Dinelson Lamet pitches for the Padres in his first start of the season, but lasted only two innings. Photo by Chris Stone
Dinelson Lamet pitches for the Padres in his first start of the season, but lasted only two innings. Photo by Chris Stone

The Padres suffered two blows Wednesday – a sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers and an ominous start from Dinelson Lamet.

Lamet was only able to go two innings in Wednesday’s 4-2 loss before leaving his 2021 debut with forearm tightness, MLB.com reported.

It was the right-hander’s first start since September, when an elbow strain forced him to sit out the rest of the season. The Padres held out hope for Lamet, extending his rehab beyond the spring.

Dinelson Lamet warms up before game. Photo by Chris Stone
Fans welcome pitcher Dinelson Lamet as he takes the mound. Photo by Chris Stone
Dinelson Lamet lasted only two innings. Photo by Chris Stone
Jurickson Profar protests the umpire’s call. Photo by Chris Stone
Padre Skipper Jayce Tingler gets ejected. Photo by Chris Stone
Padre Skipper Jayce Tingler gives the home plate umpire a look after being ejected. Photo by Chris Stone
A Brewers fan sports a cheese head. Photo by Chris Stone
Jurickson Profar (left) and Fernando Tatis share remarks at the start of an inning. Photo by Chris Stone
Trent Grisham steals second base. Photo by Chris Stone
Fernando Tatis Jr. congratulates Victor Caratini as he scores. Photo by Chris Stone
Fernando Tatis Jr. takes a swing. Photo by Chris Stone
Trent Grisham tries to beat out the tag at first base. Photo by Chris Stone
A young fan wears a Padres hat and a Brewers shirt. Photo by Chris Stone
Fernando Tatis Jr. throws from his knee to get the out. Photo by Chris Stone
Manny Machado takes a swing. Photo by Chris Stone
Fernando Tatis Jr. beats the tag at first base. Photo by Chris Stone
Ushers encouraged fans to wear masks, but many ignored the message. Photo by Chris Stone
Jurickson Profar scored one of two Padre runs. Photo by Chris Stone
Emilio Pagán assists with relief pitching. Photo by Chris Stone
Fernando Tatis Jr. (left) and Manny Machado watch the batter. Photo by Chris Stone
Young fans cheer as the bases are loaded. Photo by Chris Stone
Manny Machado, Jurickson Profar and Eric Hosmer, who had a bases loaded, joke with Bobby Dickerson while a Brewer pitcher warms up. Photo by Chris Stone
Eric Hosmer twists himself during a missed swing. Photo by Chris Stone
Fernando Tatis eyes a ball late in the game. Photo by Chris Stone
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“We’ll have to wait and see, ultimately, what the doctors say,” Tingler told MLB.com.

The latest pitching setback came a day after young starter Adrian Morejon went under the knife for Tommy John surgery.

According to MLB.com, manager Jayce Tingler said the procedure “went well.” Morejon, 22, last pitched April 11 and will miss the remainder of the year.

The Padres head into their second showdown with the Dodgers – this time a four-game series that starts Thursday in Los Angeles – after listless losses against the Brewers. Frustrations boiled over enough Wednesday that Tingler got himself tossed.

They scored just three runs in the three games to close out their homestand and found themselves in the record books due to the Brewers’ Corbin Burnes. The right-hander struck out 10 Friars in his team’s 6-0 win on Tuesday, bringing his season total to 40.

That sets a baseball record for the most strikeouts by a starter, without having issued a walk.

The pitching outlook gets no easier going into the Dodgers series. Three of the games feature the same match-ups as the Petco Park series last weekend:

  • 7:10 p.m. Thursday – Ryan Weathers vs. Walker Buehler
  • 7:10 p.m. Friday – Yu Darvish vs. Clayton Kershaw
  • 6:10 p.m. Saturday – Blake Snell vs. Trevor Bauer
  • 4 p.m. Sunday – Joe Musgrove vs. Dustin May

Aside from the lagging offense, the Padres also have 17 errors. That ties them for the MLB lead with the Los Angeles Angels.

The Padres enter the series against the 14-4 Dodgers – baseball’s best record – playing .500 ball and in third place in the National League West.

“We’ve just got to keep grinding,” Manny Machado told MLB.com.