by The Padres defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday to win two of three games. Dylan Cease was outstanding for six innings before San Diego’s All-Star-laden bullpen got into and out of trouble in the seventh.
As they continue to pursue the Los Angeles Dodgers, the reigning World Series champions, in the NL West, the Padres have won 11 of their last 14 games.
Cease (5-10) walked Jarren Duran and gave up a single to Trevor Story before cruising into the seventh inning with a shutout on just three singles and a walk.
All-Star Jason Adam entered the game and loaded the bases by hitting Masataka Yoshida with his first pitch. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts then made a fielder error on Romy Gonzalez’s possible double-play grounder, which resulted in two runs being scored. Adam struck out pinch hitter Abraham Toro and Ceddanne Rafaela after Wilyer Abreu singled to load the bases once more.
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After entering the game, All-Star Adrian Morejon ended the inning by striking out rookie Roman Anthony.
Cease struck out seven and walked two while giving up four hits and two earned runs.
Brayan Bello (8-6) was the starter for the first five runs scored by San Diego with two outs.
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Bogaerts, who played with Boston from 2013 to 2022, singled in the sixth inning before stealing second base, Fernando Tatis Jr. added an RBI single in the fifth inning before getting thrown out attempting to stretch it into a double, and Luis Arraez smacked a two-run double in the third. After Bello walked the bases loaded, Chris Murphy took his place and walked Jake Cronenworth to put San Diego ahead 5-0.
Anthony was struck out by Morejon.
Bogaerts’ 19th stolen base tied his career high for a single season.
In the first game of a three-game series at Houston, Red Sox LHP Garrett Crochet is set to start on Monday night. A starter for Monday night’s game against San Francisco has not yet been announced by the Padres.
