let’s go get it with what we’ve bought.’ It’s wonderful to see on this clubhouse.”
Arizona’s Alek Thomas homered deep into the right-field seats main off the third, his fifth. Christian Walker homered off Nick Martinez with two outs within the seventh, his nineteenth.
BOMEL IS BACK
Melvin returned to the dugout after being sidelined by COVID protocols because the second sport of a doubleheader on June 11. Melvin says he’s been asymptomatic for the final 9 days. The Padres went 6-5 in Melvin’s absence. High quality management coach Ryan Flaherty managed 10 video games in Melvin’s absence and bench coach Ryan Christenson was cleared from protocols in time to handle Tuesday night time. Christenson went into protocols the identical time as Melvin.
TRAINER’S ROOM
– Diamondbacks LF David Peralta was scratched for the third straight sport with decrease again tightness.
– Padres’ Melvin stated Machado is strolling round and doesn’t foresee the slugger happening the injured checklist.
– San Diego SS Fernando Tatis, rehabbing his surgically repaired left wrist, took some dry swings and hit just a few balls off a tee Tuesday night time. He hasn’t been cleared to take batting follow.
“We’re looking for out how he feels. We’re simply making an attempt to take inventory of the place he’s at. We’re not pushing something.,” Melvin stated.
UP NEXT
Arizona returns to Chase Discipline to host the Detroit Tigers on Friday night time at 6:40 p.m. on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports activities Station.