Griffin Canning allowed a two-run homer to Freddie Freeman in the first inning Tuesday, then settled in and finished with a respectable line in a no-decision against the Dodgers.
Canning gave up three runs on four hits over five innings, striking out five and walking one. The early damage came quickly, but he kept the outing from unraveling and worked through the rest of his start without adding to the first-inning setback.
That mattered because the right-hander did enough to stay in the game and give his club a chance to keep pace, even after Freeman's blast put him under immediate pressure. The final numbers reflected a start that began badly and then stabilized, a useful outcome in a matchup that could have gone sideways much earlier.
This was a game recap published Wednesday, May 20, at 2:16 a.m. ET, with Ari Koslow identified as the Padres correspondent. The next test for Canning comes against the Phillies, a matchup that will give him another chance to build on the way he recovered after the first inning against Los Angeles.
