The Padres’ playoff hopes won’t rest solely on their stars. Randy Vasquez is quietly making the case that he belongs in the picture, too.
For the San Diego Padres, September has become a proving ground, not just for playoff positioning, but for the players who can rise when the lights burn brightest. On September 11, at Petco Park, Randy Vásquez gave fans a glimpse of why he might just be one of those players. In front of a crowd hungry for October momentum, the right-hander carved through the Colorado Rockies lineup with the best outing of his young career: six scoreless innings, a career-high nine strikeouts, and a steady rhythm that never wavered.