Randy Vásquez extends strong spring as Padres and Team Great Britain finish 2-2 in Peoria

Padres use WBC tune-up to evaluate pitching depth as Great Britain prepares for Houston pool play

The San Diego Padres and Team Great Britain played to a 2-2 tie Wednesday, March 4, at the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona, a World Baseball Classic (WBC) exhibition that doubled as a spring evaluation day for San Diego’s pitching staff. Great Britain and the Padres each finished with seven hits; the Padres were charged with one error while Great Britain had none.

Right-hander Randy Vásquez continued a steady spring stretch with another scoreless relief appearance, reinforcing his case as the club sorts through innings distribution ahead of Opening Day. The outing was part of a Padres pitching plan that mixed major-league roster candidates with players being built up for regular-season roles.

Musgrove returns to game action after long layoff

The exhibition also marked a significant checkpoint for Joe Musgrove, who appeared in a game setting for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in October 2024. Musgrove worked two innings and struck out three, allowing one run on five hits. The Padres have positioned his early-March workload as a measured step in a longer ramp-up, with the regular season set to open at Petco Park against the Detroit Tigers from March 26–28.

How the scoring unfolded

Great Britain struck first with a run in the opening inning, then added another in the eighth. The Padres answered with single runs in the sixth and eighth, pulling even late and leaving the game level when play concluded. Spring exhibitions can end in ties under schedule and workload constraints, particularly when clubs prioritize pitcher usage and health over extra-inning outcomes.

• Final: Padres 2, Great Britain 2 (March 4, Peoria Sports Complex).

• Hits: 7 for each team; Errors: Padres 1, Great Britain 0.

• Musgrove line: 2.0 innings, 3 strikeouts, 1 run allowed.

Context: Great Britain’s WBC schedule begins immediately

The matchup was part of Great Britain’s final preparation before traveling to Houston for WBC pool play. Great Britain is scheduled to open against Mexico on March 6, followed by games against the United States on March 7, Italy on March 8, and Brazil on March 9.

For the Padres, the exhibition offered a controlled environment to build up pitchers and test roster options; for Great Britain, it served as a last competitive rehearsal before the WBC begins.

For San Diego, the tie added another data point in a spring focused on pitching health and depth, with Vásquez’s clean inning underscoring the internal competition for meaningful early-season roles.