1 Padres Press Clips Saturday, September 2, 2017 Article Source Author Page Lamet impresses, but Kershaw dominates in shutout UT San Diego Lin 2 Seeking a ‘different voice,’ Padres fire hitting coach UT San Diego Lin 5 Alan Zinter Padres call up pitching reinforcements, DFA Quackenbush UT San Diego Lin 9 First pitch: Jordan Lyles picked to start in Saturday’s UT San Diego Sanders 11 doubleheader Minors Buddy Reed sparks comeback for playoff-bound UT San Diego Sanders 14 TinCaps Talking with…Padres bench coach Mark McGwire UT San Diego Sanders 17 Richard, Stewart open twin bill vs. Dodgers MLB.com Ruiz 19 In duel with Dodgers’ ace, Lamet stands tall MLB.com Ruiz 21 Petco offering virtual reality Derby experience MLB.com Ruiz 23 Padres can’t back Lamet’s gem, fall to Dodgers MLB.com Cassavell/Gurnick 25 Padres add Lyles, activate Aybar from DL MLB.com Cassavell 27 Padres cut ties with hitting coach Zinter MLB.com Cassavell 29 Clayton Kershaw strong in return, Dodgers snap skid Associated Press AP Staff 31 with 1-0 win Padres On Deck: Avila, Reed Lead Single-A FriarWire Center 33 Fort Wayne to Important Win This Day in Padres History, 9/2 FriarWire Center 38
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Padres Press Clips Saturday, September 2, 2017
Article Source Author Page
Lamet impresses, but Kershaw dominates in shutout UT San Diego Lin 2
Seeking a ‘different voice,’ Padres fire hitting coach UT San Diego Lin 5
Alan Zinter
Padres call up pitching reinforcements, DFA Quackenbush UT San Diego Lin 9
First pitch: Jordan Lyles picked to start in Saturday’s UT San Diego Sanders 11
doubleheader
Minors Buddy Reed sparks comeback for playoff-bound UT San Diego Sanders 14 TinCaps
Talking with…Padres bench coach Mark McGwire UT San Diego Sanders 17
Richard, Stewart open twin bill vs. Dodgers MLB.com Ruiz 19
In duel with Dodgers’ ace, Lamet stands tall MLB.com Ruiz 21
Padres call up pitching reinforcements, DFA Quackenbush
Dennis Lin
With a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday and consecutive afternoon games to
follow, the Padres reinforced their pitching staff with their first group of September
call-ups. As rosters expanded Friday, the team recalled relievers Kyle McGrath and
Jose Valdez from Triple-A El Paso, and selected minor league signee Jordan
Lyles from the same affiliate.
The Padres cleared room on their 40-man roster by designating Kevin
Quackenbushfor assignment and outrighting Dillon Overton to El Paso. In another
move, shortstop Erick Aybar was activated from the disabled list, where a fractured
left foot sent him July 22.
Valdez has had multiple stints with the Padres this season, and McGrath made his major league debut July 30. Lyles, who signed with San Diego on Aug. 8, will start the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In five starts for El Paso, the former first-round draft pick posted a 4.50 ERA.
“I signed over here to be a starter, and El Paso was the path I had to go through to get
stretched out,” Lyles said. “I’m excited to be with a really good organization, a great
city and a great place to pitch at Petco. I’m just looking forward to it.”
Quackenbush, once a promising bullpen arm, posted a 7.86 ERA in 20 appearances
with the Padres this year. Over parts of four major league seasons, the right-hander
had a 4.08 ERA.
“It’s tough,” manager Andy Green said. “Quack’s loved here. It was the need for a
roster spot and the belief that some of these guys that are coming here are going to
SAN DIEGO -- For the remainder of the season, Padres fans will have the opportunity to experience
what it's like to homer at Petco Park.
