Kyle Hart struggled in Sunday’s loss to the Diamondbacks, giving up two runs on five hits over his three-plus innings of work.
Hart also issued a pair of walks while striking out three batters on the day. The 32-year-old left-hander navigated the first two innings without any issues then served up a solo homer to Corbin Carroll with one out in the third inning. Hart then returned for the fourth where he gave up a walk, stolen base and an RBI single before exiting. He generated four swings and misses on 59 pitches on the night, posting a solid CSW of 31 percent. On the spring, he now holds a 6.00 ERA, 2.33 WHIP and a 3/2 K/BB ratio over three innings in Cactus League action and seems to have fallen out of the race for the fifth spot in the Padres’ Opening Day rotation.