I know, we can’t take a lot of stock into one pitching performance, however, yesterday was fun to watch. Clayton Richard, Joey Lucchesi, Brad Hand, and Kazuhisa Makita combined for a shutout victory over the White Sox, improving the San Diego Padres record to 8-6-2 (for those who care about the record part).
Richard was stretched out for the first time this spring, giving up two hits and no runs over four innings. He may have walked two hitters while striking out just one, however, he looked much better. Richard induced three ground ball double plays on the day.