The San Diego Padres posted another football score against the Cincinnati Reds in their meeting at the Peoria Sports Complex on Sunday. Logan Gillaspie made the start in place of Nick Pivetta and he was able to do so without the pressure of a tight game. Gavin Sheets connected on a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning to put the Padres in front and they never looked back. San Diego won the Cactus League matchup 14-3. Gillaspie completed four innings of shutout baseball and allowed just two hits over that span. He also walked two and had two strikeouts. Kyle Hart picked up where Gillaspie left off and threw 2.2 innings without allowing a run or a hit while striking out three.
Padres pitchers held the Reds off the board through 6.2 innings and in that span the offense posted four runs with the home run by sheets and an RBI-triple by Jake Cronenworth in the bottom of the second inning. The San Diego offense added a run in the seventh inning but erupted for nine runs in the eighth thanks to poor Cincinnati pitching and some timely hits.
The Padres will be back in action against the Texas Rangers at the Peoria Sports Complex at 1:10 p.m. today.