The San Diego Padres dropped their second game of Spring Training action in a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. There were positives to be sure. Fernando Tatis Jr. recorded his first two hits of the spring and Randy Vasquez allowed just one hit and one walk over two scoreless innings. On the other side, Triston Mackenzie did not look good in his first appearance for San Diego. He allowed four runs in 2/3 of an inning although his velocity was up. The Padres will have the chance to continue to prepare for the regular season with a contest against the Milwaukee Brewers today.
Padres News:
The Padres had a busy week that saw new addition, Nick Castellanos, make his first appearance in the brown and gold. He also made his first appearance at first base and finished the day with a couple solid defensive plays. Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball provides information about Castellanos and other news and notes that came from the Padres over the past week.
AJ Cassavell of Padres.com identifies six takeaways from what he has seen in the first three Spring Training games for the Padres. The first takeaway for Cassavell is the overall usage of the players who will be participating in the World Baseball Classic. One of the WBC players who was scheduled to join his fellow countrymen, Yuki Matsui, will not take part to allow him time to recover from injury.
Mason Miller seems to make news every time he steps on the mound. His first spring appearance was no different. Miller threw multiple pitches at or above 100 mph, which did not go unnoticed by the Padres.
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Baseball News:
A day after being scratched from his start, Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Ryan received good news following an MRI and remains on track for Opening Day.