SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brandon Woodruff and three relievers combined on a two-hitter and Luis Urias homered in his return to Petco Park before leaving with an injury as the Milwaukee Brewers beat Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres 3-1 Monday night.
Billy McKinney also homered off Musgrove (2-2), who set a career-high with 13 strikeouts in his first home start since throwing the Padres’ first no-hitter on April 9 at Texas. The big right-hander, who grew up in suburban El Cajon, is 0-2 since throwing the no-no.
Pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor, who is from the Los Angeles area and had several family members and friends at the game, hit Milwaukee’s third homer of the night, off Drew Pomeranz, leading off the eighth.
“Maybe that was one of the first times they’ve gotten to see him play in person,” manager Craig Counsell said. “For both of those guys it’s always a great spot. When you get traded from a team, you want to say, ‘You made a mistake.’ I think that’s natural, it’s what you should feel as a player.
“Even if you say you don’t, there’s still a little bit of that in there. Happy for Luis and then for Tyrone, in front of some family on a big hit, that’s pretty cool.”
Urias, who played with the Padres in 2018-19, was back at Petco Park for the first time since being traded to Milwaukee along with left-hander Eric Lauer for outfielder Trent Grisham and starter Zach Davies on Nov. 27, 2019. The Padres sent Davies and four prospects to the Chicago Cubs for Yu Darvish and Victor Caratini on Dec. 29.
Urias left with a cramp in his calf in the fourth.
“To be honest I didn’t even enjoy it because I could feel the cramp running around first base,” Urias said. “Obviously it feels pretty good for my team to have won, especially for Woodruff, he got the…
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