Padres vs Jingle Bells of Arizona @ Petco Park
September 20-22, 2019
Sometimes things can get a little fuzzy after a couple of days of partying with fellow Padres fans in the Gaslamp. The occasional memory refresher can come in handy. Here’s a friendly reminder of what we may have missed while we were drinking.
This is The Hangover.
Game 154
Jingle Bells of Arizona 9, Padres 0
Winning Pitcher: Merrill Kelly (12-14, 4.31)
Losing Pitcher: Eric Lauer (8-10, 4.53)
The Padres (69-85) scored no runs compared to the nine scored by the Jingle Bells of Arizona (79-75) in the first game of their three-game series at Petco Park. Eric Lauer (8-10, 4.53) allowed two runs on two hits and four walks with nine strikeouts in six innings. Carson Kelly hit a bases-loaded single in the second innings that drove in Christian Walker & Wilmer Flores. In the eighth inning, Walker scored on a Adam Jones single, Abraham Almonte drew a bases-loaded walk bringing Jones home, Josh Rojas doubled with the bases loaded to drive in Nick Ahmed, C. Kelly, & Almonte, and Flores singled with the bases loaded to score Rojas & Eduardo Escobar.
Merrill Kelly (12-14, 4.31) shut the Padres out over seven innings on two hits and three walks while striking out nine.
Media
Kelly throws 7 strong innings, Arizona routs Padres 9-0 – Bernie Wilson, Associated Press
Lauer solid for six, but Padres otherwise wobbly – AJ Cassavell, MLB.com
Kelly at his best as rookie season nears its end – Steve Gilbert, MLB.com