The Padres broke through first in the fourth, finally turning scattered traffic into a run. After putting multiple runners in motion, Xander Bogaerts delivered with a single to center that brought home Fernando Tatis Jr., giving San Diego the early lead.
It wasn’t an overwhelming inning, but it was enough to shift momentum in a game that had been dominated by pitching early.
San Diego added on later, continuing to take advantage of opportunities against our bullpen. With runners on, a base hit from Johnson to left brought in another run, extending the Padres’ lead and putting more pressure on our offense that had yet to respond.
On the mound, our pitching staff had its moments, particularly early. Warren Ureña worked through clean innings to start, keeping a dangerous Padres lineup in check with a mix of weak contact and strikeouts. The bullpen followed with stretches of solid work as well, stopping further damage despite multiple baserunners.
We finally broke through in the seventh, cashing in after putting together one of their few sustained rallies of the game. After working traffic on the bases and forcing the Padres into a tough spot, Neto came through with a productive groundout to shortstop that brought home Peraza, trimming the deficit to one. It wasn’t a loud inning, but it was the kind of situational execution the Angels had been missing earlier and it gave them life heading into the late innings.
Ultimately, nothing else really came from this game from both sides. We couldn’t go on a late run. 2-1 Padres.