Beginning Friday, the Padres are hosting MLB's Home Run Derby virtuality experience at Petco
Park's Lexus Club behind home plate. The game, based on the Home Run Derby mobile app,
places users in the Petco Park batter's box, where they have 90 seconds to hit as many virtual home
runs as they can while receiving cheers from thousands of Padres fans. The experience will move
throughout Petco Park, enabling fans around the ballpark to play.
"We want to be a ballpark full of innovations," chief operating officer Erik Greupner said. "We really
want to lead on the cutting edge, and virtual-reality technology is one of the areas of the cutting
edge. … We look forward to continuing to developing that in partnership with Major League Baseball
and the other clubs."
The distance of each home run is tracked, as well as the launch angle and exit velocity. A point
value is assigned to each hit, providing a competitive aspect to the free game.
"The Padres were really, really supportive and wanted to work with us in bringing this here for the
month of September," said Jamie Leece, MLB vice president of games and VR. "We worked with
them closely to create Petco Park and bring this installation for the fans here for the next 15 home
games.
"Creating a better fan experience from beginning to end is going to be great."
The project was introduced in July at MLB Battlegrounds in London, using Boston's Fenway Park
and Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium as models. Fans at the All-Star Game FanFest in Miami had a
chance to preview the Home Run Derby later that week, crushing homers in Marlins Park using the
VR system. The Padres were among the teams that took note of the game during All-Star festivities,
sparking a conversation between Leece and Ray Chan, the team's vice president of IT, to bring that
experience to Petco Park.
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Players wear a VR headset that gives them a 360-degree view of the ballpark and swing a
shortened bat with sensors on the end. Light sensors in the cage setup help bring their swings to
life.
Several fans who participated were impressed with the realism of the game.
"I would give it a 10 out of 10," Abed Abusaleh said. "I'm definitely going to tell my friends to do this."
Jeremy Horowitz, the Padres' senior vice president of business development, was among the team's
employees who played the game Friday before it was introduced to the crowd.
"It's a terrific experience to be able to see what it's like to stand in the batter's box of a Major League
Baseball park, to see the path of the ball after you make contact and watch a home run go over the
fence," Horowitz said. "I think a fan of any level or any age will enjoy this. I think it's going to be
really popular."
The ballparks used in the game come from the frameworks created for the Home Run Derby app
and RBI Baseball video game. Developing the game for VR took about six months, Leece said,
while his team built the Petco Park used in the game in about a month using the shape that had
already been created.
Leece said 10-15 teams have inquired about having the game at their ballpark in some capacity in
2018. There are also plans for continued development, including adding achievements and the
possible creation of an at-home version.
"Eventually, as VR becomes more and more prevalent, this is the type of experience people will buy,
no different than buying 'MLB The Show' or 'RBI Baseball' for their consoles," Leece said. "... But for
now, because we're still in the early days of consumer adoption, this is more going to be something
that's going to be an activation, where you go to a place and you get to experience something that
you, quite frankly, have never seen before."
The Padres hope to have the game at Petco Park in 2018, Greupner said.
"We're talking to potential partners to roll it out in a larger scale within the ballpark," he said. "We
hope to continue to give the fans that experience and remain on the cutting edge of what's available
within sports."
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Padres can't back Lamet's gem, fall to Dodgers
By A.J. Cassavell and Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
SAN DIEGO -- Clayton Kershaw hadn't pitched for a month and a half because of a back injury. It
certainly didn't show Friday night at Petco Park.
For a decade, Kershaw has been the Dodgers' stopper, and he was back to his old self Friday,
outdueling Padres rookie Dinelson Lamet in a 1-0 victory. Kershaw's six scoreless innings helped
Los Angeles snap a season-long five-game skid, and it moved the Dodgers an astonishing 51
games over .500. They have won each of the last 16 games started by their three-time Cy Young
Award-winning southpaw. His 12-game win streak is the most by a Dodgers since Burt Hooton in
1975.
How good was Kershaw? In his first start since July 23, he was limited to 70 pitches, but he still struck out seven Friars while allowing only two infield hits.
