MacKenzie Gore blew a high fastball past Fernando Tatis Jr. for a strikeout. The left-hander showed four pitches. His pick-off move resulted in two players being caught in rundowns.
He also allowed three runs in three innings of Monday night’s intrasquad game at Petco Park, struggling in the latter two innings with his command and working from behind throughout.
In a conversation with first baseman Eric Hosmer afterward, Gore acknowledged he didn’t feel sharp.
“I told him, if he was off and that’s the stuff he’s featuring, he’s in for a really good career,” Hosmer recalled Tuesday.