Padres have followed a three-game winning streak with a three-game skid
The Padres have followed their first three-game winning streak of the season with their first three-game skid, all but erasing the momentum of a 4-2 road trip. At 11-12, the Padres will need to win the series finale against the Blue Jays just to get back to .500. Sunday’s first pitch is at 1:10 p.m., with Joe Musgrove on the mound and Luis Campusano behind the plate for the day-after-night start. Campusano gave way to Kyle Higashioka to catch knuckleballer Matt Waldron on Friday.
227 as a hot start to the season has given way to going 5-for-36 over his last 16 games . The rest of the lineup is unchanged. Here is how Toronto will line up to start the series finale: Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt The 35-year-old veteran is coming off back-to-back quality starts , games that his team won despite Bassitt receiving a no-decision in each. Bassitt has 22 strikeouts against 11 walks over 22⅓ innings this year.
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