In his press conference earlier on Wednesday after officially joining the Padres, Juan Soto made a statement about the Padres lineup: “It’s going to be really tough to go through. I wish good luck to the other pitchers.”
Even though it seems like that statement was directly aimed at Chad Kuhl, who gave up five runs, including a grand slam in the first inning on the way to surrendering a total of three homers and nine runs, it’s safe to say Kuhl won’t be the only pitcher to meet this fate.
This was a painful night for Rockies fans.