Arizona Diamondbacks vs Padres @ Petco Park
August 6-8, 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 112
Padres 5, Diamondbacks 8
Winning Pitcher: Matt Peacock (5-6, 4.95)
Losing Pitcher: Ryan Weathers (4-4, 4.26)
Save: Sean Poppen (1)
The Padres (62-49) were defeated by a score of 8-5 in the first game of three at Petco Park by the Arizona Diamondbacks (35-76). Ryan Weathers (4-4, 4.26) gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk with one strikeout in three-plus innings. Nick Ahmed singled to drive in Pavin Smith and Ahmed scored on a Ketel Marte single in the third inning. Carson Kelly scored on a Christian Walker single, Smith singled to drive in Asdrubal Cabrera, Matt Peacock singled to drive in Walker & Smith, and Ahmed drove in Jake Hager & Peacock with a single in the fourth inning.
Caleb Smith (3-8, 5.48) allowed five runs on three hits and six walks with two strikeouts in an inning-and-a-third. Trent Grisham hit a two-run home run with Austin Nola on base, Jake Cronenworth‘s double drove in Weathers & Tommy Pham, and Adam Frazier scored on a ground out by Wil Myers in the second inning.
Media
Ahmed, D-backs rally for 6 runs in 4th to stun Padres 8-5 – Bernie Wilson, Associated Press
Padres let one get away vs. D-backs – Shaun O’Neill, MLB.com
D-backs erase 5-0 hole to stun Padres – Steve Gilbert, MLB.com
