SAN DIEGO PADRES NOTES:

Jackson Wolf wins in his debut as Padres route Tigers 14-3

• Called up from Double-A San Antonio, 24-year-old Jackson Wolf got the win after working 5.0 innings and allowing 3 runs on 6 hits with 1 strikeout…he became the 1st Padre to earn the winning decision in his MLB debut since Logan Allen on June 18, 2019 vs. MIL.
• The San Diego bullpen worked 4.0 scoreless ball and just 2 hits with 5 punchouts and 1 walk.
• Luis Campusano had a career-high 4 hits, including a 3-run homer in the 8th inning for a 4 RBI game…Ha-Seong Kim also homered, going 3-for-4 with 2 walks, and Manny Machado also hit a 3-run homer in the 3rd…Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Alfonso Rivas doubled, and Jake Cronenworth tripled… the Padres went 6-for-11 with RISP.
• Last night’s win was the 4,000th all-time regular season win for the Padres as a franchise. July highs
• The Padres have scored the 2nd most runs per game of any team this month at 6.12 r/g, trailing just the rival Dodgers’ 6.81 r/g…by comparison, in June, the Padres scored 4.63 R/G, and in May, they scored 3.96 r/g…their 30 homers hit this month are behind just the Dodgers (31) and Braves (32).
• Manny Machado’s 10 home runs and 24 RBI headline the Majors in July…his 1.186 OPS this month is the 5th highest OPS in the big leagues.

Friars have won 4 of 5 and hope to sweep their 1st road series

• With yesterday’s win, the Padres have won consecutive series after taking 2 of 3 over the Blue Jays, and they are looking to sweep their 1st team on the road this season (their sole sweep in a series of at least 3 games was from July 3-5 vs. the Angels in San Diego).

Padres lead National League in quality starts (46)

• San Diego’s 46 quality starts lead the NL and rank 4th in the big leagues behind the Blue Jays (47), Mariners (49), and Twins (49)…San Diego has 5 different pitchers this year who have at least 7 quality starts, the most pitchers of any team with 7+ quality outings…those are Blake Snell (10), Joe Musgrove (9), Michael Wacha (9), Seth Lugo (8), and Yu Darvish (7).
• Padres have had a NL-most 20 games this year in which their starters went at least 5.0 innings without allowing an earned run…those 20 are also ranked 2nd in MLB to just the Blue Jays (23).

Musgrove looks for his 4th consecutive win and 8th straight quality start

• Joe Musgrove has received the winning decision in his last 3 starts and in 6 of his last 7 starts…he has 9 wins on the season, 1 shy of tying his 10 in all of last season (career high is 11, done in 2019 and 2021).
• Joe’s last 7 starts since June 16 have all been quality outings, and his 6 wins in his last 7 starts lead all Major League pitchers…he has a 2.05 ERA in that
  time, ranking 5th best in the big leagues (teammate Blake Snell’s 0.69 ERA leads MLB in that time)…his quality start streak of 7 games is the 2nd longest of his career, behind just his 12 start stretch from April 9-June 16, 2022.
  Up next: Padres to host Pirates & Rangers
• Following today’s game, the Friars will return home to San Diego to host the Pirates for a 3-game set, enjoy an off day on Thursday, and host the Rangers over the weekend…on Monday, the Padres will commemorate Yu Darvish’s 3,000th strikeout between NPB and MLB (accomplished on Sept. 2, 2022 vs. the Dodgers), with the 1st 40,000 fans in attendance receiving a Yu Darvish Bobblehead.

STARTING PITCHER #44 JOE MUSGROVE
Musgrove set for 3rd career outing, 2nd start vs. DET
Joe Musgrove takes the mound for his 16th start of ’23, his 7th on the road and the 2nd of his career vs. DET…his lone career start came on April 16, 2019 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates here at Comerica Park (7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 SO)…he made 1 relief outing @ DET on July 30, 2017 as a member of the Houston Astros, allowing 1 run on 2 hits in HOU’s 13-1 defeat.

Musgrove posts 7th consecutive quality outing vs. TOR
Musgrove made his 2nd career start vs. TOR this past Tues and posted his 9th quality start of the season and his 7th in a row…it’s the 2nd-longest quality outing of his career behind only his 12 consecutive quality outings to begin the 2022 season…it’s the longest current active QS streak in the Majors, and 1 shy of SF’s Logan Webb and SEA’s George Kirby’s ML-high 8 consecutive QS in a row.

Since May 26
Joe is quality in 9 of his last 10 starts since May 26 @ NYY, going 8-0 with a 1.76 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and .228 AVG against…among all qualifying pitchers since May 26, he ranks 1st in HR/9 IP ratio (0.29), run support average (8.80), T-1st in wins (8) and 3rd in ERA (1.76).

0 walks + 0 HR = recipe for success
Joe has allowed just 1 HR in his last 6 starts since June 18, and in the 9 starts he’s allowed 0 longballs, he has a 6-0 record and the Padres are 6-3…in his final start of the first half 2 starts ago on June 9 NYM, he posted his 23rd career outing with 0 HR and 0 BB allowed across at least 5.0 IP…since his 2016 debut season, the 23 such outings are 4th-most in the Majors behind only Clayton Kershaw (36), Zack Greinke (33) and Kyle Hendricks (29)… when he post such an outing, he has a record of 14-2 (.875 winning %) and his teams have gone 17-6…12 of the 23 outings have come as a member of the Padres since ’21.

