The Padres 24th ranked prospect sets a career-high in strikeouts last night with nine over seven innings. He leads the California League with a 0.86 ERA, 33.8% strikeout rate, with 36 K’s against 105 batters faced; impressive for the notorious hitter’s league. He’s right on the heels of Thomas Pannone (39) for the strikeout leader of all HiA pitchers. Last night was the first time Lucchesi allowed a baserunner to score in 5 starts. After giving up lead-off single to begin the 3rd inning, Lucchesi gave up a double to move the runner to third, then a fielders choice allowed the RBI. Prior to that run, his other two earned runs came via 2-solo home runs. Nothing special about the 4th round pick in 2016 other than a low 90’s fastball and the ability to provide deception.