The San Diego Padres have by no means had a recreation like that they had on Saturday evening in Denver. The truth is, there hasn’t been a recreation like what was witnessed at Coors Area in additional than a century.
San Diego posted its largest margin of victory in franchise historical past with a 21-0 shellacking of the Colorado Rockies. The shutout was additionally the primary time {that a} beginning pitcher had benefited from such an offensive outburst whereas holding up his finish of the cut price and blanking a staff over 9 innings for the reason that 1889 season.
Stephen Kolek, a Rule 5 draft pickup earlier than the 2024 season, tossed the whole recreation shutout in simply his second profession begin.