Last Week In Faith: June 20-26, 2022
Life can get a little confusing at times. A regularly scheduled reminder is very convenient. So here’s a refresher of what happened during the last week in faith.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Padres @ Petco Park
by Scott Dunsmore
Game 69 – June 20
Padres 4, Diamondbacks 1
The Padres (42-27) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-37) in the first game of three at Petco Park by a score of 4-1. Yu Darvish (7-3, 3.17) gave up one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Jake Cronenworth hit a solo home run in the first inning. Ha-Seong Kim singled to drive in Nomar Mazara and Austin Nola in the second inning. Trent Grisham hit a solo home run in the fifth inning.
Jake Cronenworth’s solo home run
Ha-Seong Kim laces two-run single
Trent Grisham launches solo homer
Game 70 – June 21
Padres 3, Diamondbacks 2 (11 Innings)
The Padres (43-27) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-38) in the second of three games by a score of 3-2 in eleven innings at Petco Park. Sean Manaea (3-3, 3.87) allowed two runs on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts in six innings.
Ha-Seong Kim drove in C.J. Abrams with double in the third inning. Eric Hosmer hit a solo home run in the sixth inning. Jorge Alfaro‘s walk-off single in the eleventh inning scored José Azocar.
Jorge Alfaro’s walk-off single
Game 71 – June 22
Padres 10, Diamondbacks 4
The Padres (44-27) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-39) by a score of 10-4, completing the sweep of their three-game series at Petco Park. Mike Clevinger (1-0, 3,52) allowed one run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings.
In the first inning, an Austin Nola single drove in Jurickson Profar & Jake Cronenworth, Trent Grisham singled to score Ha-Seong Kim, and José Azocar singled to drive in Nola. Profar scored on a Luke Voit single and Cronenworth came home when Jorge Alfaro ground into a double play in the second inning. Profar’s bases-loaded single in the fifth inning scored Nola & Grisham. Alfaro hit a solo home run in the sixth inning. Azocar’s double drove in Grisham in the seventh inning.
Bob Melvin returned to the Padres’ dugout to manage his first game back from his absence because of COVID protocols.
Jurickson Profar’s four-hit game
Jorge Alfaro’s 430-foot home run
Podcast of the Week
by Nicholas McCann
It’s hard to keep up with sports talk radio sometimes. A useful resource for me has been catching up on the local shows in podcast form. Last week the XTRA 1360 afternoon show Jon and Jim brought in Ben Fadden from the Talking Friars podcast/youtube show for a segment.
Fadden came on and discussed what the team will do when Tatis comes back and related it to possibly having it contribute to Eric Hosmer having a reduced role in the lineup. They went through a few other topics and it was a good little check in with a younger person who is hyper focused on the Padres.
Ben puts out a lot of content consistently and seems to be getting attention for it. Am I jealous? Yes, but that’s all my shit. He came on Jon and Jim and was prepared, even making a funny joke about how their show retweets all of Ty France’s home runs.
Being on this podcast journey it has always been interesting to track the way people from traditional media outlets interpret and interact with this side group of independent content makers doing a similar thing. In my experience, all the radio guys (including Jim Russell from Jon and Jim) have been gracious with their time. For example, Ben and Woods have had on our own Dallas McLaughlin. Ultimately, it will be interesting to watch Fadden’s growth as he builds relationships like this. Will local radio shows continue to bring on people from the Padres online community? I hope so.
Philadelphia Phillies vs Padres @ Petco Park
by Scott Dunsmore
Game 72 – June 23
Phillies 6, Padres 2
The Padres (44-28) were defeated in the first of three games at Petco Park by the Philadelphia Phillies (37-34), 6-2. Joe Musgrove (8-1, 2.12) returned from the COVID protocols list, allowing six runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six innings.
Eric Hosmer hit a solo home run in the second inning. Trent Grisham scored on a ground out by Jorge Alfaro in the eighth inning.
Melvin on 6-2 loss to Phillies
Game 73 – June 24
Padres 1, Phillies 0
The Padres (45-28) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (37-35) in the second game of four at Petco Park by a score of 1-0. MacKenzie Gore (4-3, 3.34) pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and four walks with four strikeouts.
Austin Nola drove in Eric Hosmer with a sixth inning single for the game’s only run.
C.J. Abrams flashes the leather
Game 74 – June 25
Phillies 4, Padres 2
The Padres (45-29) were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies (38-35) in the third of four games at Petco Park by a score of 4-2. Blake Snell (0-5, 5.60) allowed four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings.
Jorge Alfaro‘s fifth inning double scored C.J. Abrams and Jake Cronenworth.
Bryce Harper was hit by a pitch from Snell in the fourth inning and left the game with what was later diagnosed as a fractured left thumb.
Melvin on the Padres’ 4-2 loss
Game 75 – June 26
Phillies 8, Padres 5
The Padres (45-30) were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies (39-35) by a score of 8-5, dropping three of four at Petco Park. Yu Darvish (7-3, 3.26) allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out a season high nine in six innings.
Jurickson Profar scored on an Eric Hosmer ground out in the first inning. Austin Nola doubled to drive in Jake Cronenworth & Hosmer and a bases-loaded ground-rule double by C.J. Abrams brought Nola & Nomar Mazara home in the third inning.
