The Yankees ' three-game set against the Padres this weekend marks just their fourth regular-season series in San Diego in franchise history.
The first time the Yankees brought the road greys to San Diego, of course, was in 1998, when they won Games Three and Four of that year's World Series to complete the sweep.
He'd square off against fellow lefty Oliver Pérez. The 20-year-old was making just his second MLB appearance of what would be over 700 in a career that lasted through 2022.
The game got out of hand after Wells was removed for a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh. San Diego put across two more against Randy Choate in the eighth to pull away.
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