A’s vs Padres Game Thread

Spring Training enters week two as the Athletics take on the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, AZ today. The A’s have started the spring with an unattractive 2-6 start, but the Friars are not much better coming into today’s matchup with a 4-6 record.

Both teams will be starting many of their regulars, a sight that will increase the further we get into spring training games and once any World Baseball Classic (WBC) players finish their national commitments. WBC games start later this week at various stadiums across the globe.

Right-hander Mason Barnett will get the start for the A’s today. He made five starts for the Athletics in 2025 logging 22+ innings. Righty Miachael King will get the nod for the Padres this afternoon. After an injury-plagued season he went 5-3 in fifteen starts for San Diego last year, finishing up with a 3.44 ERA.

King will face this lineup for the A’s today:

Barnett will get his work in against this lineup for the Padres:

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