The Padres de San Diego played Tuesday evening’s match against the Washington Nationals almost as a default qualifying series.
Leaving Ryan Bergert left in the fourth round after absorbing a lining of 103 MPH from his pitch elbow, and the director of the Padres, Mike Shildt, dragging 2-0, used all his best arms.
The pursuit of the match worked for a 4-3 victory, and now San Diego continues his second consecutive serial victory on Wednesday afternoon in the final of a six-game homestand.
“The enclosure of the lifts was our heart,” said receiver Martin Maldonado. “You can see them keep us in the ball game.”
Two factors influenced Shildt’s strategy: the other San Diego readers were all pushed on Monday evening in a defeat of 10-6, and he had the impression that the attack on his team was going to make noise against the start of Washington Trevor Williams and his ERA of 5.54.
“We knew that we had a certain availability of the pen,” said Shildt. “We had broken down two and had a lot of confidence in our offense, so let’s go.”
Shildt is probably hoping for the first good start of the series of a Padres starter when Nick Pivetta (7-2, 3.64 ERA) takes the hill. The right-hander made a decision without decision Friday evening in a defeat of 6-5 against the visit of Kansas City, depriving only 4 2/3 rounds and authorizing four points on six strokes and two steps with three sticks to the stick.
Pivetta, who has not lost this year in Petco Park, fought powerfully in his career against Washington. In 13 appearances, 10 of them start, it is 1-7 with an MPM of 9.42 in 43 rounds.
A reversal of these fortunes could be useful for San Diego, who discovered Tuesday evening that the suspension of three games by Robert Suarez for hitting Shohei Ohtani from Los Angeles Dodgers was reduced to two games. Suarez will not be available until Saturday in Cincinnati.
Meanwhile, the Nationals will try a serial victory behind the former left-hander of Padres Mackenzie Gore (3-7, 3.19). He launched for the last time Friday evening, winning a 6-5 defeat at the Dodgers after giving seven strokes and six points (five deserved) on 5 2/3 innings. Gore walked four and razed four.
Gore faces his former team for the fourth time and is 1-1 with an MPM of 5.52 in 14 2/3 rounds during these meetings. He will not have the ordinary receiver Keibert Ruiz to launch while Ruiz made the list of injured on Tuesday after being struck in the head with a hike in the canoe on Monday evening. Ruiz told MLB.com that he felt dizzy during the short walk of the team hotel Tuesday at the stadium.
“I don’t feel 100% feeling and I don’t feel good to catch today,” he said before the match. “If I had another fault ball in my head, I don’t think it would be good. I have two children who need me and I have to take care of my health.”
Ruiz’s injury is the last blow to a team that endured a month to forget. Washington has a 5-17-year file in June and has not won consecutive matches since May 30 to 31 at Arizona, which was also his last serial victory.
The team replaced Ruiz on the list by calling the receiver Drew Millas of Triple-A Rochester. The Millas hitting the switches were beating. 1247 in 52 minor league games this season.
– field level media