{"id":691165,"date":"2026-05-24T08:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T08:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/691165\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T08:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T08:50:14","slug":"lucas-giolito-and-4-relievers-pitch-the-padres-to-a-2-0-win-over-the-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/691165\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Giolito and 4 relievers pitch the Padres to a 2-0 win over the Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO — – Lucas Giolito<\/a> and four relievers combined on a five-hitter as the San Diego Padres<\/a> beat the Athletics 2-0 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Fernando Tatis Jr<\/a>. and Ty France<\/a> each drove in a run for the Padres, who have won six of eight. They mustered only two hits themselves, but took advantage of six early walks by A’s starter J.T. Ginn<\/a> (2-3).<\/p>\n

Five days earlier, Ginn took a no-hitter into the ninth inning<\/a> against the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> before giving up a leadoff single to Adam Frazier<\/a> and a two-run homer to Zach Neto<\/a> in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss.<\/p>\n

This time, the right-hander lasted only 2 1\/3 innings. He didn’t allow any hits, but he walked six of the 14 batters he faced and plunked Tatis with a bases-loaded pitch in the second.<\/p>\n

Giolito (2-0) has won both his starts for San Diego<\/a> since signing a one-year contract with the Padres in April<\/a>. He overcame five walks this time out, allowing four hits in five innings.<\/p>\n

The veteran right-hander gave up singles to his first two batters, putting runners at the corners, but pitched out of the jam.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah Estrada<\/a> and Adrian Morejon<\/a> each worked a hitless inning before Jason Adam<\/a> struck out three in a one-hit eighth. Mason Miller<\/a> fanned two in a perfect ninth for his 16th save.<\/p>\n

Jackson Merrill<\/a> doubled, walked and scored a run in his first game since Wednesday against the Dodgers, when he exited with a back injury after banging into the center-field wall trying to rob Shohei Ohtani<\/a> of a home run.<\/p>\n

Merrill drew a leadoff walk in the second and scored when Tatis was hit by a pitch after Ginn walked the bases loaded with one out.<\/p>\n

Ginn was lifted after walking Nick Castellanos<\/a> with one out in the third. He moved to third base on Merrill’s double and scored on France’s groundout.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Athletics LHP Jacob Lopez<\/a> (3-2, 6.14 ERA) starts Sunday against RHP Michael King<\/a> (4-2, 2.31) in the finale of the three-game series.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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