The Padres are again carrying just two catchers, but it’s the opening day starter who has been removed from the active roster.
Luis Campusano was optioned to Triple-A El Paso among a handful of roster moves ahead of Wednesday’s 6:40 p.m. first pitch.
Additionally, left-hander Martín Pérez was placed on the paternity list.
To fill the two spots, outfielder Brandon Lockridge and left-hander Tom Cosgrove were called up from Triple-A El Paso.
Pérez was due to start Wednesday’s game, but it was announced on Sunday that Michael King would pitch on regular rest of Wednesday.
Cosgrove would seem to be with the big-league team to provide bullpen coverage until Pérez can return to the rotation.
Lockridge was added to the 40-man roster on Sept. 1, about a month after he was acquired from the Yankees for reliever Enyel De Los Santos.
The right-handed-hitting Lockridge was hitting .306/.410/.397 with two homers and 46 steals at two Triple-A stops.
As for Campusano (.642 OPS), he’d fallen behind Kyle Higashioka (.771 OPS) on the depth chart and his spot on the active roster was thrown onto shaky ground when the Padres signed former All-Star Game MVP Elias Diaz after his release from the Rockies in August. Before Higashioka caught Yu Darvish on Tuesday, Campusano had caught each of Darvish’s starts this season.
Diaz has started just one game so far for the Padres as Higashioka will catch King on Wednesday in an identical lineup to Tuesday’s.
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Which means Xander Bogaerts is at shortstop a second straight day.
Here is how the Mariners (73-72) will line up for Game 2:
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Wednesday’s pitching matchup
Padres RHP Michael King (12-8, 3.10 ERA)
After seven days off, King is back on four days rest as he jumps LHP Martín Pérez (4.46 ERA) in the order. King struck out eight over six innings of one-run ball on Friday and has reached 100 pitches in back-to-back starts for the first time in his career. King allowed one earned run in six innings (9Ks) in a loss to Seattle in July in San Diego.
Here is how King has fared against current Mariners:
Mariners RHP Bryan Woo (7-2, 2.36 ERA)
The second-year starter has a 16-to-0 strikeout-to-walk ratio over his last three starts despite allowing five homers over 18⅓ innings (3.44 ERA). This is Woo’s first career appearance against the Padres.
Only Kyle Higashioka (0-for-2, K) has history with Woo.
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