By Invoice Heart
Earlier than Friday evening’s sequence opener at Dodger Stadium, Padres supervisor Mike Shildt was speaking about resiliency and the way the power to come back from behind can play a significant position within the “Padres’ Identification” that was a significant focus of improvement throughout spring coaching.
Later that evening, the Padres set a Main League file whereas scoring a second come-from-behind win in a span of 4 video games.
On Monday evening at Petco Park, the Padres rallied from an 8–0 deficit to defeat the Chicago Cubs 9–8 on a tire-breaking house run by Fernando Tatis Jr.
Then on Friday evening, the Padres trailed the Dodgers 7–3 after three innings. They scored three runs within the seventh — tying the sport on a two-run homer by Tatis — earlier than successful 8–7 within the eleventh on an RBI single by 20-year-old rookie Jackson Merrill.
The Padres have out-scored their opponents 21–0 within the sixth inning or later of their previous 4 video games with eight house runs whereas, or course, giving up none.
Based on STATS Inc., that has by no means occurred earlier than in Main League historical past.
By way of the primary 16 video games of the season, the Padres have hit 14 homers and scored 42 runs within the sixth inning or later.
NOTES:
— It’s a small pattern measurement, however after 16 video games the Padres have 4 key relievers with earned run averages underneath 1.40. Left-hander Yuki Matsui (1–0) has a 1.08 ERA — permitting two runs (one earned) on six hits and 4 walks over 8 1/3 innings in 9 appearances. Left-hander Wandy Peralta (1–0) has a 1.13 ERA and has allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks over eight innings in eight appearances. Proper-hander Enyel De Los Santos (0–1) has a 1.35 ERA, giving up one run on 4 hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings over eight appearances. And anchor Robert Suarez (1–0, 4 saves) has a 1.23 ERA, permitting one run on three hits and three walks in 7 1/3 innings over six appearances.
— RF Tatis’ fifth house run of the season Friday evening provides him 11 RBIs and a .290/.353/.548/.901 slash line. Seventeen of his profession 111 house runs have come towards the Dodgers, tied for probably the most towards anybody opponent with Arizona. And 11 of these homers have come at Dodger Stadium, the place he additionally has 21 RBIs in 28 video games. His next-highest highway house run whole is eight at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
— 1B Jake Cronenworth is hitting (.295) after 16 video games with 4 doubles, a triple, three house runs, 14 RBIs and eight runs scored with a .353 on-base share and a .541 slugging share for a .894 OPS. After 16 video games in 2023, Cronenworth was hitting .222 with three house runs, eight RBIs and a .338/.444/.783 slash line.
— Talking of house runs at Dodger Stadium, Manny Machado’s two-run blast Friday evening was his sixth in his final 11 video games at Dodger Stadium. And with three homers this season, Machado is now 23 shy of passing authentic Padre Nate Colbert to grow to be the Padres’ all-time house run chief.