<p>SAN DIEGO &mdash; Padres right-hander Dinelson Lamet left his season debut Wednesday after two scoreless innings due to right forearm tightness.</p>
<p>Lamet appeared to be pitching well against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out four after a single to start the game. He threw 19 strikes out of 29 pitches, reaching 97 mph on his fastball.</p>
<p>The 28-year-old Lamet had not pitched since leaving his final start of 2020 with elbow discomfort and missing the playoffs. He received multiple opinions that surgery wasn’t needed and underwent platelet-rich plasma therapy in the offseason.</p>
<p>Lamet had Tommy John surgery in 2018 and didn’t return until the second half of 2019.</p>
<p>Lamet was 3-1 in 12 starts last year, when he finished fourth in balloting for the NL Cy Young Award. He averaged 12.1 strikeouts per game and had a 2.09 ERA, third-best in the NL.</p>
<p>His quick exit came a day after left-hander Adrian Morejon had Tommy John surgery.</p>
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