San Diego Padres edge Houston Astros 1-0 – MLB Recap
The San Diego Padres edge past the Houston Astros 1-0 in the final game of their four-match regular series encounter on Thursday, July 19 at Petco Park in San Diego.
San Diego played with great conviction and took the lead early in the game. Later their pitchers kept the Astros’ hitters and never let them to score even a single run.
Eventually winning it with a one run advantage, the Padres also won the series 3-1.
The entire Padres’ roster played as one unit and earned a great victory. They never let the Astros to play freely instead they kept them under extreme pressure and won it in style.
Padres’ pitchers as well as hitters played a balance game and ousted the Astros with a decent performance.
Edinson Volquez pitched tremendously and earned a good win for the Padres. He pitched his first career complete game in which he performed brilliantly. His nine innings spell received just one hit with no score. He struck-out five and his ERA remained consistent
at 3.34.
"I had a few in the minor leagues, but right now that doesn't count," Volquez said of complete games. "To do it in the major leagues, complete game, one-hit shutout, that was good. I've got to work on my backhand, I was supposed to catch that ball. I've
got fielding practice tomorrow, I've got to work on that.”
"He's been pretty good lately," Padres’ catcher Yasmani Grandal said. "Sometimes the walks kill him, but that was one thing he didn't do tonight was walk too many guys. It seemed like every time he fell behind he came back, so that's something he needs to
keep doing.”
Not only pitchers, the Padres’ hitters also put in a good performed.
Alexi Amarista and Logan Forsythe performed well. Amarista scored a single run for the Padres and Forsythe added an RBI.
On the other hand, the Astros’ starter Lucas Harrell did not play well and lost the game for his team. He gave one run on four hits in his seven innings while he struck-out six as his ERA rose to 4.24.
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