The 2025 San Diego Padres (5-0) set a new record for the best start in franchise history with their 7-2 smashing of the Cleveland Guardians at Petco Park.

Kyle Hart earned his 1st big league win, Gavin Sheets ripped a pair of two-run doubles and the Padres beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 to start 5-0 for the first time in their 57-season history.

The Padres' best start prior to this season was 4-0 in 1984, when they went to their first World Series against the Detroit Tigers.

Hart (1-0) returned to the big leagues 5 years after his previous stint, when he made 4 appearances and 3 starts for the Red Sox during the 2020 season. (pandemic) The 32-year-old lefty allowed 2 runs on 5 hits in 5 innings, including solo HR’s by José Ramírez and Austin Hedges. Hart struck out four and walked one.

The Padres beat up on Luis Ortiz (0-1) in his Cleveland debut, scoring 7 runs on 9 hits in his 4 2/3 innings of work.

Sheets smashed a 2-run double off the right field wall in the Padres’ 4-run 2nd inning, then sliced another RBI double down the left field line in their 3-run 5th. Jason Hayward drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly in the 2nd and a double in the 5th.

Pads 1st baseman Luis Arraez (reigning NL batting champ) finally ended his 0-for-16 slump with a single in the 6th, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.

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‘LIVE’ Instant Reaction from Jim GRIES Grieshaber

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These 2 teams will play game 2 of 3 tomorrow night at 6:40pm PT. RHP Michael King (0-0, 10.31 ERA) will start for the Padres against the Guardians’ LHP Logan Allen.

We will be here ‘LIVE’ with your PADRES POSTCAST hosted by Jim “GRIES” Grieshaber.

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