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Complain about Darvish or whatever but the Padres' 2025 offense was:

• 18th in runs scored
• 28th in HR
• 22nd in SLG

Each of the last 5 World Series winners have been top-5 in HRs. The Padres were bottom 3.

Too much talent on the roster for the offense to be that bad.

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Under the 3-game Wild Card series format, the Padres are the first road team to force a third game after losing Game 1.

Previous road Game 1 losers were 0-7 in Game 2.

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Throughout 2025, the Padres...
-couldn't hit LHP (.690 OPS)
- didn't hit w/ RISP (23rd in MLB in RISP AVG)
- didn't hit for power (28th in HR, 22nd in SLG)

Not shocking that it didn't magically all change in their first playoff game.

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Randy Vasquez tonight vs. the Rockies:

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K

New career high in strikeouts 🔥

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Ramon Laureano in 27 G with Padres: .307/.358/.594, 7 HR, 23 RBI

Ryan O'Hearn in 25 G with Padres: .260/.348/.416, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 BB

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Another tremendous start from Nick Pivetta:

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K (109 P, 71 S)

Allowed a leadoff home run and nothing else — he's now gone at least 6 IP in seven consecutive starts

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Mason Miller's pitches to the three batters he retired tonight (3 K's, all on 3 pitches)...

- slider, called strike
- slider, called strike
- slider, whiff
- slider, called strike
- 102 MPH whiff
- slider, whiff
- slider, called strike
- slider, called strike
- 103 MPH whiff

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Nick Pivetta tonight: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 89 P

Now with a 2.77 ERA through 126.2 IP this season 🔥

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IN: Mason Miller, JP Sears, Freddy Fermin, OF Ryan O’Hearn, Ramon Laureano, INF Will Wagner, Nestor Cortes

OUT: Leo De Vries, Braden Nett, Ryan Bergert, Stephen Kolek, Brandon Lockridge, Boston Bateman, Victor Figueroa, Tyson Neighbors, among others

All major-leaguers stay.

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Fernando Tatis Jr. this weekend in Arizona:

• 8-13 (.615)
• 8 hard-hit balls (95+ MPH EV)
• 6 balls hit at 106 MPH or higher

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Rough sledding right now for #Padres:

• 4-game losing streak with 3 total runs
• 2-6 record since the 21-0 game in Colorado
• 13-16 over last 19 games
• 25th in HR as a team, 16th in runs scored

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Randy Vasquez's last three outings:
6 IP, 1 ER, 5 K
6 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
5 IP, 1 ER, 3 K

On the season, a 3.45 ERA in 44.1 IP — he's allowed two earned runs or fewer in 7 of his 9 starts.

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Padres' offense over their first two games (18 innings) at Coors Field:

• 40 hits
• 34 runs
• 9 walks
• 6 homers

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When fully healthy, a lineup (more or less) of:

Tatis
Arraez
Machado
Merrill
Bogaerts
Jake
Sheets
Iglesias (?)
Díaz/Maldonado

... looks good. That said, a few injuries isn't an excuse to have 3-4 minor leaguers / auto-outs starting daily.

There has to be *some* plan B.

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Short night in Detroit for Randy Vasquez, who had nothing working from the gates:

2.0 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 68 P

Logan Gillaspie relieved him with nobody out in the 3rd and gave up a two-out, two-run single — both of the runs were charged to Vasquez.

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Padres pitching, last 11 home games: 0.90 ERA with 60 H & 104 K in 100.0 IP.

The starters over that span are averaging 6.2 IP/S with a 0.93 ERA. The bullpen's ERA in those games – 0.88.

Overall on the season in 13 home games, San Diego's pitching staff's 1.30 leads MLB.

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Unlike previous starts, Shota Imanaga is having to work tonight in San Diego, but the Padres have nothing to show for so far.

3rd inning, bases loaded w/ 1 out — Machado K's, Bogaerts pops out

4th inning, runners on 2nd & 3rd w/ 1 out — Heyward & Maldonado both K.

Frustrating.

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Fernando Tatis Jr this season: .361/.429/.672 (1.101 OPS), 6 HR, 12 RBI

He has 5 homers in his last 6 games (23 at-bats) 🤯

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Robert Suarez's start to 2025:

5/5 in saves, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K 🔥

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Gavin Sheets' start to 2025 after going 3-3 w/ 2 2B & 4 RBI tonight:

14 AB, 7 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1.390 OPS