The pivotal challenge happened in the bottom half of the sixth inning with the Padres batting (the game was played in Peoria, AZ, which is the site of Padres’ camp) and trailing, 1-0. Angels hurler Chris Cortez, a minor leaguer up from High-A, suddenly lost control of the strike zone, and after a two hits and three walks the Padres suddenly had a 2-1 lead with the bases loaded and nobody out.
