Miguel Díaz rejoined the Padres for the fourth time this season and featured in the dominant performance of his fellow relievers in San Diego’s 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday.
Trent Grisham drove in two, a day after he ended the game with a single in the Padres’ 9-8 loss to Washington after overcoming an eight-run deficit and tying the biggest comeback in team history.
Four San Diego relievers shared five 1/3 innings, allowing just one hit and striking out eight. Diaz (3-1) allowed a hit and won in a two-inning two-thirds effort. The Padres have won nine straight games against Colorado at Petco Park, their longest streak at home against any opponent.
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With Blake Snell on the disabled list a day after All-Star Game Yu Darvish left the field with a back problem, the Padres called up Reiss Knehr, who had an ERA of 3.90. in 11 starts with San Antonio at Triple A.
In his major league debut, Knehr escaped a bases loaded predicament with little damage by allowing only one run after he walked Elías Díaz of Venezuela.
When San Diego trailed 2-1 in the sixth, Jake Cronenworth singled at first in the batting turn, Manny Machado doubled and Tyler Kinley replaced Kyle Freeland (1-3).
For the Rockies, Raimel Tapia 5-0. Venezuelans Yonathan Daza 3-1 and Elias Díaz 3-1, an RBI.
For the Padres, the Dominicans Fernando Tatis Jr. 4-0; Webster Rivas 4-1 and Miguel Díaz 1-0. Jurickson Profar from Curaçao 1-0.
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