Tough one tonight for the Padres as the boys dropped this one to the Diamondbacks 8-4. The word “dropped” is there for a reason as this one was more given away than lost with four unearned runs crossing the plate that were the difference in the game.
Cashner started and for the second outing in a row was not his usual sharp self. His velocity has been fine, but his fastball command has not been what we are accustomed to seeing out of him, and the hitters have been letting him know. In the second inning he allowed back to back singles to start things off, then a throwing error by Solarte (with the help of some unusually flat feet by Alonso) helped open the flood gates to a long and costly inning. Instead of 2 outs and runners on 2nd and 3rd the errant throw plated a run, and set up a 2nd and 3rd 1-out situation that proved too much for Cash to pitch over. Missing his spots he allowed another double and single that scored four runs (all unearned), while expending 32 pitches to do it.
The Friars would not quit though and chipped away with an Alonso HR in the 2nd, and a Solarte RBI 2B in the 3rd, and RBI 1B in the 5th to pull to within 4-3. Meanwhile, Cashner did a nice job of finding a way to become effective by working back and forth with his changeup and slider, along with finding command of the fastball to the glove side to keep himself in the game and the score tight through the sixth. It was a gutsy effort on his part.
The Pads, however, did not do the little things to win the game. Along with the big error, they also made some running blunders with Cash getting thrown out after over running second base in the 3rd, and Kemp getting thrown out trying to go from first to third on a base hit in the midst of a rally in the 8th with the team trailing by 4. Aggressive approach in both instances, which we want to encourage and applaud, but maybe a bit overzealous both times. Combine that with a failed bunt attempt that ultimately cost a run, and a play that allowed Inciarte to stretch a single into a double that probably should not have happened, but set up an other run to score, and the Pads just did not do enough little things to earn the W.
Regroup, and come back tomorrow with Odrisamer Despaigne on the hill for the Friars. First pitch is at 7:10, and hope you’ll join Jesse Agler and me for all the action.
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