Dylan Cease to Head Padres Rotation to Begin Second Half
The San Diego Padres have their rotation in place for this weekend's road series against the Washington Nationals. They'll begin the second half of the season with right-handers Dylan Cease (Friday), Yu Darvish (Saturday), and Nick Pivetta (Sunday) taking on a Washington offense that ranks 18th in the majors in runs and 22nd in OPS (.700). Cease has disappointed this year and carries an awful 6.27 road ERA through a 10-start, 51 2/3-inning span. Darvish missed the first three months of the season with elbow inflammation, and the results haven't been pretty in his first two starts back. The 38-year-old has coughed up six earned runs on eight hits with 7:6 K:BB in 8 1/3 innings. Pivetta, on the other hand, has been a resounding success this season, though he has been a lot more effective at home (2.07 ERA in 65 1/3 innings) than on the road (4.09 in 44 frames). He dominated the Nationals in a home win on June 25, throwing seven scoreless, three-hit innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts.
Source: Kevin Acee - San Diego Union-Tribune
Source: Kevin Acee - San Diego Union-Tribune
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