Official San Diego Padres Thread (playoff, jerseys, Texas Rangers, Dodgers)
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Vlad Jr injured his oblique like 3 weeks ago so he was going to start in the minors anyways. He should be a regular in the Jays lineup by June 15 if not sooner, barring any further injury.
Vlad Jr injured his oblique like 3 weeks ago so he was going to start in the minors anyways. He should be a regular in the Jays lineup by June 15 if not sooner, barring any further injury.
I missed that, thanks for the info. In reality there was no reason other than concerns about service time to not have brought him up last season. He doesn't have anything left to prove about his ability to destroy minor league pitching.
I missed that, thanks for the info. In reality there was no reason other than concerns about service time to not have brought him up last season. He doesn't have anything left to prove about his ability to destroy minor league pitching.
They said last year why they didn't call him up was because of his "defense." What a load of crap!
Getting back to the topic at hand, I like the Pads decision to start with Tatis on the roster. Worst that happens is he can't hit, so they send him down within the first 3 weeks, and they get that extra year of control back. The best thing that happens is that he gets his feet wet with MLB experience, and who knows, every year there's that 1 team it seems like that comes out of nowhere, and even though I don't think this Padres team fits that bill, it's entirely possible, and having Tatis around for the whole season instead of just 90 games gives them an extra 4 to 5 wins which is enough to jump the Rockies for 2nd in the division and a Wildcard. As I've said time and time again, games in April (and this year March) count just the same as games in September do.
it's entirely possible, and having Tatis around for the whole season instead of just 90 games gives them an extra 4 to 5 wins .
The above over estimates the impact a single player may have on his club's fortunes. Tatis would need to come up with a 10 WAR or more season to add 4 or 5 wins to the Padres total.
Wil Myers would have a 2 out homer in the 3rd to take a 1-0 lead. The Pads got the second run in the 6th as new Padre Ian Kinsler had a lead off double, and he scored on Myers' single. That was the only time the Padres got a runner to second base, and the Giants only had 1 runner past 1st: with 1 out in the 7th, Gerardo Parra hit a soft grounder to Aaron Loup which advanced Brandon Crawford to 2nd, but Yangervis Solarte would end the inning and the last scoring threat of the game with a ground out to Eric Hosmer. Fernando Tatis Jr. finished 2-3 in his major league debut. Eric Lauer (1-0) allowed 4 hits with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in 6 innings, Trey Wingenter (1st hold), Loup (1st hold), and Craig Stammen (1st hold) combined to allow 1 hit with 0 walks and 0 strikeouts in 2 scoreless innings, and Kirby Yates (1st save) had his first save of the year with a 1-2-3 9th with 2 strikeouts. Madison Bumgarner (0-1) allowed 2 runs on 5 hits (1 homer) with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts, the hard luck loser for the Giants.
Game 2 of the series is on Friday evening. Joey Luccesi (8-9, 4.08 in '18) starts for the Padres against Derek Holland (7-9, 3.57 in '18) who takes the ball for the Giants, with first pitch slated for 10:10.
Wil Myers with a 1 out single, stole second base after a Manny Machado strikeout, but Franmil Reyes ended the inning with a strikeout. Eric Homser walked to lead off the 2nd, Fernando Tatis Jr. followed with a double, and Manuel Margot followed with a 2 RBI single. Steve Duggar doubled to lead off the 3rd, but got erased on an Eric Kratz fielders choice to Tatis at 3rd, and the Pads scored the 3rd run on an Ian Kinsler lead off homer in the 3rd. Tatis had a 1 out walk, Austin Hedges was hit by a pitch with 2 outs, but Joey Lucchesi ended the inning with a strikeout. Pablo Sandoval had a 2 out double in the 5th, but got stranded there when Michael Reed went down on strikes to end the inning. Kinsler walked to lead off the 5th, but got thrown out at home on Wil Myers' double, Machado followed with a single, and Reyes followed with a sac fly for the Pads final run of the game. Following 2 strikeouts by Trevor Gott to start the 6th, Hedges singled, Franchy Cordero walked, but Kinsler ended the 2 out rally with a ground out to Evan Longoria at 3rd. Buster Posey had a 2 out double in the 8th, but Yangervis Solarte get the Giants scoreless to start 2019 struck out to end the inning. The Giants scoreless streak would end at 17 innings as Evan Longoria had a lead off homer in the 9th for the Giants first run of the game, and the Giants got the tying run to first as Joe Panik singled, Duggar walked, and Kratz was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Kirby Yates struck out Gerardo Parra and Brandon Belt to end the game. Derek Holland (0-1) allowed 3 runs on 4 hits (1 homer) with 2 walks (1 hit batter) and 5 strikeouts. Lucchesi (1-0) allowed 3 hits, 2 walks with 7 strikeouts in 5 1/3 scoreless innings, and Yates (2nd save) had 1 hit, 1 walk (1 hit batter), and 2 strikeouts in 1 inning of work for his second save in as many chances to begin 2019.
