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The Padres have a gaggle of exciting your players starting to learn about life in the Major Leagues.
But they are still rookies and rookies are going to have some growing pains. That was evident in Sunday’s 7-3 loss to the Rockies at Petco Park.
Rookie starter Jacob Nix got through 6.0 innings allowing just three earned runs so manager Andy Green let him take a run at the 7th. After a walk and a single Andy went and got him to bring in rookie reliever Trey Wingenter.
He got to face veteran Chris Iannetta, who has seen plenty of good stuff in his 13-year career. Iannetta doubled home both runners, both were charged to Nix, then gave up one of his own. The 3-run outburst put Colorado on top 6-3 and the Padres offense couldn’t make up the difference.
But, they did take a 1st inning lead with help from … more rookies. Infielder Luis Urias had another hit, which was sandwiched between a pair of walks. He scored on a single by Franmil Reyes (rookie outfielder) that put San Diego up 2-1.
Their only other run came on an RBI single by backup catcher A.J. Ellis in the 4th inning. After that it was all Rockies.
The Padres do complete their homestand with a 4-2 record and I’ll call that progress! They start a short series in Arizona against the Diamondbacks on Monday evening. Bryan Mitchell comes off the disabled list to make the start against Zack Godley.
