Padres Struggle in Cactus League Finale Against Diamondbacks

The San Diego Padres faced a tough outing on Sunday, suffering an 11-1 defeat to the Arizona Diamondbacks in their Cactus League matchup at Peoria Sports Complex. Walker Buehler, making his final start of spring training, showed promise in the early innings, managing to keep the Diamondbacks at bay despite allowing one run. However, the tide turned in the third and fourth innings, where he gave up three runs in each frame, leaving the Padres trailing 7-0 after four.

San Diego managed to break through in the bottom of the fourth when Gavin Sheets launched his fourth home run of the spring, putting the Padres on the board at 7-1. Buehler’s final line showed him completing 3.1 innings, surrendering seven runs on 11 hits, alongside one walk and three strikeouts. Notably alarming was the fact that four of the hits he allowed were home runs, raising concerns about his performance heading into the regular season.

Matt Waldron took over on the mound for San Diego but struggled as well, giving up four runs on three hits, with three walks and four strikeouts across three innings. As the Padres prepare for their final spring training game against the Seattle Mariners, scheduled for 12:10 p.m. at Peoria Sports Complex, they will look to regroup and find some momentum before the season begins.

Note: This recap is an independently written summary based on publicly available reporting.