After years of the fans calling the Padres vs. Mariners showdowns The Vedder Cup, in 2025 the clubs decided to make it official. They even got Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder (who grew up in San Diego and achieved musical stardom in Seattle) to donate a guitar to make into an official trophy awarded to the series winner each year.

Round 1 went to the birthplace of grunge.

The Mariners topped the Padres 5-1 in Friday night's series opener. Stephen Kolek, who was in the Mariners system before the Padres took him in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft, got the start after tossing a shutout at Coors Field. His first pitch of the night was ripped into the right field seats by Seattle shortstop J.P. Crawford, the first earned run Kolek has allowed as a big league starting pitcher.

The long ball turned out

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