Pavetta

So that's not missing two games for Otani.

He gets Ray, Pavetta, Marte.

It's the same as the back end of the Padres series against their Giants.

So

I do want to highlight just a few.

Nick Pavetta is here against the Marlins, and I think people will see Pavetta and they'll see the Marlins and say, why is this a questionable start? And correct me if I'm wrong, but my reading on it is just Pavetta has, he's gone long enough since he's come back that he can pick up a win here.

But the whiffs are not there, and he's allowing a lot of hard contact.

And maybe this is a situation where he does get you a win, but he also allows three runs and five innings and strikes out two.

And you're kind of like, it's not a great line, but if you need a win, I do think Pavetta will go five in this one.

And I think that he could be usable if all you're chasing is wins.

Yeah, no, I understand that.

I am a little bit weird out that Nick Pavetta returned one whiff in, what, 63 pitches or something like that? And that's not right.

The Marlins are at Petco to start the weekend series.

I guess Pavetta's back tonight.

He hasn't pitched in months.

And the Padres get Nick Pavetta back this evening.

Tyler Phillips goes for Miami.

Fade Pavetta back for the first time in a long time, maybe, with the fish?

Not rushing to it.

not rushing to it either.

Padres are going to have to deal with the Dodgers early.

Pavetta, Michael King, Robbie Ray, they have starting pitching that is pitching big spots in the postseason.

But

they're going to have to deal with the Dodgers, and that's not going to be fun.