Nick Margevicius (MLB debut) makes his first major league appearance for the Padres, and he'll take on Hall of fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez's son Dereck Rodriguez (6-4, 2.81 in 2018) for the Giants. Game time slated for 8:40.
Nick Margevicius retired the first 2 Giants in the 2nd, Gerardo Parra had a 2 out double, and Joe Panik ended the inning on a Manny Machado diving catch in foul territory. Wil Myers reached on a Yangervis Solarte throwing error in the bottom half, stole 2nd 2 batters later, but Fernando Tatis Jr flied out and Franchy Cordero struck out to end that. With 1 out in the 3rd, Steven Duggar singled and stole second, but Margevicius ended the inning with a Solarte ground out and Evan Longoria strike out. Hunter Renfroe started the 5th with a single, he swapped spots on the bases with Tatis after a force out, Tatis stole second after a Cordero struck out, but Dereck Rodriguez got Francisco Mejia out on strikes to end the inning. Duggar singled to lead off the 6th, a wild pitch by Robert Stock got him to 2nd, and he scored on a Solarte double. Solarte scored on a Longoria single, and Longoria went to second following a Buster Posey walk. Brandon Belt popped up, and Connor Joe struck out, but Parra would walk to load the bases. Panik singled to score Longoria, but Renfroe would throw out Posey at home to prevent any further runs from scoring. In the bottom half, Manuel Margot started the inning with a ground rule double, and Ian Kinsler moved him to 3rd with a single, Eric Hosmer doubled home both Margot and Kinsler to make it a 3-2 game, but Reyes Moronta would get Machado, Myers, and Renfroe to all strike out to end the inning. Greg Garcia had a 1 out double, but the Pads would get nothing from it as Mejia grounded out, and Margot struck out. Brandon Crawford started with a lead off double in the 8th, moved to 3rd on a Belt single 2 batters later, following a Pablo Sandoval strike out, Parra was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Panik ended the inning with a ground out. Hosmer & Machado would have 1 out singles in the 8th to put runners on 1st & 2nd, a Myers force out put runners on the corner, but Renfroe grounded out to end the inning. Solarte had a 2 out double in the 9th, but Crawford popped up. Margevicius (0-1) allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 0 walks (but 2 hit batters) and 5 strikeouts in 5+ innings in his major league debut. Rodriguez (1-0) allowed 2 runs on 4 hits with 0 walks in 5+ innings, Moronto (1st hold) had 1 hit allowed, 0 walks, and 5 strike outs in 2 innings, Tony Watson (1st hold) had 2 hits in 1 scoreless inning, and Will Smith (1st save) had a 1-2-3 9th with 2 strikeouts.
The finale of the 4 game series takes place on Sunday. Jeff Samardzija (1-5, 6.25 in '18) starts for the Giants against Chris Paddack (MLB debut) the second straight Padres pitcher making his major league debut. First pitch scheduled for 4:10.
Wil Myers walked with 1 out, and following a fly out, Manuel Margot doubled, Jeff Samardzija intentionally walked Austin Hedges to load the bases for Chris Paddack, and Paddack turned an RBI single into a 9-3 put out as RF Gerardo Parra threw Paddack out at first on a ball hit to RF for the end of the inning. Brandon Crawford singled with 1 out in the 5th, and 2 batters later Pablo Sandoval had an RBI double, but Erik Kratz ended the inning on a fly out to LF. Franchy Cordero had a 1 out walk, a Sandoval error sent Cordero to second, and he scored on a Eric Hosmer single. Franmil Reyes doubled to start the 6th, but Myers struck out, Fernando Tatis popped out, and Margot grounded out. Hedges singled to begin the 7th, he got erased on a force out by Hunter Renfroe, and Greg Garcia doubled to put runners at 2nd & 3rd. Nick Vincent intentionally walked Hosmer to load the bases, and Manny Machado had an RBI on a force out and Reyes ended the inning on a fly ball to LF. Myers started the 8th with a bunt single, and went to second on another Sandoval error, Margot fielders choice put runners on the corner, and Myers scored on a Hedges single, but Renfroe struck out, and Garcia grounded out. Samardjiza allowed 1 run (unearned) on 3 hits with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts in 5 innings, and Nick Vincent (0-1) allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 1 walk and 1 strikeout in 1 1/3. Paddack allowed 1 run on 2 hits with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts in 5 innings, Adam Warren (1-0) had 1 walk, 2 strikeouts in 2 hitless innings, Craig Stammen (2nd hold) had a 1-2-3 8th inning and Kirby Yates (3rd save) had a 1-2-3 9th with a strike out.
