SAN FRANCISCO -- It was Jordan Lyles' scheduled turn in the Padres' rotation on Saturday afternoon. And so the 27-year-old right-hander went through his pregame routine as usual in the AT&T Park bullpen. When hitting coach Matt Stairs presented the lineup card at home plate, Lyles' name was penciled into the No. 9 spot.
And yet, when Hunter Renfroe grounded out to end the top of the first inning, left-hander Matt Strahm emerged from the Padres' dugout and trotted toward the AT&T Park mound. Lyles was nowhere to be seen.
Turns out, Lyles had retreated to the trainers' room.