SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.— The Padres and Diamondbacks tied 4-4 on Sunday afternoon at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
Batters box: The Padres did not record a hit until after right-hander Brandon Pfaadt exited after five perfect innings in which he struck out six. Jake Cronenworth recorded the Padres’ first hit of the game with two outs in the sixth inning off right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga. Singles from catcher Freddy Fermin and second baseman Mason McCoy were the only other hits recorded by Padres starters. … Designated hitter Luis Campusano went 0-for-3 with a walk and is hitting .148 through 12 games. … First baseman Romeo Sanabria hit a two-run double off the bench. … Second baseman Pablo Reyes hit a game-tying double in the ninth inning after Campusano’s walk.
Balls and strikes: Right-hander Randy Vásquez turned in three scoreless innings before an error to start the fourth inning played a role in unraveling his start. He threw 25 of his 71 pitches (50 strikes) while recording one out in the fourth inning, exited and returned to throw a scoreless fifth inning. All told, Vásquez struck out four and allowed four earned runs on five hits over 4⅓ innings. Diamondbacks star Corbin Carroll accounted for two of Vásquez’s four strikeouts. … Right-hander David Morgan threw a scoreless sixth. He hasn’t allowed a run in six innings so far, … Right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez threw a scoreless inning to lower his ERA to 1.13. … Left-hander Adrián Morejón walked a batter in a scoreless inning.
Extra bases: Nick Castellanos’ start in left field was the first of the spring. He has just 11 starts in his career in left field, as his outfield work has predominantly come in right field. Castellanos has four starts in right field this spring and six at first base, the position he’s learning with the Padres. Castellanos got turned around while going back on his one chance in left field but he ultimately made the catch near the warning track. … Samad Taylor started for the second time in right field and overran a single in the fourth inning, an error that was the start of a four-run rally for the Diamondbacks. … Taylor exited in the middle of his sixth-inning at-bat after cramping in his right calf while starting down the first base line on a foul ball.
On deck: Right-hander Walker Buehler will start Monday’s 1:10 p.m. game against the San Francisco Giants in Peoria.
JEFF SANDERS