Musgrove goes seven innings and Bogaerts homers as the Padres beat the Blue Jays 6-3

“I never want to lose, but I feel like there’s some kind of advantage over the team that drafted me,” Musgrove said. “I was excited to be with them and wanted to make my debut with that team, but I didn’t get a chance to do so. I wanted to be good for these guys more today than I wanted to beat them.”

Musgrove was traded to Houston in 2012 and made his big league debut against Toronto on August 2, 2016.

The Padres snapped a three-game losing streak and prevented the Blue Jays from getting their first sweep of the season.

Musgrove was supported by some nice defensive plays, including two impressive catches by right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis won the Gold Glove Award last year in his first season in right field and went on to win the NL Platinum Glove Award as the best overall defensive player.

Tatis made a brilliant run, leaping into the hole with a jump ball from George Springer to end the eighth. In the second, he made a running, sliding catch on a long foul ball from Daulton Varsho.

“Routine greatness,” manager Mike Shildt said.

“It’s part of the job. That is why we continue to work hard. We don’t take it for granted,” Tatis said. “When you’re in the game, no matter what, try to play defense for that pitcher on the mound.”

The dreadlocked Dominican has been nicknamed ‘Air Tatis’ for his leaping, spinning catches.

“It’s amazing. It’s an adrenaline rush that you can’t really put into words. Those little moments make all the hard work pay off,” said Tatis.

“Really good,” Musgrove said of Tatis. “Just really good defensive play today. We ran the double play we were supposed to run, the sliding catch down the line, the catch in the gap, just really good defense.

Robert Suarez pitched the ninth for his seventh save.

Bogaerts, who has struggled since signing as a free agent before the 2023 season, homered off Chris Bassitt (2-3) to lead in the third to tie the game at 2. His only other homer this year came April 9 against the Chicago Cubs. He had gone eight games without an extra base hit.

Bogaerts walked with the bases loaded in the eighth and Tatis followed with a sacrifice fly.

Shildt said Bogaerts appears to be retreating from his fight.

“He’s almost there,” the manager said.

The Padres took a 4-2 lead in the sixth when they loaded the bases against Bassitt and reliever Trevor Richards, then scored on a bases-loaded walk by Luis Campusano and a catcher’s interference call that put Tyler Wade on base .

Justin Turner was hit by a pitch with one out in the seventh and Varsho hit sharply down the right field line, which a ball girl picked up, apparently not realizing it was fair. That put Turner in third place and Varsho in second place. Turner scored on Schneider’s groundout and Musgrove retired Danny Jansen.

Schneider homered to left center with two outs in the second, his third, to tie the game at 1. It came one batter after Tatis’ catch of Varsho’s foul ball.

Clement led off the third inning by sending a fastball well above the strike zone to the second-floor balcony of the four-story brick warehouse in the left field corner for a 2-1 lead.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead in a sloppy first inning for both teams. Jake Cronenworth singled with two outs and scored on right fielder Springer’s two-base error due to misplaying Manny Machado’s single. Jurickson Profar walked and stole second, but was eliminated by Bassitt.

Bassitt allowed four runs, two earned and six hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking three.

Blue Jays: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 2.08 ERA) is scheduled to play Monday night in the opener of a four-game series in Kansas City. The Royals counter with RHP Brady Singer (2-0, 1.54).

Padres: RHP Dylan Cease (2-1, 1.99) is scheduled to start Monday night in the opener of a four-game set at Colorado. The Rockies go with LHP Austin Gomber (0-1, 4.95).

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