"Efficiency wise, I think it was as good as you could have expected or hoped," said Kershaw.
"Usually you think about 15 pitches an inning. I was fortunate to get through six. I got early outs and
threw strikes so they had to swing the bats."
The bullpen picked up right where he left off, tossing three perfect innings, and the Padres didn't hit
a ball out of the infield all night.
"I was wondering with (Alex Verdugo, debuting in center field), waiting for him to make a play, I
haven't seen him make a play all night," manager Dave Roberts said. "I didn't realize none of the
outfielders made a play."
Lamet was almost as good. But he allowed a sixth-inning RBI single to Dodgers second
baseman Chase Utley that proved to be the difference. The righty dazzled with his slider, striking out
10 -- his second-highest total -- while allowing six hits and walking three.
"It was a pleasure to face [Kershaw], and it definitely motivated me," Lamet said. "I knew I was going
to have to give my best effort, and I knew he was going to make pitches, so I had to do the same."
Kenley Jansen, wearing golden spikes, pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 36th save, tied for the
league lead. Roberts said Jansen would donate the spikes to be auctioned for charity. He was
asked if the league would fine Jansen for violating the uniform code.
"He can afford it," Roberts said. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Lamet's lament: Sitting on 100 pitches, Lamet found himself with two strikes on Utley in the game's decisive moment. Utley spoiled two of Lamet's would-be putaway pitches before lacing a fastball back up the middle. Justin Turner, who finished the night 3-for-4, scored easily from second. Escape act: Utley had a chance to do more damage in the top of the eighth. Yasiel Puig swiped second on the first pitch of his at-bat, putting two men in scoring position. But Padres reliever Kyle McGrath -- the first of the Padres' four September callups to see game action -- got Utley to pop to third, keeping the game within reach.
QUOTABLE
"He definitely wasn't rusty. His fastball had life like it normally has. His breaking pitches were as
sharp as they normally were. He looked like he was in midseason form." -- Padres third baseman Cory
Spangenberg
SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Since Sept. 21, 2013, the Dodgers have won each of Kershaw's 12 starts against the Padres. He
has allowed no more than one earned run in 11 of them.
REPLAY REVIEW Chris Taylor was twice cut down on the bases Friday night. He singled in the third, only to be caught stealing on catcher Austin Hedges' laser to second base. Then, he singled in the seventh, but was picked off by Padres right-hander Phil Maton. Taylor was ruled safe initially, but replays confirmed that Wil Myers' backhand swipe tag beat him to the bag.
WHAT'S NEXT
Dodgers: Brock Stewart will be recalled to start the 12:40 p.m. PT first game and Yu Darvish will
start the 7:10 p.m. PT second game of Saturday's doubleheader. Stewart will try to balance the
scales of dramatically different WHIP splits (2.069 as starter, 0.767 as reliever). Darvish will try to
implement mechanical adjustments he's been working on in the bullpen almost daily.
Padres: Clayton Richard starts the opener on Saturday, and Jordan Lyles will get the ball in the
nightcap as the Padres host their first doubleheader since July 1, 2006. Lyles, who signed a Minor
League deal with San Diego last month, was called up Friday, after posting a 4.50 ERA with Triple-A
Clayton Kershaw strong in return, Dodgers snap skid with 1-0 win Associated Press
SAN DIEGO -- It's almost as if Clayton Kershaw hadn't been away at all. The Los Angeles ace was sharp in his first start in five weeks, holding the San Diego Padres to two infield singles in six innings in a 1-0 victory Friday night that snapped the Dodgers' season-high five-game losing streak. Kershaw (16-2) hadn't started since July 23, when he was pulled after two innings with a strained lower back that landed him on the disabled list.
"Efficiency-wise I think it was as good as I could have expected," said Kershaw, who was targeted for five innings or 75 pitches, and threw 70. "I really didn't pitch any differently. I was throwing early strikes where they had to swing the bat."
