Reynaldo Lopez and the Braves will take the mound against Dylan Cease and the Padres on Friday night.

The San Diego Padres will take their home field at Petco Park on Friday night for the second game of a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves in San Diego, California. The Padres came away with the win in the first game of the series on Opening Day yesterday. Relief pitcher Wandy Peralta was credited with the win after starter Michael King gave up three earned runs in 2.2 innings with three strikeouts. Gavin Sheets had San Diego’s only homer after pinch hitting while Jackson Merrill had four RBIs on the night, hitting 1-for-3.

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Game Date: Friday, Mar. 28, 2025

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The Braves saw reliever Hector Neris get credited with the loss. Chris Sale started the game and gave up three earned runs in five innings with seven strikeouts. Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies both homered in the game, with Albies finishing 1-for-5 with three RBIs as well. Only two players went hitless in the game.

Atlanta will put Reynaldo Lopez on the mound to start the second game of the series. The right-hander finished his spring training with a 1-1 record and a 2.08 ERA with five strikeouts. In his first year with Atlanta last year, he had eight wins with a 1.99 ERA and 148 strikeouts in 135.2 innings. He will look to build off of that momentum going forward into 2025.

Dylan Cease is a common name to San Diego fans after he dominated last season coming over from the Chicago White Sox. He will get the start in this game after finishing 2024 with 14 wins and a 3.47 ERA with 224 strikeouts in 189.1 innings. He ended spring training with a 1-0 record and a 3.26 ERA with 26 strikeouts.

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