SAN DIEGO — A day after the Padres dealt ace Jake Peavy to the White Sox, one of the four pitchers acquired in the trade will make his first start for San Diego.
Instead of preparing to start Friday against the Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field, lefty pitcher Clayton Richard packed his bags for the move to the West Coast.
Richard takes the mound Saturday for the second game in the Padres’ three-game series against the Brewers at PETCO Park. Richard replaces scheduled starter Edward Mujica, who was promoted from the bullpen earlier this week to replace struggling Josh Geer in the Padres’ rotation.
Richard said Friday he was “pretty surprised” to be moving to San Diego after Peavy accepted the trade to Chicago.
“I really just thought he didn’t want to come over here,” he said. “He turned it down and it was put to rest. Then, out of nowhere, it happens again. But I’m excited to go over there. We’ll see how it goes.”
Richard (4-3) has made 26 appearances, with 14 starts, this season for the White Sox. He’s tossed eight innings in each of his two most recent starts, allowing just two runs on nine hits in his last 16 innings of work.
Related posts:
