SAN DIEGO -- Luis Urias, the top second-base prospect in baseball, made his big league debut Tuesday night. But it was another Padres rookie -- and one of Urias' long-time teammates -- who quickly stole the show.
And we mean quickly.
Right-hander Jacob Nix turned in an absolutely brilliant performance, shutting down the Mariners for 8 1/3 innings in a 2-1 Padres victory at Petco Park. He did so at a crisp pace in which he didn't record a strikeout or a walk and threw only 79 pitches.