Last Week In Faith: 2022 NL Divisional Series
Life can get a little confusing at times. Especially the week after your team has won their first postseason series since 1998 (We’re not counting 2020, because, you know) and you’re still on cloud nine. A regularly scheduled reminder is very convenient. So here’s a refresher of what happened during the last week in faith.
Padres vs Los Angeles dodgers
by Scott Dunsmore
Game 1 @ dodger Stadium
dodgers 5, Padres 3
The Padres (0-1) dropped the first game of the National League Divisional Series to the Los Angeles dodgers (1-0) at dodger Stadium by a score of 5-3. Mike Clevinger (0-1, 13.50) gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in two and two-thirds innings.
All three of the Padres’ runs came in the fifth inning: Wil Myers led the inning off with a solo home run, Jake Cronenworth scored on a Trent Grisham groundout, and an Austin Nola sacrifice fly drove in Ha-Seong Kim.
Game 2 @ dodger Stadium
Padres 5, dodgers 3
The Padres (1-1) defeated the Los Angeles dodgers (1-1) by a score of 5-3 in Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series at dodger Stadium. Yu Darvish (2-0, 3.00) allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five-plus innings.
Manny Machado hit a solo home run in the first inning. Machado doubled to drive in Ha-Seong Kim and Juan Soto scored on a groundout by Jake Cronenworth in the third inning. Cronenworth scored on a Jurickson Profar single in the sixth inning. Cronenworth hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.
Game 3 @ Petco Park
Padres 2, dodgers 1
The Padres (2-1) defeated the Los Angeles dodgers (1-2) in Game 3 of the National League Divisional Series at Petco Park. Blake Snell (1-0, 3.12) allowed one run on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in five and a third innings.
Jake Cronenworth singled to drive in Juan Soto in the first inning. Trent Grisham hit a solo home run to leadoff the fourth inning.
Game 4 @ Petco Park
Padres 5, dodgers 3
The Padres (3-1) defeated the Los Angeles dodgers (1-3) by a score of 5-3 to win the National League Divisional Series and advance to the National League Championship Series. Joe Musgrove (1-0, 1.38) allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out eight in six innings.
The Friars scored all five of their runs in the seventh inning. Jurickson Profar scored on an Austin Nola single, Ha-Seong Kim doubled to drive in Trent Grisham, Juan Soto drove in Nola with a single, and Jake Cronenworth singled to score Kim & Soto.
Jake Cronenworth’s go-ahead knock
The Padres now face the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series, with Game 1 at Petco Park on Tuesday, October 18, at 5:03pm PDT. Game 1 will be broadcast on FS1.
