Several former Yankees ruined the Padres’ season opener.
In the MLB season opener held in Seoul, South Korea, the Padres lost 5-2 to the Dodgers, with relievers Wandy Peralta and Johnny Brito giving up three runs in the eighth inning, giving up a one-run lead. Ta.
After recording one out and allowing two runs (one earned), Brito lost the save and suffered the loss.
This year’s Padres roster includes four pitchers who sent Juan Soto and Trent Grisham to the Yankees and have since traded to the White Sox: Brito, Michael King, Randy Vazquez, and promising pitcher Drew Thorpe. Following the blockbuster trade that released five players, including the Yankees, the Yankees have a great deal of influence. Along with catcher Kyle Higashioka.
San Diego also signed southpaw Peralta to a four-year contract in free agency.
Adding a former Yankees reliever is a solid strategy as the team has had great success producing valuable weapons, but Peralta and Brito did not pass their initial auditions on Wednesday.
Peralta got through the seventh inning scoreless with a 2-1 lead, but the eighth inning began with a walk to Max Muncy, making it 3-2.
As the old saying goes in baseball, it’s the leadoff walks that always cause headaches.
Brito, who had a good record of 9 wins and 7 losses and a 4.28 ERA last year, was in trouble after allowing a single to Teoscar Hernandez and a walk to James Outman.
The right-hander induced Enrique Hernandez’s sacrifice fly to tie the game and end the day, but Padres left-hander Adrian Morejon allowed both runners he inherited to score because of a bad stoppage.
Gavin Lux’s double play grounder that could end the inning. passed through the web First baseman Jake Cronenworth’s glove came off, giving the Dodgers a 3-2 lead.
Brito and Peralta combined for 1/3 of an inning, allowing one hit, three runs (two earned) and a walk to three batters. Peralta also had a strikeout.
The Padres also started Tyler Wade, another former Yankee, who played third base and although he made an error, he went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored.
