Musgrove, Tatis ship for SD: ‘Now we will go to full velocity’
PHOENIX -- Suddenly, the Padres really feel entire once more.
Joe Musgrove made his 2023 debut on Saturday evening at Chase Field, his begin to the season pushed again by a fractured left massive toe. Before Musgrove had even taken the mound for the primary inning, he was staked to an early lead -- a solo dwelling run by Fernando Tatis Jr., his first since 2021.
Behind Tatis, Musgrove and -- gasp! -- some well timed two-out hitting, the Padres bought again within the win column with a 5-3 victory over the D-backs.
“We should feel good about winning with whatever we run out there,” Padres supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. “But when you start getting these guys back and you haven’t gotten off to the start that you want to, it gives you a little bit more confidence going into the games.”
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