Gary Sanchez capped a five-run first inning with the Padres‘ first grand slam house run of the season as San Diego routed the visiting Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Tuesday.
Padres starter Michael Wacha (9-2) labored 5 scoreless innings in his first trip since July 1. The proper-hander, who was once activated pregame after convalescing from shoulder irritation, allowed 3 hits and a stroll whilst placing out 5. Wacha threw 77 pitches.
Orioles starter Jack Flaherty, previously Wacha’s teammate with the St. Louis Cardinals, gave up seven runs in 3 innings. Flaherty, who fell to 8-8 general and 1-2 with the Orioles, yielded 4 hits and 4 walks whilst fanning 3.
Ha-Seong Kim doubled to open the ground of the primary ahead of Flaherty retired the following two Padres. Alternatively, Flaherty then walked the following 3 Padres — Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth — to power within the first run. Sanchez then drove a 1-1 fastball 380 toes into the seats in right-center for his sixteenth homer of the season to make it 5-0.
All 10 Padres runs got here with two outs within the inning.
In the second one, Fernando Tatis Jr. doubled with two outs forward of Juan Soto’s one hundred and first stroll of the season. Machado adopted with a two-run double.
Bogaerts doubled within the 5th inning and moved to 3rd on a unmarried by way of Sanchez. Garrett Cooper (one RBI) and Ben Gamel (two RBIs) then hit back-to-back doubles off Nick Vespi.
Baltimore, which didn’t rating after loading the bases with one out within the fourth, were given at the board within the 6th. Ryan O’Hearn doubled and Cedric Mullins hit a two-out RBI unmarried towards reliever Steve Wilson.
The Orioles scored two times within the 9th towards Luis Garcia. Austin Hays hit his eleventh homer of the season, and Gunnar Henderson had an RBI unmarried.
The Padres went into Tuesday having misplaced seven in their earlier 8 video games. The Orioles had received 11 in their earlier 15 video games.
—Box Stage Media
