Rengifo's torn ACL ends season, Salas steps in
Luis Rengifo's season ended with a torn ACL, and the Padres turned to 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas to replace him as San Diego tries to hold off Arizona for a wild-card spot.
Juan Brito's homer ends Mize's streak
The Padres closed out their trip in Cincinnati the way most of it went: they won the opener 5-0 on August 31, then lost 3-4 on September 1 and 3-7 on September 2. Per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com, the Padres finished the trip 1-5, and they now sit 1-4 in their last 5 games at 73-67.
Reds5-0Reds3-4Reds3-7Casey Mize started the finale and worked 4.0 innings, allowing 5 hits and 4 earned runs with a walk and 4 strikeouts, undone by a three-run homer from Cincinnati's Juan Brito that tied the game at 3. Cassavell noted it was the first time in about a month the Padres had allowed a homer that big — they hadn't given up a 3-plus-run shot since Tim Tawa's on August 3 in Arizona. Ty France went 2-for-3 with a homer and 2 RBI in the loss.
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The Padres placed Luis Rengifo on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, September 1. Per Foul Territory, an MRI revealed a torn ACL and Rengifo will be out for the remainder of the season.
The Padres will be without Luis Rengifo for the remainder of the season after an MRI revealed a torn ACL.
A day later, the Padres called up catcher Ethan Salas, who flew out to the warning track in center in his first big league at-bat. Per Cassavell, Salas is now the youngest catcher to appear in an MLB game since Pudge Rodriguez in 1991, and the youngest Padres catcher since Mike Ivie in 1971.
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The Padres host the Yankees Friday night to open a three-game series at Petco Park. Max Fried (4-4, 2.80 ERA) starts for New York after allowing 1 earned run over 3.2 innings against Boston on August 29 without a decision, while Walker Buehler (8-6, 4.66 ERA) goes for San Diego after giving up 3 earned runs over 5.0 innings at Tampa Bay that same day, also without a decision.
San Diego enters the series a half-game back of Arizona and tied with the Diamondbacks in the loss column, with an elimination number of 14. Per Cassavell, the two clubs' remaining schedules carry the same .488 combined winning percentage, and they're on a path to meet again at Petco Park on the season's final weekend in what could be a play-in series.