Ryan Weathers allows one run in three innings to get Padres started on a 3-2 win over the Rockies in Denver
he went into his Mexico City bullpen in late April, played with the release point on his sweeper, figured out exactly how to throw it and still largely stayed away from the pitch Friday night at Coors Field.was struggling to keep his four-seamer low in the strike zone and decided to try something new: A two-seamer.He hadn’t thrown one since 2021 and certainly didn’t go into Saturday’s game looking at the pitch as a way to get through a start roughly a mile above sea level.
on Saturday over the Rockies. “I started throwing two-seamers and got some weird takes and some bad swings. Some change-ups were cutting. Some were fading. It was, make it serviceable and get through the outing.”second-inning homer. He threw 25 of his 43 pitches for strikes and exited after three innings to start a bullpen game that went according to plan, even if Padres managerAsked on Friday if it would be a normal start for Weathers, Melvin smiled and said: “I wouldn’t tell you if it isn’t.
Weathers had allowed a 7.79 ERA in four starts since he returned from Triple-A El Paso, including allowing five runs — four earned — in 1 2/3 innings on Sunday to the Cubs at Petco Park. At some point he figures to give the rotation spot back to, who threw to hitters on Friday in Arizona and figures to get in another game of some kind before returning.“Last outing wasn’t exactly how I wanted it to be,” Weathers said. “It was nice to get my feet back under me today.
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