San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish works against a Cincinnati Reds batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in San Diego.
14:21 JST, May 1, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish got his first win of the season, pitching five shutout innings after coming off the injured list, and Manny Machado had a three-run double as the San Diego Padres defeated Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday defeated 6-4. night to stop a five-game slide.
Darvish (1-1) led his entire outing, giving up three hits and no walks while striking out three.
San Diego improved to 7-12 at home, including 2-9 on the night.
Reds manager David Bell was ejected after the seventh inning after a heated argument with plate umpire Cory Blaser.
The Padres scored four times in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead. The rally was capped by Machado’s bases-loaded double to right-center with no outs off starter Nick Martinez (0-2), who pitched for San Diego the past two seasons.
San Diego’s first run came in the third when Jake Cronenworth singled ahead of Fernando Tatis Jr., who doubled.
Tatis added an RBI groundout in the sixth.
The Padres also loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning, but Martinez was able to get out of the jam without allowing a run. Martinez lasted five innings, allowing five runs (three earned) and six hits.
Padres reliever Enyel De Los Santos gave up solo home runs to Jeimer Candelario and Stuart Fairchild in the seventh, cutting San Diego’s lead to 6-4.
Yuki Matsui pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Robert Suarez scored the ninth for his tenth save.
Jurickson Profar had three goals for the Padres.
Cincinnati had a terrible night on the field, making three errors that led to two unearned runs.
