Last Week In Faith: September 19-25, 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.


St. Louis Cardinals vs Padres @ Petco Park

by Scott Dunsmore

Game 148 – September 20

Padres 5, Cardinals 0

San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado hits an RBI single during the fifth inning of the team’s baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Padres (82-66) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (87-62) by a score of 5-0 in the first of three games at Petco Park. Mike Clevinger (6-7, 4.23) pitched five and two-thirds shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Jake Cronenworth‘s first inning single drove in Juan Soto & Manny Machado. Ha-Seong Kim hit a solo home run in the fourth inning. Machado singled in the fifth inning to score José Azocar. Soto singled in the seventh inning to drive in Jurickson Profar.

Jake Cronenworth’s two-run single

Ha-Seong Kim’s solo homer (10)

Manny Machado’s RBI single


Game 149 – September 21

Padres 1, Cardinals 0

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell adjusts a speaker in his hat while pitching to a St. Louis Cardinals batter during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Padres (83-66) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (87-63) in the second game of three at Petco Park by a score of 1-0. Blake Snell (8-9, 3.62) pitched seven shutout innings while allowing just two hits and two walks with thirteen strikeouts.

Austin Nola singled to drive in Ha-Seong Kim in the second inning for the game’s lone run.

Austin Nola’s RBI single

Blake Snell fans 13

Juan Soto’s diving grab


Game 150 – September 22

Cardinals 5, Padres 4

St. Louis Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan, left, reacts after hitting a grand slam during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

The Padres (83-67) were defeated by a score of 5-4 in the finale of their three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals (88-63) at Petco Park. Joe Musgrove (10-7, 3.12) allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings.

Jurickson Profar hit a leadoff solo home run in the first inning. Josh Bell scored on a Luis Campusano single & a fielding error by Andrew Knizner in the second inning. Profar doubled to drive in Campusano in the fifth inning. Manny Machado hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.

Profar’s leadoff home run (15)

Luis Campusano’s RBI single

Jurickson Profar’s RBI double

Manny Machado goes deep (30)


Podcast of the Week

by Nicholas McCann

Friar Talk: A Padres Podcast – Evaluating the Deadline Additions

On this episode the Friar Talk guys did a quick look at the players added at the deadline. This has been a huge topic of conversation, leaving fans wondering if Preller made the right moves.

This is a pretty measured look at the moves. The guys basically take the stance that it is too early to make a decision on the moves because all of the players in question could still have monster post seasons should the Padres make it that far.

Drury, Soto, Bell, and Hader will have to be successful in 2022 for AJ Preller to stay in good graces with the fanbase. If this season doesn’t amount to much he will be left with a depleted farm system and very little success with the major league club. After 8 years, what are we supposed to think?

The Friar Talk guys believe Preller will have no problem rebuilding the farm whether these trades work out or not. The question all Padres fans need to ask is, should he be allowed to do that again?

Check out Friar Talk. They release a lot of short and precise eps that get right to the center of what the fanbase is thinking about. 


Padres vs Colorado Rockies @ Coors Field

by Scott Dunsmore

Game 151 – September 23

Rockies 4, Padres 3 (10 Innings)

San Diego Padres’ Juan Soto follows the flight of his solo home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Carlos Estevez in the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Padres (83-68) dropped the first of three games at Coors Field to the Colorado Rockies (65-86) by a score of 4-3 in ten innings. Sean Manaea (7-9, 5.23) allowed three runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in three and two-thirds innings.

José Azocar scored on a Juan Soto ground out and Manny Machado singled to drive in Jurickson Profar in the third inning. Soto hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.

Juan Soto’s RBI groundout

Manny Machado’s RBI single

Juan Soto’s game-tying homer


Game 152 – September 24

Padres 9, Rockies 3

San Diego Padres’ Jake Cronenworth follows the flight of his RBI-single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Kuhl in the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Padres (84-68) defeated the Colorado Rockies (65-87) by a score of 9-3 in the second game of three at Coors Field. Yu Darvish (16-7, 3.05) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out eight in six innings.

Austin Nola scored on a Manny Machado double and a Jake Cronenworth single drove in Machado in the third inning. Jurickson Profar scored on a Machado ground out in the fifth inning. Cronenworth singled to drive in Profar & Juan Soto, Machado scored on a bases-loaded walk to Josh Bell, Cronenworth & Brandon Drury scored on a single by Ha-Seong Kim, and Bell scored on Trent Grisham‘s ground ball out in the seventh inning.

Yu Darvish K’s eight

Manny Machado’s RBI double

Trent Grisham’s diving catch

Jake Cronenworth’s two-run single

Ha-Seong Kim’s RBI single

Trent Grisham’s RBI groundout


Game 153 – September 25

Padres 13, Rockies 6

San Diego Padres’ Wil Myers tosses his bat after hitting a home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/Geneva Heffernan)

The Padres (85-68) defeated the Colorado Rockies (65-88) by a score of 13-6 in the finale of their three-game series at Coors Field. Mike Clevinger (6-7, 4.49) allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk with two strikeouts in four innings.

Ha-Seong Kim scored on a throwing error by Elias Diaz, Manny Machado scored on Jake Cronenworth‘s sacrifice fly, and Wil Myers hit a ground-rule double to drive in Brandon Drury in the first inning. Juan Soto & Drury scored on a Cronenworth triple and Myers hit a two-run home run in the third inning. Machado hit a three-run home run, Drury hit a solo home run, and Jurickson Profar scored after a replay challenge on an Austin Nola double in the eighth inning. Trent Grisham scored on a Drury ground out in the ninth inning.

Ha-Seong Kim scores on error

Wil Myers’ RBI double

Jake Cronenworth’s two-run triple

Wil Myers’ two-run homer (5)

Manny Machado’s three-run HR (31)

Brandon Drury’s solo homer (28)

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