SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chris Paddack struck out fellow rookie Pete Alonso on a 98 mph fastball in the first inning, pumped his fist and hollered.
It was on.
The fired-up Paddack fanned a career-high 11 to outduel NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom, and Hunter Renfroe homered for the San Diego Padres in a 4-0 victory against the slumping New York Mets on Monday night.
A few days earlier, Paddack told The Athletic he was “coming for” Alonso after the young Mets slugger won the season’s first NL Rookie of the Month award.