Padres stay at home to host the D'Backs, coming off losing 3 of 4 in Los Angeles for 3 games beginning on Monday. Matt Strahm (3-4, 2.05) starts for the Padres against Merrill Kelly (MLB Debut), the 3rd straight game with a starting pitcher making his major league debut, with game time at 10:10. Giants head up I-5 to Chavez Ravine for a 3 game series with the Dodgers beginning on Monday evening.
Monday: D'Backs 10 @ Pads 3.
Eric Hosmer was 2-4 with a run scored, and Franchy Cordero added 2 hits while Manny Machado had a run scored, Franmil Reyes had 2 RBI's, and Fernando Tattis Jr. had 2 RBI's and a run scored on his first major league home run. Matt Strahm (0-1) allowed 5 runs on 8 hits (1 home run) with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts in 2 2/3's. David Peralta and Ketel Marte each had an RBI and went 3-5 for the D'Backs with Marte scoring 3 runs and Peralta scoring twice. Christian Walker had 2 hits and a run scored while Adam Jones had an RBI and a run scored on a leadoff home run. Eduardo Escobar and Jake Lamb added RBI's with Alex Avila and Nick Ahmed adding 2 RBI's, with Avila, Ahmed, and Wilmer Flores each scoring a run. Merrill Kelly (1-0) allowed 3 runs on 5 hits (1 home run) with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts in 6 innings while Jon Duplantier (1st save) allowed 1 hit to go along with 2 strikeouts in 3 innings. In other NL West action on the day the Giants beat the Dodgers 4-2 and the Rockies lost to the Rays 1-7. Dodgers and Padres are tied atop the division at 3-2, Arizona, Colorado, and the Giants all at 2-3 and a game back.
Tuesday: D'Backs 8 @ Pads 5.
Peralta lead the D'Backs with 3 hits but surprisingly had 0 RBI's or runs scored. Jones, Flores (1 run scored), Marte (1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 home run), and Zack Greinke (2 runs scored, 4 RBI's, 2 home runs) all had 2 hits apiece. Christian Walker had 1 RBI and a run scored on a home run, while John Ryan Murphy had 1 RBI and scored twice on a home run, and Ahmed scored a run. Greinke (1-1) allowed 3 runs on 6 hits (2 homers) with 0 walks and 10 strikeouts in 6 innings, Yoan Lopez (1st hold) and Archie Bradley (2nd hold) combined for 2 hits and 1 strikeout in 1 1/3, while Greg Holland (2nd save) allowed a hit and a strikeout in a scoreless 9th. Hunter Renfroe (3 RBI's, 2 runs scored, 2 home runs), Francisco Mejia, and Wil Myers (2 RBI's, 1 run) paced the Pads attack with Machado and Manuel Margot each scoring a run. Eric Lauer (1-1) allowed 4 runs on 9 hits (2 home runs) with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts in 5 innings. The Dodgers beat the Giants 6-5 and the Rockies were shut out by the Rays 4-0. Dodgers are in first at 4-2, Padres and D'Backs are tied for 2nd at 3-3, 1 game back, and the Giants and Rockies are 2 back both at 2-4.
Wednesday: D'Backs 1 @ Pads 4.
Peralta (1 run scored), Lamb (1 RBI) had 4 of the D'Backs 7 hits with only Jones (1 hit), Marte (1 hit), and Carson Kelly (1 walk), the only other 3 D'Backs to reach base on the afternoon. Robbie Ray (0-1) allowed 2 runs on 2 hits with 5 walks and 3 strikeouts in 5 1/3. Pads only got base hits from 5 players (Ian Kinsler [1 run scored], Myers, Machado [2 runs scored, 2 RBI's, 1 home run], Renfroe, and Mejia [1 RBI], with Hosmer driving in the last run, and Tatis scoring the last run. Joey Lucchesi (2-0) allowed 4 hits, 1 walk, and 6 strikeouts through 5 scoreless innings, and Craig Stammen (3rd hold) had 1 hit and 2 strikeouts in 2 scoreless innings. Rockies shut out the Rays in 11 innings 1-0 and the Dodgers beat the Giants 5-3. Dodgers remain in first at 5-2, Padres are 1 back at 4-3, Arizona and Colorado are tied at 3-4 and 2 games back while the Giants fall to 2-5 and go to 3 games behind the Dodgers.
Friday: Pads 5 @ Cards 3.
