The San Diego Padres named reliever David Morgan as their opener for Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers. When none of the other pitchers on the roster were held back from their minor league starts, Kyle Hart was the only starting option that could be called up. He was added to the team on Sunday while Stephen Kolek has been optioned to Triple-A El Paso.
There is a good chance that the Padres plan on adding a starter to the team over the next couple of days. When asked in the Saturday media scrum if Yu Darvish would be starting on Sunday, manager Mike Shildt said not Sunday but “he’s getting close to coming to a stadium very near you.