Before the Padres and Reds kicked off a Saturday matinee match up, Cincinnati honored Pete Rose by enshrining him in the Reds Hall of Fame. Of course on the day the all-time hits king is honored it’s a pitcher that shines.
Padres starter Drew Pomeranz had the day pitchers dream of.
On the mound the southpaw was solid going seven shut-out innings giving up just three hits, striking out six with only one walk. Pomeranz got the win and improved to 7-7 on the season.
In the batter’s box he was just as solid. Matt Kemp gave the Padres a 1-0 lead in the first with an RBI ground out to third that scored Travis Jankowski but after that it was all Pomeranz. In the top of the fifth he sent a Brandon Finnegan offering into the right field stands for his second career home run doubling the Friars lead to 2-0.
But he wasn’t done.
Top of the seventh, Derek Norris on second with two outs Pomeranz sent a single into center scoring Norris making it 3-0 Padres. He finished 2-3 with two-RBI on the day.
Padres won 3-0 improving to 12-3 against Cincinnati over the last three years. San Diego goes for the sweep Sunday with Luis Perdomo (2-2, 9.00 ERA) facing off against Anthony DeSclafani (1-0, 2.30 ERA).
