Padres general manager A.J. Preller has two very clear, and very large, things on his trade deadline to-do list: Add offense and shore up the bullpen. Both were an issue again on Sunday in a 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks at Petco Park, sending the Friars into the All-Star break with a 52-42 record and a fight on their hands…
Converted starter MacKenzie Gore loaded the bases on two walks and a single so he was replaced by Steven Wilson, who proceeded to walk two of the three hitters he faced to bring in a pair of runs and make it 3-0 Arizona. Another former starter, Adrian Morejon, kept the game from getting out of hand with a 3-pitch strikeout of Peralta.
Morejon was extremely effective, going 2.0 innings with a pair of punchouts and throwing just 24 pitches. Nick Martinez got the final out of the 9th inning. If there's a positive, it's that Luke Voit seems to be turning into the slugger the Padres envisioned when they traded for him during Spring Training. Voit demolished a solo home run halfway up the Western Metal Supply Building in left field, his 2nd straight game with a long ball. If he's figured things out it will be a huge boost to the San Diego offense in the 2nd half of the season.
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