A game later, he found himself stumbling to run down Bryson Stott’s second-inning liner that skipped to the wall - a very possible out converted to a double. There was the “sun ball” in the second inning of Game 2. In this series, he’s come out on the wrong end of a trio of fly-ball adventures in a span of 13 defensive innings against the Phillies. Speaking of damage, Soto dissuaded America of his deservedness as a Gold Glove finalist. Drury dug out an infield single in the sixth and on and on. In the fifth, Trent Grisham’s bouncer to first base glanced off the glove of Hoskins for a two-base error. In the first inning, Jake Cronenworth’s single came on a fisted, spinning ball at 35.7 mph that side-hopped in front of third baseman Alec Bohm like a PGA Tour player hitting a wedge at a flag stick.Īnother single by Brandon Drury in the fourth snuck past the Phillies’ defensive shift before a Cronenworth grounder delivered another base runner because of Jean Segura’s error. In the early innings, all the Padres offense towed an asterisk along for the ride. Part of the series shifting Friday came because of the Padres’ lack of timely offense, paired with too much untimely defense - especially by right fielder Juan Soto. “It felt like every inning we were right there,” Padres catcher Austin Nola said. Because right now, the late rounds are arriving early. Like Rocky, the Padres face no other option than to prove they’re capable of stepping into a punch after receiving a jaw-rattler and when they’re delivering one of their own. ![]() That’s the same Wheeler who held the Padres to one hit in a convincing series-opening shutout with the only blemish coming on Wil Myers’ 88.9 mph single to center. Now, the Phillies put themselves in position to clinch at home with a Game 4 win tonight on a possible Padres bullpen day and the giant shadow of ace Zack Wheeler looming Sunday for Game 5.
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