Darvish followers 9 in 7 innings, Padres high Diamondbacks 5-3

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A fired-up Yu Darvish struck out 9 in seven innings and the scuffling San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Friday evening.

Austin Nola hit an early two-run double to assist the Padres win for under the second time in seven video games.

Ketel Marte had three hits and scored twice for the Diamondbacks, together with a solo homer to middle subject off Darvish (8-4) within the first inning.

San Diego answered with three runs off Madison Bumgarner (5-9) within the second. Nola drove in two with a double down the left-field line and scored from third on Esteury Ruiz’s single two batters later.

The Padres tacked on two extra within the third on an RBI single by Ha-Seong Kim and Nola’s double-play grounder.

Christian Walker smashed a protracted two-run homer off Darvish after Marte singled within the fourth, making it 5-3.

Darvish allowed 5 hits and walked two. Taylor Rogers retired the aspect so as within the ninth for his twenty fifth save, second-most within the majors.

Bumgarner lasted 5 innings, giving up 5 runs — 4 earned — and eight hits. Arizona relievers Kyle Nelson, Luke Weaver and Caleb Smith every pitched a scoreless inning to maintain it shut.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Diamondbacks: RHP Ian Kennedy (blood clot in proper calf) is anticipated to return proper after the All-Star break. A latest ultrasound confirmed the clot had dissolved, and Kennedy is anticipated to pitch in an Arizona Complicated League recreation Saturday.

San Diego Padres beginning pitcher Yu Darvish reacts after placing out Arizona Diamondbacks’ Josh Rojas in the course of the seventh inning of a baseball recreation Friday, July 15, 2022, in San Diego.

Padres: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. was cleared to start his swinging development, and he began it Friday afternoon at Petco Park with gentle work off a tee, supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. Nonetheless, the Padres haven’t given a projected return date to recreation motion. Tatis underwent surgical procedure to restore the scaphoid bone in his left wrist on March 16. On the time, the crew provided a three-month timetable. … OF Jurickson Profar and RHP Steven Wilson have been activated from the injured listing. Profar was again within the leadoff spot after he sustained a concussion and a cervical sprain in a scary collision with infielder C.J. Abrams final week. Wilson rejoined the bullpen after recovering from a left hamstring damage. OF José Azocar and RHP Tayler Scott have been optioned to Triple-A El Paso.

UP NEXT

Diamondbacks LHP Tyler Gilbert (0-3, 5.33 ERA) begins Saturday towards LHP Sean Manaea (4-4, 4.09) within the center recreation of the sequence.

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