A day after aggravating tendonitis in his left patella, Jurickson Profar is out of the lineup on Wednesday as the Padres seek their first sweep of the season.First pitch against the Oakland Athleti…
San Diego, CA – June 11: San Diego Padres” Jurickson Profar left the game while batting in the eighth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Petco Park on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. First pitch against the Oakland Athletics is at 1:10 p.m.
Profar’s knee gave out on him on an eighth-inning swing on Tuesday, forcing the Padres to replace him during the at-bat withProfar said Wednesday morning the knee “has been bad for more than a month,” but he has learned how to manage it and could play today if the Padres we’re erring on the side of caution.
“I have been dealing with this for years, Profar added. “Some days it’s just really bad. Yesterday was the worst day in a while.”, still on the comeback from his hip flexor strain, will move up to the No. 3 spot behind first basemanis in the clubhouse after being home sick on Tuesday. He said he is still feeling under the weather but wants to pitch.
The Padres are 0-5 this season in games in which they were looking to close out a sweep. The team has been swept twice. At 36-35, the Padres have a 1½-game lead on the Giants as the NL’s second wild-card team. The Braves, losers of four straight, have a 2½-game cushion on San Diego as the NL’s top wild-card team.Since debuting last year, the 27-year-old has a 5.83 ERA in 41⅔ innings as a starter and a 6.05 ERA in 41⅔ innings as a reliever. He has allowed three runs — one earned — in 11 ⅔ innings in two starts this year.
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