The San Diego Padres were held hitless after the fifth inning and opened their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-1 loss at Chase Field, Friday.
The Padres scored first in the game with a first inning run thanks to Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez. Tatis Jr. opened the game with a double to right field on the first pitch from Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson.
Arraez followed Tatis with a sacrifice fly to center field. Tatis Jr. tagged and advanced to third from second base. The throw from Arizona centerfielder Alek Thomas was short and skipped past third baseman Eugenio Suarez. The error allowed Tatis Jr. to score and San Diego had a 1-0 lead after two batters.
The Padres did have other scoring opportunities over the next four innings, to include a run being taken off the scoreboard due to umpire interference, but they finished 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left five runners on base.
The Diamondbacks responded in the bottom of the second inning with a Josh Naylor solo home run to tie the game, 1-1.
San Diego starter Stephen Kolek started the game strong, despite the home run to Naylor. He ran into trouble in the fifth after allowing a second Arizona run in the bottom of the third inning to put the home team up 2-1.
Kolek allowed a home run to Corbin Carroll to start the bottom of the fifth. He then allowed a single to Ketel Marte, a double to Geraldo Perdomo and a sacrifice fly to Naylor, which gave the Diamondbacks a 4-1 lead. Kolek then hit Suarez with a pitch and allowed a single to Lourdes Gurriel Jr., which gave Arizona a 5-1 lead and knocked Kolek out of the game. He finished the night after 4 1/3 innings allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
The San Diego bullpen worked 3 2/3 scoreless innings. However, the last bit of offense the Padres could muster came before any of them entered the game with a one-out single by Tatis Jr. in the top of the fifth.
Tatis Jr. finished the night 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. His first hit, a double, was the only extra-base hit of the game for the Padres. Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill, Gavin Sheets and Jake Cronenworth all recorded a single.
San Diego takes on Arizona, Saturday at 4:15 p.m.