The Hangover 2021 – Games 1-4

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Padres @ Petco Park

April 1-4, 2021

Sometimes things can get a little fuzzy after an entire year of watching baseball from anywhere other than the ballpark. The occasional memory refresher can come in handy. Here’s a reminder of what we may have missed while most of us were still staying at home.

This is The Hangover.

Game 1

Padres 8, Diamondbacks 7

Winning Pitcher: Emilio Pagán (1-0, 0.00)

Losing Pitcher: Alex Young (0-1, 6.75)

Save: Mark Melancon (1)

MLB Box Score

The Padres (1-0) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (0-1) by a score of 8-7 in the first of four games at Petco Park and the first game of the 2021 season. Yu Darvish (0-0, 7.71) pitched four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out six. Asdrubal Cabrera singled in Ketel Marte for one run in the first inning. The Diamondbacks hit four home runs in the fifth inning — two off Darvish (Marte & Cabrera) and two off reliever Tim Hill (Tim Locastro & Stephen Vogt) — for six runs. Keone Kela, Emilio Pagán, Drew Pomeranz, and Mark Melancon combined to shutout the Diamondbacks over the final four innings.

Madison Bumgarner (0-0, 13.50) allowed six runs on seven hits and three walks with six strikeouts in four innings. Wil Myers and Jake Cronenworth scored on Victor Caratini‘s second inning bases-loaded single. Eric Hosmer & Myers hit back-to-back solo home runs and Caratini drove in Cronenworth with a single in the third inning. Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on a Hosmer double in the fourth inning. Hosmer singled in Tucupita Marcano in the sixth inning. Cronenworth scored the go-ahead run on Jurickson Profar‘s sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.

Media

Hosmer, Padres beat Diamondbacks 8-7 in wild opener – Bernie Wilson, Associated Press

Padres rally to win Opening Day slugfest – AJ Cassavell, MLB.com

D-backs slug way to Opening Day history – Steve Gilbert, MLB.com

Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres players stand on the field during the national anthem before a baseball game Thursday, April 1, 2021, on opening day in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

San Diego Padres’ Eric Hosmer, right, is congratulated by teammate Wil Myers after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday, April 1, 2021, on opening day in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. jumps to avoid being hit with a pitch as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Stephen Vogt watches during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 1, 2021, on opening day in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

#PadresTwitter

Yeah, I turned off the Atlanta game to watch the Padres game.
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) April 1, 2021

The #Padres have now gone 8,199 games without a #nothitter
— Padres No Hitter (@PadresNoHitter) April 1, 2021

Jake Cronenglove
— Kevin B. (@CornfedFriar) April 1, 2021

Scan out there climbing the Socially Distant Hill
— BADMAN (@FriarFever) April 1, 2021

Bumgarner would throw at Bumgarner for watching a double like that.
— Pog Lankford (@poglankford) April 1, 2021

slam diego let's gooooo
— Bill (@Bill_TPA) April 1, 2021

Wait, Ballys sports we need to have a conversation about your outs bug. 2 outs.
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) April 1, 2021

Bumgarner's strategy of throwing high 80s fastballs right down the middle is really paying off.
— Pog Lankford (@poglankford) April 1, 2021

Yu Darvish is a San Diego Padre
— William, washing kegs again (@LybargerBrewery) April 1, 2021

Bumgarner yelling at Ted Barrett to stop the steal
— Danny Ortiz (@5point5Dan) April 1, 2021

In conclusion, Yu Darvish's pitches are a land of contrast. https://t.co/WYJhTs0CdW
— Christopher Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) April 1, 2021

Chick Fil A ads in the dugout, someone get me Wil's MVP odds fr fr pic.twitter.com/a2zzpALWxS
— John (@Friar_Faithful) April 1, 2021

Bumgarner and blaming his problems on others instead of himself name a more iconic duo
— Sac Bunt Chris (@SacBuntChris) April 1, 2021

Fernando Tatis Jr. has hits on three straight Opening Days against Madison Bumgarner.
— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) April 1, 2021

Tatis took the red pill didn’t he.. holy crap. He’s living in the matrix….
— Kevin Hilgeman (@kevhilge) April 1, 2021

this inning happened because of the concessions complaining imho
— HJ Preller (@HJPreller) April 1, 2021

Bro I’m getting run if I’m Tingler
— woods (@thestevenwoods) April 1, 2021

Now this feels familiar!
— Back The Brown (@backthebrownSD) April 1, 2021

Getting home down 6-7. pic.twitter.com/zmmqNDiVzi
— AJM (@AvengingJM) April 1, 2021

Lmfaoooooo ground ball merchant delivers again
— thalia (@thalia_m1) April 1, 2021

Three hits off of lefties for Hosmer today. Two were on the ground but still positive nonetheless. #Padres
— Kevin Charity (@madfriarskevin) April 1, 2021

. @Bobbycressey so good to see and hear you again !! pic.twitter.com/FU3GiWN7vD
— N. Z. (@taterz1021) April 1, 2021

Good…some asshole not wearing a mask just flubbed a foul ball.#padres
— Bernie Wilson (@berniewilson) April 1, 2021

Kim still looks like a model when he's striking out.
— J⚾des Paranal (@jodes0405) April 1, 2021

Reminder to Padres fans: Manny Machado always starts slow. It means absolutely nothing.
— Ryan Phillips (@RumorsandRants) April 1, 2021

Thinking about minting challenge coins for people who think Mark Melancon is preposterously underrated. LMK if you want in.
— Michael Baumann (@MichaelBaumann) April 1, 2021

Padres give up four homers in an inning and Tatis has a three strikeout day. Record is 1-0. Gotta love it.
— Jeremy (@Jeremy_Nash) April 1, 2021

Postgame Thread MVP

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— dj iverson (@djiverson) April 1, 2021

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Written By :Scott Dunsmore

Scott Dunsmore has been a Padres fan since the 3rd grade. The Ghost of Ray Kroc possessed his body in 2011 and was finally exorcised by Elon Musk in 2022.