The Padres lost to the Rangers on Friday evening in a game that couldn't have started out any better for the Friars. The Padres scored 5 runs off of Jacob deGrom in the top of the 1st inning, highlighted by Ty France's 2-out grand slam. The lead didn't last long at all however, as the Rangers returned the favor by scoring 6 runs in the bottom of the 1st, as the Padres watched the lead they built evaporate. Ty France's second home run of the game, a solo shot in the 4th inning, briefly tied the game at 4, but Wyatt Langford put the Rangers back on top with an RBI-double in the bottom of the inning. After Ezequiel Duran's RBI-single in the 6th made it an 8-6 game, Gavin Sheets got the Padres back to within a run with a solo homer in the top of the 8th, but Wyatt Langford immediately responded with a solo homer of his own in the bottom of the 8th, as the Rangers won 9-7. It was a tough night for Randy Vasquez and the Padres top hitters. Vasquez would allow 7 runs (6 earned) on 8 hits and 3 walks in just 3.1 innings. Meanwhile, despite scoring 7 runs on 10 hits, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill, Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts combined to go 0-17 with 7 strikeouts. Walker Buelher will start for the Padres on Saturday afternoon.
You can watch the Jamul Casino Resort Padres Postgame Show below, with full highlights from the game and Craig Stammen's postgame press conference.
