Michael Wacha slams former team for snapping Padres’ skid


May 21, 2023;  San Diego, California, USA;  San Diego Padres designated hitter Matt Carpenter (14) celebrates after scoring during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Petco Park.

May 21, 2023; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres designated hitter Matt Carpenter (14) celebrates after scoring during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Petco Park.
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Michael pitched six shutout innings against his former team, and Rugged Odor and Matt Carpenter combined to drive in runs each on Sunday afternoon. san diego padres defeated the coming boston red sox 7-0 to win the final of the three-match series

Wacha extended his scoreless inning streak to 15 as the win snapped a four-game losing streak padreswho won only the third time in 14 games

Wacha, who had taken a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his previous start, held Boston with five hits and four strikeouts to improve to 5–1. Wacha has given up only one run in his last 25 innings and is 3-0 with a 0.36 ERA in May.

Tom Cosgrove, Nick Martinez and Josh Hader each pitched scoreless innings after Wacha departed. padresThird shutout of the season

padresscored four unearned runs in a disastrous first innings for those who have struggled offensively red Sox Starter Corey Kluber – The rally was capped by Odor’s three-run, two-out double into the right field corner. Odor added an RBI double in the sixth for his fourth RBI of the game, surpassing his season total in his first 23 games.

Carpenter, who drew a bases-loaded walk in the first, hit a two-run homer off Boston reliever Richard Blair in the third.

Fernando Tatis Jr. padres On foot from Kluber. Jake Cronenworth then returned with what could have been a double play. But Kluber fumbled the ball for an error. Xavier Bogarts drew a walk to load the bases. After Juan Soto struck out, Carpenter went on to drive in a run. Kluber then struck out Ha-seong Kim. padres Mark with runners in scoring position in series for 0-for-10

Odor pulled a full-count breaking ball down the line, scoring Cronkworth, Bogarts, and Carpenter.

Soto’s one-out single in the third ended Kluber’s day. Carpenter then hit Blair’s first pitch a distance of 363 feet into the seats to make it 6–0. Kim took a single to open the sixth and scored on Odor’s second double.

Kluber (2-5) gave up five runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks with a strikeout in 2 1/3 innings.

– Field Level Media