Padres Comeback Twice In Victory Over Baltimore, 10-7
- Updated: June 22, 2016
A Matt Kemp four-hit night resulted into one of the team’s best wins of the season, as the San Diego Padres beat the Baltimore Orioles, 10-7.
The Padres jumped out to an early lead scoring first against a very dangerous offensive, that can score runs via the long ball. In the fourth inning, Derek Norris connected on a Tyler Wilson fastball, for his ninth homer of the season and even the game at two. The Orioles regained the lead in the fourth and added another in the fifth innings on solo homers by Pedro Alverez, both were off Padres starter Louis Perdomo.
The turning point in this game was the seventh inning, The Padres erased a three-run deficit and took back the lead for good. Insurance runs are very important, both the pitching and the offense came through in the ninth inning, as the team added three more runs and Kevin Quakenbush (W,5-3), Brad Hand (H,3), Ryan Bucther (H,11), and Fernando Rodney (S,15), came in and held the Orioles in check to preserve the victory.
FRIARS CORNER:
You’re off the hook Ryan Schimpf, in would be appeared to be a costly, Ryan Schimpf’s error was no big deal. His reaction in the dugout was shameful but the team bounced back and won this one.
PADRES ON DECK:
The Padres (30-42) will conclude this brief two-game series in Baltimore versus the Orioles. Erik Johnson (0-4, 7.66 ERA), will be handed the ball against the O’s Ubaldo Jimenez (3-7, 7.34 ERA). The win for the Friars was the 30th of the season and they have now won three in a row, but the team still remains in the basement of the National League West, fifteen games behind the front-running San Francisco Giants.
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