SAN DIEGO -- Luis Perdomo dodged danger, ever so slightly flirted with history and got just enough run support as the Padres downed Detroit 1-0, on Friday night in the series opener at Petco Park.
The San Diego right-hander walked five over his first four innings, throwing more balls than strikes in the process. But he held the Tigers hitless until Andrew Romine's leadoff single in the fifth, a grounder that rolled through the right side with a 37-percent chanc,e of being a hit, according to Statcast™. Perdomo allowed another leadoff single by Alex Avila in the sixth, but he retired Miguel Cabrera, J.