Weathers tossed 4.0 shutout innings and looked pretty good in his first outing since going on the 10-day IL with an ankle injury. He also hammered a solo homer to straightaway centerfield off Miami starter Braxton Garrett. As it turns out, that would be the last run the Friars scored.
After the 3rd inning the Padres didn't get another hit but struck out eight more times and five of those were looking. That's a ridiculously high number for an offense as talented as San Diego's. Replays showed none of those backwards K's were anywhere near the strike zone. Eddings was giving several inches off the outside corner (but, curiously, did not extend the same courtesy to Padres pitchers).