ECM PADRES REPORT: OFFENSE COMES UP BIG TO TAKE SERIES

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Story by Liz Alper

Photo via @Padres on Twitter

September 19, 2017 (San Diego) - The Padres are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, which means they can act like 10-year-old Little Leaguers and have fun playing baseball.  Overly paranoid baseball moms everywhere can relax.  That’s probably why they’re winning more, by the way, as they won 4-2 last night over the Diamondbacks.  Zack Godley started tonight’s game two for the Dbacks against Travis Wood.

The Dbacks struck first with A.J. Pollock’s home run in the first for a 1-0 lead.

That made the Padres mad.  At the wrong time of year, of course, but mad nonetheless.  Wil Myers evened it up in the home half of the first with a single that scored Manuel Margot.  Yangervis Solarte hit a sac fly to score Carlos Asuaje to give the Padres the 2-1 lead.

Solarte added another on a single that scored Myers in the third.  And then Wood...scored?  He hit a two-run RBI single to make it 5-1 Pads.

Pollock hit another solo homer in the sixth, but Asuaje answered with an RBI single in the Padres’ half that scored Margot and the Padres cruised to a 6-2 win to take the series.

Tomorrow’s game three isn’t a Wednesday matinee; it’ll be at 6:10 p.m.  Robbie Ray starts for the Dbacks against Dinelson Lamet.

 


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