"Today is a big day for me." -Michael Pineda
Yes, it was, Michael. Yes it was...
One of these days, you may struggle but, until then, we'll continue to feel pretty confident on
Diabolical Day = 99P - 7IP - 2H - 0ER - 1BB - 9K
The Padres were Pineda'd...
Michael retired the side in order four times and struck out the side in his last inning.
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Bully, bully...
David also struck out the side in his one inning of work - the 8th
Jamey made things a bit interesting in the 9th, after striking out his first batter, he allowed two singles, but then got a fly out and a ground out and that would be the ballgame.
The offense, while not flashy, got things done...
There were three doubles (including Mike Wilson's first major league extra base hit) but there was also a sac-fly (Jack W), a first to third that would later score (Brendan) and opportunity taken when Jack W scored on a bad pick off attempt at 3B by the catcher. Those good, old fundamentals (like I was talking about in the previous post) execute like that behind pitching like this and more often than not it will result in a W
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Jack and Mike (FINALLY, a start!) combined to go 4-7 with three RBI and one run scored.
Guti comin' 'round...
he had his first hit since coming off the DL and he scored a run.
Ichi off the schnide...
snapped and 0-10 with a solid single
One other little note...
I've liked Brendon Ryan since day one. Yeah, he's not exactly lighting it up with the bat (though he had a great night tonight) and he can be frustrating on D at times (making awesome plays and then booting routine ones) but he is very accountable and always positive. Shannon passed along a little nugget on the post game show that, as a fan, I really appreciated. Apparently, well after our game ended, Brendan was sitting in the clubhouse, still in full uniform, watching the Angels / Braves game. And, as I type this is just went final. I can just envision him cheering :-)
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