a star returns just in time for the Padre's playoff push Fernando tatis Jr back in the lineup for the first time since June 21st he's back what a welcome sight that is as the Padres have taken the field today led by Fernando tatis Jr Joe Musgrove on the mound comes into today's game 4 and four looking to continue his great starts coming off the iil new two pitch swung on and Miss Joe Musgrove Strikes Out Parker Meadows one down in the first inning elevated that for seamer at 94 what a way to start off this ball game Uno do adios with the high heat Riley green another left-handed batter gets in there swinging a miss and sha mro backto back strikeouts to start the day he's got the change up working throw like a fast ball look at the depth right there and green way out in front of this pitch here nice start for number 44 two down in the first inning chopped up the middle there's Bogarts there's a one two three nine pitch inning for Joe Musgrove P Riser coming up Tyler Holton making his seventh start and once again just showing you just how valuable he is to this tiger team he pitched in Friday's game came right back saved Saturday's game and then just rested up yesterday and here he is starting the Tigers off in San Diego we surise the DH stands in and a grounder back up the middle Short Stop Sweeney is there and he fires to first base the return of Fernando tatis Jr to San Diego first game for him since June 21st to Hopper to short Sweeney again fires to first through down in the first inning for Donovan Solano Fly ball right field sunglasses on beerling moving back will make the catch and it's a one two three first for Holton done with one without a score from San Diego arer one of those tigers who's been swinging a hot bat during this good stretch there's a line drive right field a two- strike single for Carrie Carpenter cold Keith digs in hitting 257 swinging a miss and musgrow picks up his third K of the day breaking out the yaker that's the old number two Uncle Charlie one out one on Spencer Tolson swinging a miss and Musgrove with back-to- back strikeouts four and all tell you what Joe Musgrove is reaching into that toolbox and using all the tools all the weapons chce young the third baseman Fly ball left field back goes Peralta back pedaling to make the catch that ends the inning Brennan hanify is in the ball game pitching after two innings from Tyler Holton ason McCoy now with one out is slowly roll down the third Bas line an ify off balance gets away up the right field line Mason McCoy to second base probably should have held on to that one really had no chance of getting the McCoy and then throws it away so it is a single and an E1 that has McCoy at second base with one away top of the order rise getting his second a grounded through the right side a base hit for Rise Here Comes Mason McCoy here comes a one- nothing Padre's Le Luis arise drives in the game's first run one down Arise at first Fernando second a strike three throw on to second base is high playable at a the Keith had to go and reach for it and arise slithered through for his eighth stolen base Donovan Solano at the plate in on the fist on a grounder his short Trey Sweeney throws to get Solano Padres get a run off the error will go to the fourth and that's ball four so there's the first walk Allowed by Joe musr off walk here and Matt verling now standing in oh Matt verling we've seen that a bunch into right field it's a base hit and two on for the Tigers second hit for the Tigers in the ball game Runners on first and second here nobody out one two to Carpenter popped up Shallow left out goes McCoy Peralta coming in from left little stagger but he's there to make the catch first out of the inning Tigers kind of threatening for the first time in this game a pop up down the left field line peralto his way over towards left Center long way to go and he almost overran it foul ground makes the catch for out number two of the inning first and second two away Spencer Tolson swinging a in yes and he struck him out ell at first and second nobody out they don't score Padre's with a one- nothing lead and Joe Musgrove is just cruising swinging a Miss he struck him out seven strikeouts for Joe Musgrove Joe's doing a fine job of the curve ball to the back door against the lefties chalk up another k for Joe tigers making some noise with two outs in the sixth inning two on and Colt Keith coming up a 22 pitch inning to this point for Musgrove I think this is going to be his last hitter regardless that's strike three Joe Musgrove six shut out Innings today a PETCO Park in San Diego his eighth strikeout ends the top of the sixth inning one- nothing Padres Jason Adam enters the game 62 overall for the right-hander this guy pounds The Zone man 71 strikeouts 17 walks usually when he's out there it's a quick Innings Trey Sweeney at the plate into Right Center two out single Tigers got a two- out single in the sixth and tried to build a rally it's Jake Rogers in his 10 home runs standing in there goes the runner throw down to second base is not in time Sweeney steals his very first base as a major league player first in the big leagues came at a big moment single could tie this game to 2 popped up Bogart's back pedaling to the short Laine in Center makes the catch it ends the inning seventh inning stretch from San Diego Padres have a one- nothing lead we head to the eighth inning Tanner Scott checks into the game for the Padres man what an addition this Leander has been ER outstanding one and a half line drive right field that's a base hit what an advat Lefty Lefty Riley green headlong into second and he earned every bit of those 180 ft tying runs at second base Tigers down to run one out in the eight now verling swing and a miss he struck him out needed that the these are the types of situations that teams are going to be in in October crunch time low-scoring game Runner scoring position and this is where Tanner Scott and other guys out of the bullpen are going to pay dividends that's a huge out right there AJ hinch will once again make a move and a go to the right-handed hitting Justin Henry Malloy I think he went yeah he did they checked with the first base umpire Dan Bolino backto back case for Tanner Scott out of the jam in the eighth a one- nothing Padre's lead 10 in a row retired by Tai Madden this one to left the is just into the game gets twisted up it's over his head one hops the wall to second base goes higashioka standing with a double Al McCoy is the only guy to have scored a run today an opportunity to add to the one- nothing Padre lead but dropped down by McCoy well done it's going to be a base hit aoka takes third so good that he's got himself a butt base hit Runners on the corners and nobody out top of the order coming up here's aise who's driven in the only run of the game on the ground P it in the left field from third comes agoka Padres take a two nothing lead Lis arise has driven in both Padre's runs today so now first and third for Machado ground ball base hit into right field from third comes Louisa rise three nothing Padres Manny Machado driving in a big run two out Hits Huge Manny sure he's got popped opposite side through the hole Padre's addon we head to the top of the ninth Robert Suarez the closer into the game two down ninth inning the pitch to Young popped up back a third Machado going out he's calling he's catching out number three ball game over Padre's win they take the first of the three-game series against the Detroit Tigers they shut him out three nothing the victory the 11th shut out of the air for the Padres they third in the last month