Yankee Stadium- New York

This week, rain is in the forecast for New York.

Luckily, the San Diego Padres and Yankees were able to start their game on Monday after a short delay.

The game was originally set to start at 4:05 p.m. Pacific time, but it was pushed back to 4:30 p.m. when an opening in the sky allowed the two teams to play.

Nick Pivetta took the mound in New York, going against Carlos Rodon. Pivetta, the long-time Red Sox, is no stranger to New York. The right-handed pitcher owns a 1-4 record with a 6.99 career ERA against the Yankees in 72.2 innings pitched. Pivetta was 0-3 with an 8.49 ERA at Yankee Stadium coming into the game on Monday.

The new Padres pitcher looked to improve on those numbers.

Pitching through the drizzling rain, Pivetta worked his way through a 22-pitch first inning. This set the tone for an early exit for the pitcher on the night.

Trent Grisham homered (102.7 mph exit velocity) in the bottom of the 3rd inning, making it a 2-0 game. Grisham recently became a father for the first time and is enjoying a great year. His OPS is hovering around the 1.000 mark for the Yankees.

The game was delayed at the top of the 4th inning with two outs as it started to really come down. After about a 25-minute delay, play resumed in a light mist.

Nick Pivetta made it through five innings but was pulled after a 107 mph leadoff hit in the 6th inning off the bat of Paul Goldschmidt. The right-handed pitcher threw 91 pitches in the game and left, allowing five hits and two earned runs. He walked four batters in that span and struck out five, inducing 13 swings and misses on the night. Pivetta’s only real mistake was the homer to Trent Grisham.

Yuki Matsui relieved Pivetta and allowed a sac-fly after a throwing error from Elias Diaz on a stolen base.

With New York up 3-0, the Padres needed to do something against Carlos Rodon, who was working on a two-hit shutout at this point. The Padres rallied against the lefty at the top of the 7th, forcing him out of the game after 95 pitches.

Fernando Tatis Jr. was tossed from the game in the 8th inning with two runners on base. He struck out swinging, casually walked over to home plate umpire Adrian Johnson, and said something quickly in his ear. Tatis did not agree with a called strike two in the at-bat. Manager Mike Shildt went bonkers at the ejection and was also tossed from the game after getting his money’s worth.

That seemed to energize the Padres as a two-out walk to Luis Arraez loaded the bases. The Yankees countered by bringing in their closer, Luke Weaver. Manny Machado greeted Weaver with a sharp double to left, scoring two runs. Xander Bogaerts immediately jumped on the next pitch, scoring Arraez and Machado, giving the Padres a 4-3 lead. “(The ejections) gave us a little extra boost. Our bullpen did a great job as they have all year,” Xander Bogaerts said after the game.

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Jeremiah Estrada came in against the heart of the Yankees’ order in the bottom of the 8th inning. The right-handed pitcher threw a scoreless frame, setting up his closer for the win. Estrada lowered his ERA to 2.04 on the season.

Robert Suarez came on, looking for his 14th save of the season. The Padres’ closer did not disappoint as he breezed through the bottom of the Yankee lineup. The Padres earned the 4-3 win in a game that showed a lot of character for San Diego.

Up next for the Padres is a 4:05 p.m. PST game on Tuesday against the Yankees.

Michael King (4-1, 2.09 ERA) vs.  Clarke Schmidt (0-1, 5.52 ERA).

James Clark

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