New Padres starter German Marquez bounced back from a rough debut outing with the type of start that should give team officials hope he can stick at the back end of the rotation. Marquez struck out 4 and walked just 1 over 5 scoreless innings in San Diego's 5-0 win on Monday. The Padres' bats carried over momentum from Sunday's win, as they pounded out 11 hits. Nick Castellanos went 2-4 and drove in the game's first run with an RBI-double in the 4th inning. Jackson Merrill brought in a run with a ground rule double in the 5th inning, and Jake Cronenworth notched his first extra base hit of the season, crushing an RBI-double off the right field wall in the 6th inning. Perhaps most importantly, the Padres lower-leverage arms provided length on a night when most of the team's high-leverage arms were unavailable. Ron Marinaccio and David Morgan each pitched two shutout innings following Marquez to secure the win, while also giving the rest of the bullpen a much needed night off. It was the Padres third victory in a row as they climbed back to .500. Nick Pivetta will square off against Paul Skenes on Tuesday.
You can watch the Jamul Casino Resort Padres Postgame Show below, with full highlights from the game and Craig Stammen's postgame press conference.
