"I wasn't too worried about the calendar flipping," Green said. Travis Jankowski was aboard on a leadoff single. Myers hit a two-run, opposite-field shot to right off Nathan Eovaldi in the fifth. He had 11 homers, 33 RBI and 21 extra-base hits in June. Myers didn't slow down even though the calendar has turned to July. Pinch-hitter Carlos Beltran doubled and advanced on Jacoby Ellsbury's groundout before Maurer got Brett Gardner to ground out to earn his first save. He allowed Didi Gregorius' RBI double and Aaron Hicks' RBI groundout before his wild pitch brought in another run. The Padres, who traded closer Fernando Rodney to Miami on Thursday, then gave up four runs in the ninth.Īfter Matt Thornton allowed pinch-hitter Alex Rodriguez's RBI single that pulled the Yankees to 7-3, Brandon Maurer came on with two on and none out in the ninth. The righty held New York to two runs, one earned, and four hits while striking out five and walking one. There's a lot of positives to pull from it and he's going to continue to get opportunities."Ĭolin Rea (5-3) pitched six strong innings for the Padres, who snapped a three-game losing streak and handed the Yankees their fourth loss in six games. Said manager Andy Green: "It was fun to see. I want to go up there and put together a good at-bat and hit the ball hard." That's just kind of how I've always been, but obviously I don't want to be big swing, big miss. "Kind of a big-swing guy trying to drive the ball every time. "It's kind of always been my game, I guess, ever since I was little," said Schimpf, who hit 15 homers in 51 games at Triple-A before being called up.
He homered to right-center leading off the second inning. "It felt good to get it out of there for sure," said Schimpf, who played 733 minor league games before getting his first big league call-up on June 14. SAN DIEGO - With his 19th home run, Wil Myers is playing so well that his manager expects him to be San Diego's representative in the All-Star Game at Petco Park on July 12.Īnd then there's 28-year-old rookie Ryan Schimpf, who hit his first big league home run Friday night, when the San Diego Padres avoided a total bullpen meltdown to hold off the New York Yankees 7-6.
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