Apr 7, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King (34) throws a pitch towards the Athletics in the course of the first inning at Sutter Well being Park. Obligatory Credit score: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Photos Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. homered Monday night time whereas Manny Machado knocked in two runs because the San Diego Padres held off the Athletics 5-4 in West Sacramento, Calif.
Michael King (2-0) earned the win, permitting eight hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings whereas strolling two and fanning two. 4 relievers coated the ultimate 10 outs, with Robert Suarez pitching the ninth for his fifth save in as many possibilities.
Luis Severino (0-2) absorbed the loss after allowing eight hits and 5 runs in seven innings. Severino walked none and fanned three however allowed six extra-base hits.
The lengthy ball bit him at important moments. After Machado blooped his first RBI double in entrance of middle fielder JJ Bleday within the first, Severino missed with a sweeper over the center of the plate to Cronenworth, and the San Diego second baseman clubbed it 395 toes over the fence in right-center.
After giving up Machado’s second run-scoring double within the third, Severino received right into a rhythm and stored San Diego off the board till hanging one other breaking pitch to Tatis within the seventh. That one traveled an estimated 406 toes to left area, Tatis’ second homer of the 12 months.
The Athletics fought again from their early 4-0 deficit. Tyler Soderstrom slugged the primary of his two solo homers within the third to get the hosts on the board. They got here up with 4 hits within the fourth for 2 runs, getting an RBI double from Max Muncy and an infield single from Lawrence Butler that plated Jacob Wilson to make it 4-3.
Soderstrom sliced the result in one run within the seventh when he drilled his second homer off reliever Jeremiah Estrada, giving him six on the season — tied with the New York Yankees’ Aaron Decide for the most important league lead. The Athletics received the tying run aboard within the eighth on Wilson’s one-out single, however Padres catcher Elias Diaz reduce down pinch runner Max Schuemann attempting to steal second.
Tatis, Machado and Luis Arraez every completed with two hits for the Padres. Soderstrom, Wilson and Muncy collected two apiece for the Athletics.
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