The lefty struck out seven and walked none. The only hits he allowed were Manuel Margot's soft grounder to second opening the first and Yangervis Solarte's grounder to short opening the fifth. Was he surprised?
"You never truly really know until you get back on a big-league mound and get big-league hitters out," he said.
Remarkably, the Padres didn't hit a single ball to the outfield. Three relievers each threw a perfect inning, with Kenley Jansen pitching the ninth for his 36th save. Brandon Morrow struck out the side in the seventh. Kershaw improved to 3-0 against San Diego this season and 17-6 lifetime. He's won a career-high 12 straight decisions, the longest active streak in the majors. He hasn't lost since May 1.
"I didn't expect him to be that sharp, quite honestly, but with him, you can never underestimate him," manager Dave Roberts said. "The sharpness of all his pitches, fastball both sides of the plate, slider, introducing the curveball early, he was on point. Competitive, obviously, efficient."
Kershaw felt he could have returned two weeks ago, but Roberts said the team "slow-played things. We were very conservative. The effort level, the adrenaline, the way we made him reach all those markers, we expected him to be like this."
The Dodgers, who have MLB's best record at 92-41, snapped their longest losing streak since April 2016.
San Diego rookie Dinelson Lamet (7-6) pitched well, other than giving up three singles in the sixth, when the Dodgers scored the game's only run. He allowed one run and six hits in six innings while striking out 10 and walking three. Lamet allowed singles to Justin Turner and rookie Cody Bellinger opening the inning and retired the next two batters before Chase Utley hit an RBI single to center. "I think for the long term it's exciting," San Diego manager Andy Green said about Lamet. "You lose a game short term, but to see somebody square off against Clayton Kershaw, and for the most part match him, you can't ask for anything more from him. One pitch to Utley that he hits into center field there, and outside of that he was really good today. So we're pleased with that."
Lamet said it was "a pleasure" to face Kershaw. "It definitely motivated me. I knew that I was going to have to give my best effort and knew he was going to make pitches so I had to do the same," he said through a translator.
"It's something that I was preparing, leading up to this game. Once I knew I was going to face the Dodgers and against a lineup with a lot of lefties, and there have been moments where I've had a few struggles against lefties, so I knew I needed to bear down and focus on that and really focus on getting guys out early in the count."
Turner had three hits.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: SS Corey Seager didn't play due to a sore right elbow UP NEXT
Dodgers: The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday as the result of a rainout on May 7. L.A.'s scheduled starters are RHP Brock Stewart (0-0, 3.38), who will be recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, and RHP Yu Darvish (2-1, 3.13) Padres: LHP Clayton Richard (6-13, 4.96) and RHP Jordan Lyles (0-2, 6.94) are San Diego's scheduled starters.
Right-handed starter Pedro Avila allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in five innings and center fielder Buddy Reedwas 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs Friday night as Single-A Fort Wayne defeated Great Lakes 5–2 to clinch the home-field advantage for the first round of the Midwest League playoffs. Avila lowered his earned run average to 3.05. Reed is hitting .230. Second baseman Reinaldo Ilarraza (.226) also homered in the TinCaps’ regular season home finale.
Elsewhere in the Padres’ system:
— Right-handed starter Kyle Lloyd (7.02 ERA) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings, although Triple-A El Paso suffered a 3–2, 10-inning loss at Sacramento. Despite the loss, the Chihuahuas retained their tie-breaker lead for the Pacific Coast League Pacific South Division title with three games to play.
— Left-handed starter Nick Margevicius (1.24 earned run average) allowed three hits and a walk with 10 strikeouts over five innings for Short-Season Single-A Tri-City.
The Padres’ roster additions Friday triggered a wave of adjustments in the Padres system entering the final week of the regular season.
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The Padres promoted left-handed reliever Kyle McGrath, right-handed reliever Jose Valdez and right-handed starter Jordan Lyles from Triple-A El Paso. The Padres also activated shortstop Erick Aybar from the disabled list, designated right-handed reliever Kevin Quackenbush for assignment and out-righted left-handed starter Dillon Overton to El Paso after he cleared waivers.
