OCTOBER 3, 2022•SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Column: Padres' long, bumpy road in 2022 leads to champagne-soaked playoff payoffLoss by Brewers in Milwaukee sends team to first full-season playoff appearance since 2006
Again, Blake Snell plenty good enough to win in Padres lossBlake Snell's career-best scoreless inning streak snapped in Padres loss, but left-hander continued dominant stretch
OCTOBER 3, 2022•SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Blake Snell - Takes loss despite quality startSnell (8-10) took the loss during Sunday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of the White Sox, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with six strikeouts in six innings.
ImpactSnell held Chicago in check until the sixth inning, when a one-out Elvis Andrus solo shot put him in line for the loss. The 29-year-old tossed 60 of 103 pitches for strikes with 12 of the swinging variety and has surrendered one earned run or fewer in six of his last seven starts, lowering his ERA from 4.14 to 3.38 in the process. Snell concludes the campaign with a 3.38 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with 171 strikeouts in 128 innings across 24 starts. His 12.2 K/9 rank second among players with at least 70 innings.
OCTOBER 3, 2022•ROTOWIRE
James Fegan: Lance Lynn was sympathetic toward Tony La... - The AthleticLance Lynn was sympathetic toward Tony La Russa's lack of choice in his ending. "It's eating at him that he's not going to be able to do it...
OCTOBER 3, 2022•THEATHLETIC.COM
Liam Hendriks - Collects 36th saveHendriks saved Sunday's 2-1 win against the Padres, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
ImpactIt took 23 pitches, but Hendriks worked around a two-on two-out jam to convert his eighth straight save opportunity. The 33-year-old has struck out multiple batters in three consecutive outings and is up to 82 in 56.2 innings this season, with his 13 K/9 ranking 10th among relievers. Hendriks hasn't surrendered an earned run across his last 8.2 frames to drop his season ERA from 3.38 to 2.86.
OCTOBER 3, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Lance Lynn - Goes seven innings in winLynn (8-7) earned the win during Sunday's 2-1 victory over San Diego, allowing one run on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.
ImpactLynn faced minor threats in the second and fourth innings but was able to keep San Diego off the board until the seventh, when Ha-Seong Kim tagged him for a solo shot, and departed in line for his eighth win. The 35-year-old finished the campaign strong with a 2.43 ERA in 74 innings across his final 12 starts after submitting a subpar 6.42 mark through his first nine turns of the season. He concludes 2022 with a 3.99 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with 124 strikeouts in 121.2 innings across 21 starts.
OCTOBER 2, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Padres clinch NL wild-card spot during 2-1 loss to White Sox
The San Diego Padres are going back to the playoffs for the first time in a full season since 2006, a spot that they clinched during the seventh inning of a 2-1 loss to the Chicago...OCTOBER 2, 2022•ASSOCIATED PRESS
