AJ Smith-Shawver

The 32-year-old superstar was pulled from Saturday's game after dealing with some cramping in his calf, but it appears to have been only a minor issue. He opened the scoring in Sunday's game with an RBI double off of AJ Smith-Shawver in the first inning, giving the Padres a lead they would never relinquish. Machado is now off to a 3-for-13 (.231) start with three runs scored, two RBI and a pair of stolen bases.

The dynamic 26-year-old outfielder led off the game with a double off of AJ Smith-Shawver and then raced around to score the game's first run on an RBI double by Manny Machado. He then reached on a fielder's choice in the fourth inning and swiped second base but was left stranded there. Tatis also led off the seventh inning with a walk and scored on a two-out RBI double by Jackson Merrill. He finished his night off with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning that capped off the scoring. He's off to a sizzling start to the 2025 campaign, hitting .467 (7-for-15) with a homer, five runs scored, two RBI and three stolen bases.

Bogaerts plated Jake Cronenworth with a run-scoring double off of AJ Smith-Shawver in the third inning that extended the Padres' lead to 2-0. He also led off the eighth inning with a walk, swiped second base and raced around to score on a double off the bat of Brandon Lockridge. The 32-year-old infielder is now hitting .273 (3-for-11) with a pair of RBI and two stolen bases to begin the 2025 campaign.

The 22-year-old hurler also issued three walks while striking out four on the evening. Despite the parade of baserunners against him, the Padres were only able to scratch out single runs in the first and third innings on run-scoring doubles by Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth. Smith-Shawver got 13 swings and misses on 77 pitches on the evening -- 10 of those on his splitter alone -- while posting a strong CSW of 32 percent. He'll look to bounce back and try to get in the win column when he does battle against the Marlins at home on Saturday.

Atlanta boasts one of the strongest starting rotations in baseball and that's without strikeout machine Spencer Strider (elbow) ready for Opening Day. It'll be Chris Sale, Lopez, Schwellenbach and prospect AJ Smith-Shawver taking the ball in San Diego before Grant Holmes is forced to contend with the defending World Series champion Dodgers' offensive juggernaut out in Los Angeles.