Yamamoto struggles early
A rough start to life in the big leagues for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Padres put up a five-spot in the top of the first inning, forcing Yamamoto to throw 43 pitches as he struggled to command most of his pitches.
After Jake Cronenworth's two-run triple opened the scoring, Ha-Seong Kim, Luis Campusano and Tyler Wade all drove in runs. At long last, Yamamoto escaped with a strikeout of Jackson Merrill, staving off a first-inning pitching change.