Cordero (1 run scored, 1 RBI), and Tatis (2 RBI's, 1 run scored, 1 home run) each lead the Pads with 2 hits, Machado and Reyes each scored a run, while Renfroe had a pinch hit 2 run homer. Nick Margevicius allowed 1 run on 1 hit (1 homer) with 1 walk and a strikeout in 5 innings, Robert Stock (1-0, 1st blown save) allowed 1 run on 2 hits with a walk and strikeout in 1 inning, Stammen (4th hold), and Trey Wingenter (2nd hold) allowed 1 run on 1 hit (1 homer) with 4 strikeouts in 2 innings and Kirby Yates (4th save) had a 1-2-3 9th with a strikeout. The top 4 in the Cards order (Matt Carpenter, Paul Goldschmidt, Paul DeJong, and Marcel Ozuna) were the only 4 Cards that reached base. Each had a single hit with the Goldschmidt and DeJong hits being home runs, while Goldschmidt and DeJong each drew walks. Carpenter scored a run, while Ozuna had the final RBI. Jack Flaherty allowed 2 walks, 6 strikeouts, and 6 hits allowed in 5 hitless innings, Dominic Leone (1st blown save) allowed 2 runs on 2 hits (1 home run) with a walk in 1 inning, and Alex Reyes (0-1) allowed 3 runs on 1 hit (1 home run) with 3 walks in 1 inning. In other divisional action on Friday the D'Backs beat up the Red Sox 15-8, the Dodgers beat the Rockies 10-6, and the Giants lose to the Rays 2-5. Dodgers remain in first at 6-2 one game up on the 5-3 Padres, D'Backs are 2 back at 4-4, Colorado is 3 back at 3-5, and the Giants are sitting 4 back at 2-6.
Saturday: Pads 6 @ Cards 4.
Machado (2 RBI's, 1 run scored, 1 home run) and Renfroe (1 RBI) lead the Pads offense with 2 hits apiece. Kinsler scored a run, Hosmer had an RBI, 2 runs scored, and a home run, Tatis had a run scored, Austin Hedges had a run scored, and 2 RBI's including a home run. Chris Paddock allowed 1 run (unearned) on 1 hit with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts in 3 2/3, Matt Wisler (1-0) allowed 2 hits, 1 walk, and 1 strike out in 2 innings, Stammen (5th hold) allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 2 strike outs in 1 inning, and Yates (5th save) had a hit allowed and strike out in a scoreless 9th inning. Yadi Molina and Dexter Fowler each scored a run and had 2 hits, Carpenter scored a run, Ozuna had a run scored and 2 RBI's, and his first homer of the year, while Kolten Wong and Tyler O'Neil had the final 2 RBI's. Michael Wacha allowed 1 run on 3 hits with 7 strikeouts but he walked 8 in 5 2/3, Jon Gant (1st hold) allowed 1 run on 2 hits (1 homer) with a strike out, and Andrew Miller (0-1, 1st blown save) allowed 4 runs on 2 hits (2 homers) with 2 walks in 2/3's of an inning. The D'Backs walk off the Red Sox 5-4, Dodgers beat the Rockies 7-2, and the Giants beat the Rays 6-4 in other divisional action. Dodgers are 7-2 still in first, Pads remain one game behind at 6-3, D'Backs go to 5-4 and 2 games back, while the Giants and Rockies are tied for 4th at 3-6 and 4 games off the lead.
Sunday: Pads 1 @ Cards 4.
Kinsler, Hosmer (lone RBI), Machado, Renfroe, Margot (lone run scored), and starter Strahm were the only 6 Pads to register hits on the afternoon. Strahm (0-2) allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits with 2 walks and 2 strike outs in 5 innings. Harrison Bader (2-3) and Molina (3-4, 1 run scored) lead the Cards attack. Carpenter had an RBI and run scored, DeJong added 2 RBI's on the day, Wong had an RBI and run scored while Goldschmidt scored the last Cardinals run. Adam Wainwright (1-0) allowed 1 run on 5 hits with 0 walks and 9 strikeouts in 6 innings, John Brebbia (1st hold) had a hit allowed and walk in 1 1/3, Miller (2nd hold) pitched a hitless 1/3 of an inning, and Jordan Hicks (1st save) had a walk, but struck out the side in the 9th. D'Backs lose 0-1 to the Red Sox, Dodgers complete the sweep of the Rockies in Coors with a 12-6 pounding, and the Giants were shut out by the Rays 3-0. Dodgers are 8-2 and go to 2 games up on the 6-4 Pads, Arizona falls to 3 games back at 5-5 and the Giants and Rockies remain tied at 3-7 and 5 games off the pace. St. Louis stays at home for a 4 game series with the Dodgers (got 1 win already!) which started on Monday night while the Pads travel back West to take on the Giants in San Francisco. Madison Bumgarner (0-2, 1.38) started for the Giants against Lauer (1-1, 3.27) with the Pads winning 6-5 on an absolute moon shot by Reyes which ended up being the final margin.
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What a load of crap!
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