With two off-days inside the next five days, the Padres won’t require a sixth starting pitcher until May 19 at the earliest. Their beleaguered bullpen, which has taken the loss in three of five games to start the homestand, needs help now.
So right-hander Cal Quantrill was optioned back to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday morning in favor of right-hander Gerardo Reyes, a 25-year-old reliever called up for a second stint in the majors.
The first time around, Reyes allowed four runs on three hits in an inning of work. At Triple-A El Paso, Reyes had struck out 16, walked six and was holding opposing hitters to a .