{"id":664547,"date":"2026-03-18T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/664547\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:50:16","slug":"good-morning-san-diego-german-marquez-has-bounce-back-performance-padres-slug-their-way-past-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/664547\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Morning San Diego: German Marquez has bounce back performance, Padres slug their way past Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">German <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/padres-notebook-german-marquez-rebounds-building-relievers-base\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marquez must have taken some inspiration;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Marquez must have taken some inspiration&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Marquez must have taken some inspiration<\/a> from Walker Buehler because the right-hander took the mound for the San Diego Padres and delivered a five inning, nine strikeout performance against the Seattle Mariners that resulted in a 9-6 win for San Diego at the Peoria Sports Complex on Tuesday. Marquez did allow three runs on three hits, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/xander-bogaerts-hits-first-homer-padres-power-past-mariners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Padres offense powered up;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Padres offense powered up&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Padres offense powered up<\/a> and hit six home runs off Mariners pitching. All six home runs were hit by different players, and half of those were hit by regulars Gavin Sheets, Xander Bogaerts and Nick Castellanos. Ty France who is battling for one of the final bench spots as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaslampball.com\/san-diego-padres-news\/54638\/spring-training-is-almost-done\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spring Training enters its final week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spring Training enters its final week&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Spring Training enters its final week<\/a>, also homered as well as Jase Bowen and Rodolfo Duran. San Diego returns to action Thursday against the Chicago White Sox at 6:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Padres News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Buehler came to Spring Training as a minor league signing with the Padres and was only guaranteed the opportunity to compete for a spot in the rotation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaslampball.com\/san-diego-padres-analysis\/54671\/walker-buehler-dominates-san-francisco-strikes-out-7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:He has taken advantage of that opportunity;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;He has taken advantage of that opportunity&quot;}\" class=\"link \">He has taken advantage of that opportunity<\/a> and has shown to be the most consistent arm in the group vying for a rotation spot and Lincoln Zdunich of Gaslamp Ball thinks he has done enough to have secured his place on the roster.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Bradgley Rodriguez opened some eyes when he made his MLB debut in 2025 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/padres\/news\/bradgley-rodriguez-showcasing-elite-stuff-at-padres-spring-training\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he has continued to do so;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he has continued to do so&quot;}\" class=\"link \">he has continued to do so<\/a> in Spring Training. Perla Paredes of Padres.com believes that his spring performance has earned him a spot in a crowded San Diego bullpen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Kruz Schoolcraft is hard to miss on the baseball field because his typically stands head and shoulders above everyone else on the diamond. Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune said the San Diego prospect is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/2026\/03\/16\/padres-prospect-kruz-schoolcraft-has-size-skills-to-become-one-of-minors-best-pitchers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:more than just a physical presence he is athletic as well;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;more than just a physical presence he is athletic as well&quot;}\" class=\"link \">more than just a physical presence he is athletic as well<\/a> and that will benefit him as he progresses through the minor league system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Baseball News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>WBC News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/venezuela-wins-world-baseball-classic-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Venezuela took advantage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Venezuela took advantage&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Venezuela took advantage<\/a> of their first trip to the World Baseball Classic final and upset the US with a 3-2 win. The teams entered the ninth inning in a 2-2 tie, but Venezuela was able to scratch out a run in the top of the ninth to win their first WBC title.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"German Marquez must have taken some inspiration from Walker Buehler because the right-hander took the mound for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":664548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[41],"tags":[5643,1271,1274,140185,101305,2502,180823,1266,2228,3682,26790,255389,3549,1306,1288,8753,4712,62,281140,170848,208849,57943,67,132,68,11630,31137],"class_list":["post-664547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-arizona","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chicago-white-sox","tag-gavin-sheets","tag-german-marquez","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-marquez","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-nick-castellanos","tag-peoria","tag-peoria-sports-complex","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-seiya-suzuki","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-sports","tag-spring-performance","tag-spring-training","tag-the-kansas-city-royals","tag-ty-france","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-walker-buehler","tag-xander-bogaerts"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116250504592083330","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}