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All three hits were singles and he didn’t drive in a run or score one himself, if you’re looking for something to complain about. Machado is hitting .333 with an .868 OPS over the first fie games of 2025.

Sheets also drew a walk and scored two runs. The 28-year-old was fantastic for the majority of the Cactus League, and he’s been able to pick up hits in four-of-five games while hitting a robust .500 in that timeframe. That’s obviously not sustainable, but Sheets is worth a roster look while he remains hot. The worst thing that happens is you place him on the waiver wire if/when this cools down.

Both runs allowed by Hart came off of solo homers, and outside of that the southpaw was solid in his first start as a member of the Padres. The southpaw struck out four while generating 10 swings-and-misses over his 80 pitches while walking just one. Hart has a tenuous hold on his fifth spot in the rotation, but this was a good building block. He’s scheduled to face the Cubs on Sunday.

Bogaerts plated Jake Cronenworth with a run-scoring double off of AJ Smith-Shawver in the third inning that extended the Padres’ lead to 2-0. He also led off the eighth inning with a walk, swiped second base and raced around to score on a double off the bat of Brandon Lockridge. The 32-year-old infielder is now hitting .273 (3-for-11) with a pair of RBI and two stolen bases to begin the 2025 campaign.

The dynamic 26-year-old outfielder led off the game with a double off of AJ Smith-Shawver and then raced around to score the game’s first run on an RBI double by Manny Machado. He then reached on a fielder’s choice in the fourth inning and swiped second base but was left stranded there. Tatis also led off the seventh inning with a walk and scored on a two-out RBI double by Jackson Merrill. He finished his night off with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning that capped off the scoring. He’s off to a sizzling start to the 2025 campaign, hitting .467 (7-for-15) with a homer, five runs scored, two RBI and three stolen bases.

The 32-year-old superstar was pulled from Saturday’s game after dealing with some cramping in his calf, but it appears to have been only a minor issue. He opened the scoring in Sunday’s game with an RBI double off of AJ Smith-Shawver in the first inning, giving the Padres a lead they would never relinquish. Machado is now off to a 3-for-13 (.231) start with three runs scored, two RBI and a pair of stolen bases.

Pivetta struck out four opposing hitters on the night and didn’t walk a batter. The only baserunner that he allowed was a leadoff single by Orlando Arcia in the third inning, and he wound up getting erased on a double play. Pivetta got eight swings and misses on 82 pitches on the night, half of them on his fastball, while posting a CSW of 29 percent. He’s not going to be this brilliant every time out, but there’s no reason to expect that the 32-year-old right-hander won’t be a strong weekly contributor in fantasy leagues this season pitching in the spacious confines of Petco Park. His next challenge will come against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday.

“It was just a little cramping,” Machado said. “It’s not a big deal.” The 32-year-old exited early Saturday with what was described as tightness in his calf, but it sounds like he’s avoided serious injury. Assuming this is all it is, Machado should be back soon, but he may get Sunday off as a precaution.

Robert Suarez, Jason Adam and Jeremiah Estrada all worked in wins the previous two days, so Morejon was the choice for the save tonight. It should be a very rare save for the left-hander; Adam is definitely the primary fallback to Suarez in the ninth.

It was a grounder into the perfect spot to get past shortstop Orlando Arcia. We’re pretty sure the rest of the NL contenders were overjoyed to see the Padres keep Gurriel and Martín Maldonado as part-timers this year, but even at 40, Gurriel is still a fair source of singles. This one was clutch.