ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES GIVE ROOKIE STARTER HIS FIRST WIN. THE PROBLEM? HE'S ON THE OTHER TEAM
Story by Liz AlperPhoto: Ha-Seong Kim via @padres on Twitter
July 24, 2023 (San Diego) - The Padres finally had a halfway decent road trip and now they return home to face the Pirates again. Quinn Priester started tonight’s game one for Pittsburgh against Yu Darvish.
Ha-Seong Kim kicked things off in the first with a solo homer to left center and the Padres led 1-0 after one.
Jack Suwinski tied the game in the third with a solo homer and Carlos Santana hit the go-ahead two-run homer and the Pirates led 3-1 after three.
Llover Peguero hit a two-run homer in the fourth and the Bucs led 5-1 after four.
Santana hit another deep two-run homer to right in the fifth. Peguero singled to score Endy Rodriguez. Kim tried to help in the home half with a two-run blast to deep left, but the Buccos led 8-3 after five.
Luis Campusano doubled to right to score Jake Cronenworth, but the Pads dropped game one 8-4.
UP NEXT
Game two tomorrow is at 6:40 p.m. Rich Hill starts for the Pirates against Blake Snell.
TRANSACTION
- Rougned Odor released