Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty ImagesLuke Weaver, and the Diamondbacks came out on the short end of the stick of a very well played pitcher’s duel tonight, losing to the Padres and Chris Paddack 2-1., in a game time of just 2:38
Manny Machado hit an opposite field solo homerun to right with two outs in the first inning. It looked like Weaver might be in for a rough night, as there were also a couple of basehits robbed by good defensive plays from Wilmer Flores and David Peralta. From there however Weaver would not only settle down, but dominate for the next 5 innings, allowing only 2 hits and not walking anyone while striking out 8 through 6 innings of work. He was locating his fastball, working…