Musgrove’s chase rate, hard hit% and avg exit velocity among best in Majors
Joe’s 36.4 chase % in ’23 is a career high, ranks in the 99th percentile and is the highest chase rate in MLB (min. 300 PA)…his 30.7 hard hit% is a career best mark, ranks in the 91st percentile and is the best percentage in the Majors (min. 300 PA)…and his 86.9 mph avg exit velocity ranks in the 84th percentile and is T-6th highest in the Majors (min. 300 PA).

Interleague success
Joe has made 14 appearances (13 starts) vs. AL opponents since joining the Padres in 2021… among all NL hurlers who have made at least 10 starts vs. the AL since ’21, he ranks 2nd in ERA (2.11), T-2nd in WHIP (0.89), 3rd in opp. AVG (.198) and H/9 IP (6.43) and T-3rd in wins (8).

DETROIT TIGERS NOTES:

TIGERS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT TO SAN DIEGO: The Tigers lost to the Padres 14-3 on Saturday night. Zack Short drove in a pair of runs and went 1×3, while Jake Rogers went 1×4 with a double and a RBI. Miguel Cabrera and Zach McKinstry each had a hit and scored a run. Matt Manning threw 2.0 shutout innings with one hit allowed, two walks and two strikeouts before his outing was cut short by rain.

ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers have announced the following roster moves:

• Following last night’s game, optioned RHP Brendan White to Triple A Toledo
• Recalled RHP Alex Faedo from Triple A Toledo

RAKE ROGERS: Jake Rogers went 1×4 with a double and a RBI in last night’s game to extend his hitting streak to seven games, equaling his career long. Rogers has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games, over which he is batting .283/.356/.453 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBI. For the season, Rogers ranks fourth among American League catchers (min. 200 plate appearances) in slugging percentage (.434) and fWAR (1.8), while he is fifth in OPS (.730) and seventh in wRC+ (102).

GREENE MEANS GO: Riley Greene went 1×4 in last night’s game. Greene has hit safely in 33 of his last 41 games, over which he is batting .342/.414/.516 with 10 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 16 RBI. Among American League players with at least 250 plate appearances this season, Greene ranks ninth in batting average (.299).

AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers are 0-2 on their current seven-game homestand, which includes three games vs. San Diego (0-2), one game vs. San Francisco (July 24) and three games vs. Los Angeles (AL) (July 25-27). Detroit is 20-27 at Comerica Park this season. As a team, the Tigers are hitting .240/.310/.374 at home, while the pitching staff has a 4.71 ERA (432.0IP/226ER).

TIGERS AND PADRES: The Tigers and Padres conclude their only series of the season this afternoon. Detroit holds an 11-9 advantage in the all-time series against San Diego, including a 5-3 edge at Comerica Park.

INTERLEAGUE ACTION: The Tigers continue their interleague schedule today against the Padres. Detroit is 14-16 against National League foes this season, including a 4-6 record against NL West teams. The Tigers have finished with a winning record against NL opponents in each of the last two seasons.

ON DECK: The Tigers continue their homestand tomorrow as they face the Giants in a makeup game from the postponed series finale on April 16. Detroit won both games from San Francisco during the series in April. The all-time series between the two teams is tied 12-12, with the Tigers holding a 9-7 edge at Comerica Park.

TIGERS ON THE IL:

• LHP Tyler Alexander (left lat/shoulder strain, 60-day IL on July 4, retroactive to July 3)
• LHP Matthew Boyd (left elbow sprain, 60-day IL on June 27)
• OF Austin Meadows (anxiety, 60-day IL on April 8, retroactive to April 7)
• RHP Casey Mize (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on February 17)
• RHP Freddy Pacheco (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on March 27)
• RHP Spencer Turnbull (neck discomfort, 60-day IL on May 12, retroactive to May 7)
• RHP Will Vest (right lower leg strain, 15-day IL on June 27)

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTING PITCHER

49 Alex Faedo • 1-4, 6.98 ERA (29.2IP/23ER)

• Faedo will make his seventh start of the season this afternoon in the series finale vs. San Diego.
• Last pitched for the Tigers on July 7 against Toronto, taking the loss after giving up seven runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 3.2 innings.
• Will be making his first career appearance against the Padres today… in 10 career starts at Comerica Park, Faedo has a 1-6 record with a 6.80 ERA (47.2IP/36ER) and 46 strikeouts.
• Earned his first win of the season on May 25 vs. Chicago (AL), pitching 6.0 innings and allowing two runs on three hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts…became the third pitcher in franchise history to throw 6.0 innings with three-or-fewer hits allowed, no walks and 10-ormore strikeouts, joining Denny McLain on July 21, 1965 vs. Cleveland (Game 2) and Aníbal Sánchez on August 3, 2014 vs. Colorado.
• Has made seven starts with Triple A Toledo this season, posting a 0-2 record with a 3.42 ERA (26.1IP/10ER) and 30 strikeouts.