Well this one got ugly. A rain delay led to a short night for Matt Manning, and AJ Hinch’s bullpen management in this series, along with the Scott Harris’ desire to keep Mason Englert, led to a debacle as the Padres erased a 3-0 deficit and turned it into a complete rout of the Tigers.
Things were a little dicey out of the gate for Matt Manning. He walked the first two hitters he faced on eight straight balls. That brought Juan Soto to the plate looking for a second straight first inning three-run shot. He didn’t get it, as Manning got ahead of him and then backed him up with a couple of sweepers that missed inside.