Right-handed reliever Eric Yardley was promoted from Double-A San Antonio to El Paso and right-handed reliever Jake Smith was promoted from Advanced Single-A Lake Elsinore to El Paso. Right-handed pitcher Matt Magill was also activated from El Paso’s disabled list.
Left-handed reliever Brad Wieck was activated from San Antonio’s disabled list. Right-handed reliever Spencer Kulman was promoted from the Arizona Rookie League to Lake Elsinore.
Around the Farm:
TRIPLE-A EL PASO (71–68) — SACRAMENTO 3, Chihuahuas 2 (10 innings): Yardley (0.00 ERA) followed Lloyd and allowed a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings. Magill (6–5, 4.08) allowed a run on three hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings to take the loss as El Paso had its six-game winning streak end. 3B Christian Villanueva (.296) was 2-for-5 with a run scored. LF Franchy Cordero (.324) was 2-for-5. 1B Nick Buss (.351) had a triple in five at-bats with two RBIs. RF Hunter Renfroe (.477) was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks. 2B Diego Goris (.284) was 1-for-3 with two walks. PH-LF Rafael Ortega (.318) was 1-for-1. C Rocky Gale (.278) was 1-for-4.
DOUBLE-A SAN ANTONIO (36–30, 77–59) — MIDLAND 11, Missions 5: DH Noah Perio (.280) was 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored. LF Nick Schulz (.254) was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored. SS Javier Guerra (.224) was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. 2B Luis Urías (.295) was 1-for-3 with a double and a
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RBI. CF Auston Bousfield(.229) and 1B Josh Naylor (.254) were each 1-for-4. Starting RHP Enyel De Los Santos (10–6, 3.38 ERA) allowed seven runs (four earned) on 12 hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings. RHP Yimmi Brasoban (4.71) allowed five runs on three hits and four walks in 1 2/3 innings. RHP Cesar Vargas (3.32) struck out the only hitter he faced.
ADVANCED SINGLE-A LAKE ELSINORE (27–40, 62–75) — RANCHO CUCAMONGA 11, Storm 3: SS Ruddy Giron (.238) was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. CF Michael Gettys (.253) was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk and a run scored. 1B Fernando Perez (.291) was 2-for-4. C Austin Allen(.284) was 1-for-4 with a RBI. 3B Carlos Belen (.237) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a RBI. Starting LHP Logan Allen (2–5, 3.97 ERA) allowed eight runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings. RHP Caleb Boushley (4.15) allowed two runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. RHP Gerardo Reyes (2.63) allowed a run on two hits and two walks with a strikeout in an inning. Kulman allowed a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning in his Lake Elsinore debut.
SINGLE-A FORT WAYNE (41–26, 67–70) — TIN CAPS 5, Great Lakes 2: RHP Jim McDade (3.88 ERA) followed Avila and struck out one in a perfect inning. LHP Osvaldo Hernandez (1–2, 5.27) struck out five in three perfect innings to get the win. LF Nate Easley (.261) supported Reed and Ilarraza, going 1-for-2 with two walks. 1B Kyle Overstreet (.306) was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. DH G.K. Young (.241) was 1-for-2 with two walks, a RBI and a run scored. 3B Hudson Potts (.250) was 1-for-4 with a run scored. SS Gabriel Arias (.255) was 1-for-4.
SHORT-SEASON SINGLE-A TRI CITY (21–16, 40–34) — VANCOUVER 1, Dust Devils 0: RHP Blake Rogers (3.00 ERA) followed Margevicius and allowed a hit with a strikeout in two scoreless innings. RHP Evan Miller (2–3, 1.33) allowed an unearned run on four hits and a walk with a strikeout in two innings to suffer the loss. LF Robbie Podorsky (.303) was 2-for-4. 2B Kelvin Melean (.228) was 1-for-3 with a walk. RF Luis Asuncion (.272) was 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitcher.
