Exhibition baseball: Angels fall to San Diego, 4-2

Padres 4, Angels 2

AT THE PLATE: J.B. Shuck, who is competing with Collin Cowgill and Matt Long for a reserve outfield spot, tripled and scored in the first inning and singled in the third and eighth innings. Grant Green hit a sacrifice fly in the first and singled in the sixth. An apparent bunt single by Long in the fifth was overturned by an instant replay process that Manager Mike Scioscia said was “much cleaner” than what he had experienced during previous games.

ON THE MOUND: Tyler Skaggs, the 22-year-old left-hander who is expected to be the team’s fifth starter, allowed three runs and eight hits, including Nick Hundley’s solo homer, in four innings. Skaggs struck out four, walked none and threw 83 pitches, 60 for strikes. Kevin Jepsen struck out two in a scoreless sixth, and Fernando Salas gave up a solo homer to Jedd Gyorko in the fifth.

EXTRA BASES: Utility infield candidate John McDonald made his first start at third base and made two good plays in the fourth, ranging behind the bag for Carlos Quentin’s grounder and making a long throw to first for the out, and back-handing Everth Cabrera’s tricky chopper and throwing to first for the out with two on to end the inning.

UP NEXT: Colorado at 1 p.m. at Salt River Fields. On the air: TV: Fox Sports West; Radio: 830.