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Gavin Sheets makes it three homers in three days..
Padres fall to Reds 9-3 in Peoria…
Gavin Sheets is fighting to make the roster for the San Diego Padres and with his third home run in three days, he is making a strong case for why he should.
Sheets stepped to the plate with the Padres trailing the Cincinnati Reds in the bottom of the fifth inning and he hit the fifth pitch of the at bat, a four-seam fastball, 403 feet to right field. The home run pulled the Padres within a run of the Reds 3-2, but they were never able to catch Cincinnati and took a 9-3 loss in Peoria, Monday.
Sheets has been seeing consistent playing time with Spring Training winding down and with more at bats, he appears to be getting more comfortable. He homered in the ninth inning Sunday and the first inning Saturday. Sheets is one of several players competing for one of the few remaining roster spots for San Diego and the recent power surge can only help him.
Michael King made his second Cactus League start and labored through 2 2/3 innings. He threw 52 pitches and allowed three runs on three hits with three walks. King did strikeout the last batter he faced, which was his only strikeout of the day. He left the game in the top of the third with San Diego trailing Cincinnati 3-0.
The Padres got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning when Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first home run of the spring. Tatis Jr., like Sheets, hit a four-seam fastball 404 feet to center, making the score 3-1 before the Sheets homer made it 3-2.
The Reds tacked on a pair of runs in the top of the sixth and a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to take a 7-2 lead. San Diego scratched out a third run in the bottom of the seventh when Jose Iglesias hit an RBI-groundout to score Niko Goodrum. Cincinnati tacked on two more runs in the top of the eighth to complete the scoring.
The defensive highlight of the day for the Padres came in the top of the third inning when catcher Elias Diaz did his best Benito Santiago impersonation. Diaz threw out Elly De La Cruz from one knee, while avoiding the batter, with a laser to second baseman Jake Cronenworth who applied the tag.
The Padres play the White Sox, Tuesday at 3:10 CDT.
Gavin Sheets is fighting to make the roster for the San Diego Padres and with his third home run in three days, he is making a strong case for why he should.
Sheets stepped to the plate with the Padres trailing the Cincinnati Reds in the bottom of the fifth inning and he hit the fifth pitch of the at bat, a four-seam fastball, 403 feet to right field. The home run pulled the Padres within a run of the Reds 3-2, but they were never able to catch Cincinnati and took a 9-3 loss in Peoria, Monday.
Sheets has been seeing consistent playing time with Spring Training winding down and with more at bats, he appears to be getting more comfortable. He homered in the ninth inning Sunday and the first inning Saturday. Sheets is one of several players competing for one of the few remaining roster spots for San Diego and the recent power surge can only help him.
Michael King made his second Cactus League start and labored through 2 2/3 innings. He threw 52 pitches and allowed three runs on three hits with three walks. King did strikeout the last batter he faced, which was his only strikeout of the day. He left the game in the top of the third with San Diego trailing Cincinnati 3-0.
The Padres got on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning when Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first home run of the spring. Tatis Jr., like Sheets, hit a four-seam fastball 404 feet to center, making the score 3-1 before the Sheets homer made it 3-2.
The Reds tacked on a pair of runs in the top of the sixth and a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to take a 7-2 lead. San Diego scratched out a third run in the bottom of the seventh when Jose Iglesias hit an RBI-groundout to score Niko Goodrum. Cincinnati tacked on two more runs in the top of the eighth to complete the scoring.
The defensive highlight of the day for the Padres came in the top of the third inning when catcher Elias Diaz did his best Benito Santiago impersonation. Diaz threw out Elly De La Cruz from one knee, while avoiding the batter, with a laser to second baseman Jake Cronenworth who applied the tag.
The Padres play the White Sox, Tuesday at 3:10 CDT.
