The 2025 season has been an uphill battle for Padres pitcher Dylan Cease. After an impressive campaign last year, Cease has posted subpar numbers with a 4.

The San Diego Padres needed their de facto ace Dylan Cease to deliver a performance similar to the one provided by rotation mate Nick Pivetta on Tuesday night. Cease failed to even come close to matching the performance and surrendered six runs to the Arizona Diamondbacks and watched them cruise to an 8-2 win at Petco Park, Wednesday.

Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt entered the game with a 5.42 ERA and went eight innings for the first time in his career. The Padres scored both their runs and managed four hits against the right-hander, who had not had a quality start in any of his eight starts leading up to Wednesday.

Mike Shildt discusses Dylan Cease's outing, the strong defensive performance and more following the Padres' loss to the Phillies in Game 2