Blake Perkins hit a single in the eighth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. This spoiled a fantastic start by Padres right-hander Michael King, who pitched a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings.
King, with a record of 2-1, achieved a career-high 7 2/3 innings during the game, throwing 109 pitches. He struck out 10 batters and walked two.
“I felt like I had a steady mix and was able to command all my pitches,” he said. “Mechanically, I wasn’t thinking about anything. I was just going out there and executing.”
Until the eighth inning, King didn’t allow a runner past first base. Brice Turang made his major league-leading ninth stolen base, advancing to second after hitting a single.
King was held responsible for a run when Turang scored on Perkins’ single off Wandy Peralta.
“Wandy hadn’t given up a base hit to a right-handed hitter all year,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “It didn’t work out.”Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy praised his second-year center fielder Perkins for his performance.
“He doesn’t force anything,” Murphy said. “He’s authentic as hell, he’s respectful, he’s humble.”The Brewers ended a three-game losing streak and stopped the Padres’ three-game winning streak.
Milwaukee right-hander Bryse Wilson pitched 3 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking one. It was his first start since Sept. 28, 2022, when he played for Pittsburgh.
“I was just extremely motivated,” Wilson said. “The bullpen side, we knew we were very short, we were extended a little bit. I wanted to go out and be the best that I can be.”
Abner Uribe (2-1) helped maintain the shutout in the eighth after giving up a leadoff triple to Matthew Batten. Uribe retired the next three hitters, with a highlight being a bare-hand grab he made of Fernando Tatis Jr.’s groundball, throwing him out by a step for the third out.
“It was extremely exciting, and it’s something that I was pumped up about and got to enjoy,” Uribe said through an interpreter. Joel Payamps earned his second save, pitching a perfect ninth.
