Joe Musgrove shuts down the Mets with his arm and glove as the Padres win 7

Padres’ Joe Musgrove slows down Mets, Paul Blackburn suffers wrist injury on comebacker

SAN DIEGO — It was about as bad of a start in as big a regular season game as the Mets could have asked for. Right-hander Paul Blackburn had already given up four runs and had a runner on base with none out in the third inning. It didn’t take long to add insult to injury. Blackburn was hit by a comebacker that went 100.3 mph off the bat on the wrist of his pitching arm as he shielded his face. He sat in front of the Petco Park mound as the train…

Joe Musgrove shuts down the Mets with his arm and glove as the Padres win 7-0

Joe Musgrove allowed just one hit in seven brilliant innings and made a terrific defensive play to lead the San Diego Padres to a 7-0 win against the New York

Joe Musgrove shines on and off the mound in Padres blowout win over Mets

Joe Musgrove’s elbow is just fine, thank you. His glove is not too shabby, either. On the same day the Padres got Yu Darvish back in their clubhouse, the Padres got an incredible start from another ace who’s coming off an injury in a 7-0 win over the Mets, snapping a short two-game losing skid and getting their first win...