Ethan Salas A Surprise Late Scratch For Game 2

Oct 4, 2026 7:36 PM

The San Diego Padres lineup for Game 2 had both Luis Campusano and Ethan Salas starting for the second straight game. 

Campusano was at catcher and Salas was listed as the DH and batting sixth. 

However, just a half hour before the game, Padres manager Craig Stammen made a switch and inserted Gavin Sheets into the No. 6 spot with Salas being listed as a "healthy scratch." 

The move is not injury related, which means Salas is available off the bench. 

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Sheets hasn't started a game since returning from the IL, but he had a monster pinch-hit two-run home run in Game 2 of the Wild Card series against the Chicago Cubs. 

Michael King takes the mound for San Diego for Game 2. 

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