{"id":384274,"date":"2026-07-02T23:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384274\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:17:30","slug":"padres-pregame-jason-adam-to-injured-list-german-marquez-activated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/384274\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres pregame: Jason Adam to injured list, Germ\u00e1n Marquez activated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 The strength of a struggling team is taking a hit.<\/p>\n<p>Right-hander Jason Adam was placed on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation ahead of Thursday\u2019s 7:10 p.m. start at Dodger Stadium. To replace him in the bullpen, the Padres \u2014 losers of five in a row \u2014 have activated right-hander Germ\u00e1n Marquez from the injured list.<\/p>\n<p>Adam has a 2.51 ERA in 32\u2153 innings. He leads the team with 17 holds, but he had a 5.11 ERA and gave up four homers in 14 appearances in June after going 12 innings in May without yielding a run.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old Adam, a first-time All-Star last year, opened the season on the injured list as the Padres gave him ample time to build up following last year\u2019s season-ending surgery to repair a ruptured quad tendon.<\/p>\n<p>The Padres had been preparing M\u00e1rquez for a relief role before news of Adam\u2019s injury as he allowed a run in 1 \u2154 innings out of the bullpen for Triple-A El Paso on June 23 and three runs in two-thirds of an inning on June 30.<\/p>\n<p>All told, M\u00e1rquez had a 3.57 ERA across 17 \u2154 innings on his rehab assignment with El Paso. He struck out 13, walked eight and allowed opponents a .246 batting average.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1rquez had a 5.76 ERA in 29 \u2154 innings to begin the year in the Padres\u2019 rotation. He landed on the injured list on May 3 with inflammation in his forearm nerve.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the Padres line up:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HMQgZBHaoAA5ob8.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9951903\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the Dodgers (56-31), owners of baseball\u2019s best record and run differential, will line up for Game 1:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Dodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Dodgers<\/a> lineup vs. Padres: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SY34vwDyhl\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SY34vwDyhl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Dodgers\/status\/2072803593741299890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s pitching matchup<\/p>\n<p>Padres RHP Randy V\u00e1squez (6-6, 4.44 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>He pitched behind an opener last weekend against the Dodgers, allowing seven runs\u2014four earned\u2014on eight hits and a walk in 3\u2153 innings. V\u00e1squez has a 7.34 ERA over his last seven appearances, walking 13 against 15 strikeouts over 30\u2154 innings. He has allowed nine homers over that stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how Vasquez has fared against current Dodgers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vasquez-dodges.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9951836\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dodgers RHP Roki Sasaki (3-5, 4.88 ERA)<\/p>\n<p>The second-year starter took the loss in the Dodgers\u2019 only loss last weekend at Petco Park. He tied a season high with five walks and allowed three runs in four innings in his first career appearance against the Padres. Sasaki has an 8.36 ERA over his last three starts.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how Sasaki has fared against current Padres:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sasaki-padres.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9951837\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES \u2014 The strength of a struggling team is taking a hit. 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