Jul 25, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Stop (84) is doused with a Gatorade cooler by Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) and Padres third baseman Tyler Wade (14) whereas ready for an on-air interview after throwing a no-hitter in opposition to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Necessary Credit score: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports activities The San Diego Padres are on a sizzling streak coming into the sequence opener in opposition to the host Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
The Orioles wish to get again on a roll as nicely.
The Padres ought to arrive on a excessive after Dylan Stop’s no-hitter Thursday afternoon at Washington gave San Diego its fifth straight victory.
Stop walked three and struck out 9 in a 3-0 win over the Nationals.
“(The) protection made their performs, and that was magnificent,” Padres supervisor Mike Shildt mentioned.
Regardless of the rain-interrupted recreation and postgame celebration relating to Stop’s feat, the Padres had only a quick journey to make prematurely of the sequence in Baltimore, the place they’ll end a nine-game highway journey.
The Orioles are coming off a 3-3 journey following the All-Star break. They snapped a three-game skid on Thursday with a 7-6, 10-inning victory over the Miami Marlins, recovering after they squandered a six-run lead.
“I feel our guys are very, very conscious that we must always have gained that recreation handily,” Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde mentioned. “I feel there are some guys who’re individually pissed off with their efficiency proper now. We simply need to get again to a staff idea.”
The opener of the three-game sequence on Friday begins Baltimore’s seven-game, six-day homestand.
“Our clubhouse has all the assumption on the earth,” Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser mentioned. “We’ll decide one another up. We’ll exit and provides our greatest each single day.”
The Orioles really feel they need to be hitting their stride extra typically as they attempt to preserve their standing as top-of-the-line groups within the huge leagues.
“It is simply that we’re not placing all of it collectively on the similar time proper now,” Hyde mentioned.
Cowser, who smacked a three-run homer on Thursday, is 8-for-20 throughout a six-game hitting streak.
“I am not making an attempt to overthink something,” he mentioned.
Baltimore will ship to the mound right-hander Grayson Rodriguez (12-4, 3.83 ERA), who has gained 4 of his previous 5 begins. That features a six-inning stint on Saturday at Texas, the place he allowed two runs on three hits whereas placing out eight and strolling two.
Final 12 months as a rookie, Rodriguez picked up a win by logging seven innings and giving up one run at San Diego.
The Padres will recall Adam Mazur (1-3, 7.84 ERA) from Triple-A El Paso to make the Friday begin. The rookie right-hander final pitched within the majors on July 9, when he took a loss in opposition to the Seattle Mariners after yielding 5 runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Mazur, who will oppose Baltimore for the primary time, has a tricky act to observe after Stop’s gem.
“To have the ability to do it and exit and expertise it, I actually do not even know the right way to really feel,” Stop mentioned. “Simply blissful.”
Together with a loss at Cleveland to start the post-break slate, 4 of the previous six San Diego video games led to shutouts. The Padres have allowed a complete of 4 runs of their five-game successful streak.
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