Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports On July 19, The Padres took on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Unfortunately, The Padres couldn’t grab the win, but it was a close game.
For once, I am very impressed with the pitching staff today. We managed to only use 3 of our pitchers and not give up a bunch of runs. Starting on the mound today was Eric Lauer who threw 4.2 innings. Although he gave up 5 runs, The Padres were able to keep up with their own runs. Lauer threw 85 pitches total and 51 strikes. Following Lauer was Luis Perdomo who pitched 2.1 innings with four strike outs. Perdomo didn’t allow any hits or any runs which is what The Padres really needed. Craig Stammen has had some tough games in…
