Padres Look to Sweep Series Against the Mariners
- On Sunday, the San Diego Padres defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-3, completing a six-game season sweep of the Vedder Cup series as Lucas Giolito earned the win in his Friars debut.
- After signing a one-year contract in April, Giolito made his first start following four minor league outings to stabilize the Padres' rotation hit by injuries.
- Sheets continued his mastery over the Mariners, having recorded 15 hits including five home runs in 12 games against them, launching a 400-foot homer in the first and a 404-foot two-run shot in the sixth.
- Manager Craig Stammen replaced Giolito with Yuki Matsui in the sixth after the pitcher sat for 25 minutes during a long offensive inning, with Matsui striking out Cole Young to end the threat.
- San Diego returns to Petco Park on Monday night to begin a nine-game homestand, hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers for their first meeting of 2026 with Padres RHP Michael King scheduled to start.
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Gavin Sheets (2 homers), Padres dominate Mariners
Gavin Sheets hit two home runs and Lucas Giolito combined with two relievers on a one-hitter in his San Diego debut as the Padres defeated the host Seattle Mariners 8-3 on Sunday, sweeping the season-long, six-game Vedder Cup series. Mariners top prospect Colt Emerson was called up from Triple-A Tacoma (Wash.) earlier in the day
Colt Emerson’s arrival not enough to help Mariners prevent sweep against Padres
SEATTLE – If they stay true to their contradictory performance patterns of the first 48 games of the 2026 season – play well for a week, play poorly the following week, play better and win a series, play worse and lose a series – you can expect the Mariners to look and play like the high-level, postseason-caliber team over the next three days against the Chicago White Sox, who are coming off a sweep of the Chicago Cubs.
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