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Arraez has 4 hits after trade from Miami, Padres batter listless Diamondbacks 13-1

Posted 5/4/24

Luis Arraez had four hits and an RBI in his first game after being traded from Miami, Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer in San Diego’s eight-run seventh inning and the Padres routed the listless …

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Arraez has 4 hits after trade from Miami, Padres batter listless Diamondbacks 13-1

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PHOENIX (AP) — Luis Arraez had four hits and an RBI in his first game after being traded from Miami, Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer in San Diego's eight-run seventh inning and the Padres routed the listless Arizona Diamondbacks 13-1 on Saturday.

The Padres made a massive deal before the game, acquiring Arraez from the Marlins along with nearly $7.9 million in a trade for four players. The two-time batting champion wasted no time in producing for his new team, going 4 for 6 while scoring two runs.

Arraez wasn't the only San Diego player seeing the ball well at Chase Field.

Jurickson Profar had a two-run homer in the seventh inning among his four hits and Kim followed with a three-run shot. Manny Machado had three RBIs and Michael King (3-3) allowed six singles in six innings for San Diego's season-high fourth straight victory. The Padres had 18 hits.

Arizona had two runners picked off at first in the first inning and didn't get a runner past second base until Gabriel Moreno's two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth. The Diamondbacks have been outscored 28-2 since a walk-off 4-3 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Arraez led off his first game with the Padres by hitting the second pitch by Brandon Pfaadt (1-2) into the corner in right for a double. He scored on Machado's single for San Diego's 32nd run in the first inning this season, second most in the majors to Philadelphia's 37.

The Diamondbacks got off to a much shakier start.

Arizona had two singles in the first inning, but Jack McCarthy got picked off by King and Ketel Marte was thrown out by right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. after rounding first too far.

Fielding caused the Diamondbacks problems in the fourth inning.

Shortstop Blaze Alexander had a fielding error on a potential double play ball, then threw late to the plate when Profar took off from third on Luis Campusano's grounder. Arraez's single to left put San Diego up 3-0.

The Padres chased Pfaadt in the seventh inning and blew the game open against Arizona's bullpen, sending 14 batters to plate. Pfaadt allowed five runs on 10 hits in six innings.

UP NEXT

San Diego RHP Matt Waldron (1-3, 4.35 ERA) faces Arizona RHP Rhyne Nelson (1-2, 4.60) in the series finale Sunday.

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