When you bring in guys like this, it takes it to a different level. It was definitely an amazing day.''ĭuring the pre-game hitters' meeting, Melvin told the players, ''It's going to be like this. I was out there warming up and I was just like pumped up, ready to go. It was pretty special for me.''ĭrury said he went out to stretch 25 minutes before the game ''and the fans were just going nuts. First at-bat, bases loaded, I was just running on pure adrenaline.
''I was just running on adrenaline,'' Drury said. It was his second career grand slam and 21st homer this season. Drury then drove the first pitch he saw from Kuhl into the seats in left-center and the fans went nuts. Soto walked, Machado doubled and Bell walked to load the bases before Cronenworth was hit by a pitch to bring in Soto. Drury was also obtained on Tuesday, from Cincinnati, and put a charge into the already festive atmosphere with a grand slam off Chad Kuhl with one out in the first The Padres unveiled their new-look lineup with Soto batting second and Bell hitting cleanup a day after they were obtained Tuesday in one of the biggest deadline deals ever. The big beneficiary was left-hander Blake Snell (4-5), who struck out nine in six innings and won his third straight start. Manny Machado, who has carried the Padres most of the season, homered leading off the fifth and finished a triple short of the cycle in San Diego's fifth straight win. They gave us the energy to go out there and play hard.''
''It feels amazing how they cheered for me. It brings a lot of emotions for me,'' said Soto, the 23-year-old generational talent whose acquisition along with Josh Bell in a blockbuster trade with Washington gave a jolt to both the team and the city. He drew a walk to start a five-run rally that was capped with Drury's grand slam. The crowd of 44,652 was animated even before the game started, and gave Soto a standing ovation as he ran out to his position in right field in the first inning, and then again when he came to the plate in the bottom of the inning. It went bonkers when Brandon Drury hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw with his new team.įeeding off the energy of Soto and the crowd, the new-look Padres routed the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on an electric Wednesday night at Petco Park. SAN DIEGO (AP) The sellout crowd came to cheer Juan Soto in his first game with the San Diego Padres.
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