Padres 4, Dodgers 3: Offense goes 1-for-17 with RISP & Craig Kimbrel serves up shrimp in 10th

September 28, 2022

Padres 4, Dodgers 3: Offense goes 1-for-17 with RISP & Craig Kimbrel serves up shrimp in 10th

Snell was done after five innings and 95 pitches. He allowed the lone Mookie base hit with six strikeouts and three walks.

Conversely, Anderson pitched efficiently and only needed four pitches to retire the Padres 1-2-3 in the fifth.

The Dodgers got to the Padres’ bullpen in the sixth. For the third time in the game, L.A. got the leadoff man on base. Trea Turner managed the Dodgers’ second base hit of the game, a single off reliever Nick Martinez. The speedy shortstop flustered Martinez and got into scoring position when Martinez threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt. Justin Turner walked to load the bases with one out for Muncy.

Dave Roberts had to challenge an out call on Muncy at first base on a fielder’s choice, but the call was rightfully overturned to make it a 2-1 game. Nick Suarez took over on the mound for San Diego, and Chris Taylor jumped all over him for a run-scoring single up the middle to tie the game at two runs apiece.

There was a scary moment when Mookie got hit by a 101-mph Suarez four-seamer. Thankfully Mookie has amazing reflexes and turned away from the pitch which hit his elbow guard.

The Dodgers loaded the bases again after Freeman walked for the third time in the game. Suarez neutralized Will Smith and nearly decapitated JT to preserve the tie.

The Padres walked seven including a leadoff walk to Muncy to start the eighth inning. Austin Barnes singled, but Luis Garcia induced an inning-ending fly out from Betts to strand another two base runners for the Dodgers.

Evan Phillips took over for Anderson in the bottom of the seventh, and Caleb Ferguson got the ball in the eighth. Austin Nola doubled to left field where Taylor was unable to get to it, and the go-ahead run was in scoring position for SD. Ferguson walked Ha-Seong Kim and Soto to load the bases. Dodgers’ pitching hadn’t allowed a free pass all night until Ferguson. Roberts went to Chris Martin to face Machado with the bases loaded. He got the job partially done and challenged Machado with a great cutter to strike out the slugger for the second out.

Turner got himself into another bumble at third base on a grounder hit by Drury which allowed the Padres to take a 3-2 lead.

The Padres took the Dodgers’ sloppy play and raised them two errors. Trea Turner smoked a double, his 39th of the year, to lead off the top of the ninth against closer Josh Hader. Smith reached on a rare fielding error by shortstop Kim, and a passed ball off Jorge Alfaro‘s glove allowed Trea Turner to score the tying run.

Tommy Kahnle pitched a scoreless ninth to send the game to extra innings, but Craig Kimbrel walked in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th to give the Padres the 4-3 win.

Padres 4, Dodgers 3: Offense goes 1-for-17 with RISP & Craig Kimbrel serves up shrimp in 10th

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