The Hangover 2021 – Games 118-121
Padres vs Arizona Diamondbacks @ Chase Field
August 12-15, 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 118
Padres 3, Diamondbacks 12
Winning Pitcher: Caleb Smith (4-8, 5.17)
Losing Pitcher: Yu Darvish (7-7, 3.70)
The Padres (66-51) were defeated 12-3 in the first of four games at Chase Field by the Arizona Diamondbacks (36-80). Yu Darvish (7-7, 3.70) allowed five runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in two and two-thirds innings before leaving with lower back tightness. Pavin Smith doubled to drive in Caleb Smith & Josh Rojas, P. Smith scored on a Carson Kelly single, and David Peralta hit a two-run home run in the third inning. Rojas scored on a P. Smith single and Kelly doubled to drive in Ketel Marte in the fourth inning. Rojas hit a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to score Christian Walker & Drew Ellis. Peralta scored on a Josh VanMeter single and Jake Hager drew a bases-loaded walk to score Walker in the eighth inning.
Matt Peacock (5-7, 5.06) gave up two runs on three hits and no walks with two strikeouts in one and a third innings. Tommy Pham scored on Adam Frazier‘s triple and a Jake Cronenworth single scored Frazier in the first inning. Manny Machado scored on an Eric Hosmer ground out in the sixth inning.
Media
Darvish (back) exits early, Diamondbacks beat Padres 12-3 – David Brandt, Associated Press
Darvish exits early with back issue in loss – Jesse Sanchez, MLB.com
Smith stellar out of ‘pen in win over Padres – Steve Gilbert, MLB.com
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