The Padres family suffered a terrible loss on Saturday and it had nothing to do with baseball.
San Diego 3rd baseman Yangervis Solarte’s wife Juliet passed away after a battle with cancer. Yangervis took a leave from the team to be with her and take care of their three daughters, one of them less than one year old.
Yangervis Solarte has become a favorite of Padres fans for the way he plays the game, always with passion and effort. It is truly a sad, sad day for all of Padres Nation.
After you hear news like that it’s hard to go out and play a baseball game. San Diego lost to the Rockies 8-0 at Coors Field. Colorado starter Jon Gray went the distance, striking out 16 Padres hitters along the way. The Friars only had four hits, all of them singles, and starter Edwin Jackson was knocked out in the 5th inning after giving up eight runs on 10 hits.
But in the grand scheme of things, the lopsided loss means nothing. Thoughts and prayers from the entire NBC 7 SportsWrap team go out to Yangervis Solarte and his family.
