Young Padres arms wild in loss to Mariners – The San Diego Union-Tribune

A wild afternoon for the Padres young arms unfolded at a glacial pace on Sunday. San Diego pitchers issued 14 walks in a 13-2 loss to Seattle at Peoria Stadium.

Michael Kelly and Dinelson Lamet, two right-handers who had never pitched in a big-league spring training game, combined for eight walks without recording an out.

It just got quick for them today, Padres manager Andy Green said.They were kind of flying (open) front-side, leaving the ball up arm-side. Its their first time on a major league spring training field, and you see some jitters. ...I think this is one of those anomaly games that kind of happens to guys.

Padres starter Zach Lee was an early exception to the general lack of control. The righty induced three consecutive grounders in a breezy first inning. In the second, he allowed two hits, including a solo home run by Nelson Cruz, and a walk.

Ideally, thats what I want to do, Lee said of the opening frame. Attack guys early, make guys swing early in counts, keep pitch counts down and keep the ball on the ground. The first inning, everything was down. Obviously, the second inning, I kind of crept up a bit, started pulling some balls, not necessarily executing as well as I want to.

Lee was claimed off waivers from the Mariners in December. He has one career major league appearance, for the Dodgers in 2015.

Like a few other recent additions, Lee does bring some pedigree. The 25-year-old was drafted 28th overall by Los Angeles in 2010. The scouting director at the time was Logan White, now an executive in the Padres front office. For a time, Lee was the Dodgers top prospect.

This is a great opportunity for me, Lee said. Weve got a lot of young guys, which will create a great competition amongst us. And its a real, loose, fun group of guys. I know what I can do, and Im just ready to hopefully get my opportunity to prove it.

Hes got to work his way up the depth chart right now, Green said.I think that goes without saying, where he came from last year. Hes going to have to stack quality outing on quality outing. But hes a competitor. Well see where he ends up.

Padres relievers Craig Stammen and Jose Torres each threw a scoreless inning while notching two strikeouts.

Second baseman Carlos Asuaje and shortstop Luis Sardinas each went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

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