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3B Luis Almanzar (.233) was 1-for-4 with a stolen base. CF Tre Carter (.236) and SS Justin Lopez (.244) were each 1-for-4.
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE PADRES-1 (10–16, 25–30) — PADRES-1 6, Reds 1: SS Yordi Barley (.243) was 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a stolen base, two RBIs and two runs scored. C Michael Cantu (.333) was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, two RBIs and a run scored. RF Christopher Bono (.184) had a double in four at-bats with a walk and a RBI. 3B Denzell Gowdy (.227) was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored. 1B Agustin Perry (.208) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. 1B Cole Rutherford(.130) was 1-for-4. CF Greg Lambert (.253) was 1-for-5 with a run scored. Starting LHP Dan Dallas (9.00) allowed two hits and a walk with four strikeouts over three scoreless innings. RHP Michell Miliano (1–3, 6.60) allowed a run on three hits with six strikeouts in four innings to earn the win. RHP Dominic Taccolini (12.71) issued a walk with two strikeouts in an otherwise perfect inning. RHP Danny Sexton (6.75) issued a walk with a strikeout in an otherwise perfect inning.
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE PADRES-2 (15–12, 30–24) — PADRES 2 5–0, White Sox 4–2: 2B Eguy Rosario (.286) was 3-for-6 with a double, a triple, a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored in the doubleheader split. SS Olivier Basabe (.277) was 2-for-6 with a double. DH Blake Hunt (.241) was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk. 3B Kelvin Alarcon (.202) was 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored. 1B Justin Paulsen (.283) was 1-for-2 with a walk and a RBI. 3B Luis Roman (.186) was 1-for-4 with a run scored. RF Mason House(.300) was 1-for-7 with a run scored. C Luis Campusano-Bracero (.277) was 1-for-5 with a RBI. C Juan Fernandez (.295) was 1-for-3. RHP Walker Lockett (5.40 ERA) started the first game on his continuing rehab assignment and allowed three runs on five hits with five strikeouts in four innings. RHP Cole Bellinger (0.68) allowed an unearned run on two hits with three strikeouts in two innings. RHP Nick Kuzia (3–1, 4.35) issued a walk in two otherwise perfect innings to get the win. RHP Jamito Lebron (1–2, 9.72) allowed two unearned runs on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in two innings in the second game to take the loss. LHP Cristian Machuca (0.00)
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allowed a hit with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings. LHP Anderson Polanco (5.54) allowed two hits and two walks in two scoreless innings.
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (24–47) — The Dominican Summer League regular season has ended.
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This Day in Padres History, 9/2
1972: Padres’ no-hit; 2001: Klesko’s HR ends 13-
inning game
By Bill Center
Sept. 2, 1972 — Milt Pappaswalked Padres pinch-hitterLarry Stahl with two out in the ninth to lose the perfect game but then retired Garry Jestadtto become the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Padres. Pappas struck out six as the Chicago Cubs won 8–0 at Wrigley Field.
Sept. 2, 1996 — Left-hander Fernando Valenzuela allowed six hits and two walks with two strikeouts over seven shutout innings and first baseman Wally Joyner was 3-for-5 with three RBIs as the Padres scored a 5–1 win in Philadelphia.
Sept. 2, 2001 — Ryan Klesko hit a walk-off homer in the 13th and right-handed starter Brian Lawrence and five relievers combined on a seven hit shutout as the Padres defeated the Diamondbacks 1–0.
Sept. 2, 2006 — Right-hander Jake Peavy allowed a run on two hits and two walks while striking out 14 as the Padres scored a 7–1 win over Cincinnati at Petco Park.
Sept. 2, 2009 — Kevin Correia and Edward Mujica combined on a four-hit shutout as the Padres defeated the Washington Nationals 7–0 at Petco Park.