Overview
- Mize was charged with eight earned runs on nine hits in just 3 1/3 innings in his first start for San Diego, issuing three walks and recording one strikeout.
- The poor outing raised his season ERA from 2.70 to 3.40 and he left the game with the bases loaded after struggling most on his second trip through the Arizona lineup.
- San Diego acquired Mize and utilityman Gage Workman from Detroit at the trade deadline in exchange for two prospects, including left-hander Kash Mayfield.
- Mize had not pitched in 11 days because Detroit scratched him as a trade precaution, a gap that teams and analysts cited as a possible factor in his uneven debut.
- The result increases urgency for Mize to regroup in his next start and forces the Padres to weigh short-term rotation needs against the prospect cost as they pursue the Wild Card.