San Diego Padres at Cleveland Guardians
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Dylan Cease strikes out 10 as the Padres combine for a 1-hitter in a 7-0 victory over the Guardians
Jeremiah Estrada worked a 1-2-3 eighth and Yuki Matsui pitched a spotless ninth, completing the combined one-hitter as San Diego moved back above .500 at 51-50.
“This is a great bounce back and that’s exactly what we wanted,” Cronenworth said. “Dylan is really, really good and it seems like he’s finding his groove.”
Cease (9-8) only allowed two baserunners — Tyler Freeman tripled in the third and Andrés Giménez walked in the fifth — in extending his scoreless inning streak to 13. The right-hander’s 10 strikeouts raised his major league-best total to 159.
“Cease was some kind of special tonight and it showed,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “He had everything going. Outside of that pitch to Free over the plate, I don’t think we got anything to hit.”
It was Cease’s fourth double-digit strikeout game of the season and the 21st of his career. He was acquired from the White Sox in a five-player trade on March 13 and has already started a pair of one-hit shutouts for San Diego.
“It’s a lot of fun when you’re the aggressor and you’re more in control, like I was tonight,” Cease said. “I’m executing at a really high clip right now and teams aren’t picking up the ball as well.”
The Guardians lost for just the sixth time in their last 26 games at Progressive Field, but maintained the best home record in the majors at 31-12. They were one-hit for the first time since Sept. 23, 2023 against Baltimore.
Luis Campusano had a pair of RBI singles and David Peralta added a solo homer for San Diego.
“Dylan was in complete control, you couldn't ask for much more,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “Give him an A-plus-plus.”
The Padres scored three runs in the fourth off Guardians starter Gavin Williams (0-2) and four more in the eighth against Spencer Howard.
Williams, who missed three months with right elbow discomfort, forced in two runs with the bases loaded by walking Luis Arraez and hitting Cronenworth. He gave up six hits and struck out five in 3 2/3 innings.
Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana, the top overall pick in the draft out of Oregon State, took batting practice with the team. The Australian second baseman signed his first professional contract on Friday.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: RHP Joe Musgrove (right elbow inflammation) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session. The 31-year-old starter has been on the injured list since May 29, but Shildt said he is “clearly getting closer” to returning.
Guardians: LHP Sam Hentges (left shoulder inflammation) has been shut down since making his last appearance July 10 at Detroit. Vogt said the reliever could be cleared to begin throwing during this homestand.
UP NEXT
Padres RHP Michael King (7-6, 3.41 ERA) faces Guardians RHP Ben Lively (8-5, 3.58 ERA) in the three-game series finale.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Brennan flied out to right. | |
9th Inning | Bo Naylor flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Freeman grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Matsui relieved Estrada | |
9th Inning | Kim grounded out to shortstop. | |
9th Inning | Johnson struck out looking. |
Statistics
SD | CLE | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
10 | Ground Balls | 7 |
11 | Strikeouts | 10 |
7 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
11 | Hits | 1 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
3 | Walks | 1 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
7 | Runs | 0 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
39 | At Bats | 27 |
2 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
25 | Runners Left On Base | 3 |
0 | Triples | 1 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 0 |
18 | Fly Balls | 10 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
180 | Pitches | 115 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
18 | Total Bases | 3 |
44 | Plate Appearances | 28 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
7.0 | Runs Created | -1.7 |
.282 | Batting Average | .037 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.462 | Slugging Percentage | .111 |
.282 | Secondary Average | .111 |
.364 | On Base Percentage | .071 |
.825 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .183 |
0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
6.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -1.7 |
48.0 | Batter Rating | 3.5 |
19.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.09 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.11 |
.179 | Isolated Power | .074 |
0.27 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.10 |
.068 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .036 |
.000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .074 |
14.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.1 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
93.8 | MLB Rating | 54.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 37,485 | Capacity:
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |
2024 American League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |