JULY 18, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
SAN DIEGO PADRES 93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
93-69 · 2ND IN NL WEST
Column: Home-strung Padres struggle to solve lack of success at Petco Park San Diego flips script, generates more production on road in 2022
Handed tough-luck loss Clevinger (2-3) took the loss during Sunday's 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Diamondbacks, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings.
Impact Clevinger was the first to flinch in what was a pitcher's duel with Arizona starter Merrill Kelly, surrendering a solo shot to David Peralta in the sixth that proved enough to saddle him with a third straight loss. Despite the defeat, the 31-year-old struck out a season-high eight batters with an impressive 16 swinging strikes and delivered only his second quality start in nine turns. Clevinger concludes an injury-plagued first half with a 3.50 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with 48 strikeouts in 46.1 innings across nine starts and 10 appearances.
JULY 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Diamondbacks walk to victory over Padres SAN DIEGO — The final game before the All-Star break went down like many before it.
JULY 17, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Kelly's pitching, Peralta's HR send Arizona over Padres 3-1
Merrill Kelly gave up one run in six innings and David Peralta hit a solo homer to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego PadresJULY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Takes seat Sunday Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Impact Ruiz will head to the bench for the Friars' final contest before the All-Star break after he went 5-for-18 with a pair of extra-base hits, two RBI, one run and one stolen base while starting in each of his first five games following his promotion from Triple-A El Paso earlier in the week. Considering Ruiz swiped 60 bags between stops at Triple-A and Double-A San Antonio prior to his call-up, he may be worth a flier for fantasy managers in deeper mixed leagues looking to add some speed to their rosters.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Heads to bench Sunday Kim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks
Impact CJ Abrams will fill in at shortstop for Kim, who gets a breather for the Padres' final game before the All-Star break after recording at least one hit while starting in each of the past five contests. Kim should continue to serve as San Diego's primary option at shortstop until Fernando Tatis (wrist) is deemed ready to return from the 60-day injured list for his 2022 debut.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Gets Sunday off Alfaro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Impact Austin Nola will start behind the dish in the Padres' final game before the All-Star break while Alfaro puts his four-game hitting streak on hold. Alfaro has produced a .797 OPS dating back to the beginning of June and still appears secure as San Diego's preferred backstop.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Looking good in rehab stint Myers (knee) has gone 5-for-15 with two home runs, four RBI and five runs through four games in his rehab assignment with Single-A Lake Elsinore.
Impact Myers has collected at least one hit in each of his four games thus far and has homered in each of his last two. The veteran has played center field in one of the contests and has been the designated hitter in the other three. Myers is expected to start at DH for the Storm again Sunday, and he could rejoin the Padres upon the conclusion of the All-Star break.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Picks up sixth hold Saturday Hill earned a hold against Arizona on Saturday, allowing two hits and no walks in one scoreless inning.
Impact Hill was called upon in the eighth inning as the bridge to closer Taylor Rogers with San Diego nursing a one-run lead. He made things interesting by giving up consecutive one-out singles, but the southpaw was able to get out of danger by inducing an inning-ending double play. Hill picked up five holds across his first 10 outings of the season, but this was his first since May 23 -- a span of 19 games. His strikeout rate has been cut exactly in half to 11.0 percent after he posted a 22.0 percent rate in 2021, and he's posted a 4.15 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over 26 innings overall this season.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Hot bat for month-plus Rosario has hit .357/.442/.760 -- good for a 1.201 OPS -- with 11 home runs, five steals and a 20:24 BB:K across his last 33 games for Triple-A El Paso.
Impact Thanks to a frigid start to the season (.632 OPS in his first 51 games), Rosario's 2022 batting line still sits at a good-not-great .275/.366/.492, but it's clear that a light has come on for him over the past month-plus. He's seemingly on the doorstep of the majors, but it's hard to see where the Padres have room to play him. Rosario has played second, third and shortstop in the minors this year, but he's best suited for third, as he's been far too error-prone up the middle to play there consistently in the big leagues. Unfortunately, he's blocked at third by Manny Machado, so there's a chance that Rosario could be used as trade bait at this year's deadline.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Minors: Hassell drives in run in All-Star Futures Game; Myers homers again with Storm Rounding up the action at the Padres’ minor league affiliates
JULY 17, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Diamondbacks aim to end 4-game slide, play the Padres
The Arizona Diamondbacks head into the matchup with the San Diego Padres as losers of four games in a rowJULY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Registers fifth steal Kim went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Impact Kim has hit safely in five straight games since he returned from a thumb injury. In that span, he's gone 7-for-20 (.350) with three doubles, four RBI, two runs scored and a steal. The shortstop owns a .243/.330/.364 slash line with five home runs, five steals, 31 RBI, 35 runs scored, 15 doubles and two triples in 83 contests overall. Kim's starting role at shortstop will likely be safe to begin the second half of the campaign, but he could see reduced playing time once Fernando Tatis (wrist) is ready to make his season debut.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Launches three-run homer Voit went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Impact Voit put the Padres ahead with his sixth-inning blast. He's gone 2-for-8 across his last two games after snapping an 0-for-18 skid at the plate. That dry spell has caused his slash line to sag to .219/.309/.404 in 298 plate appearances. The slugger has added 11 homers -- matching his total from 68 contests last season -- with 39 RBI, 32 runs scored, a stolen base and 15 doubles through 71 games.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Clean inning for save Saturday Rogers struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Impact Rogers faced the top of the Arizona order and struck out Carson Kelly and Josh Rojas before getting Ketel Marte to pop out. The clean inning took Rogers just 15 pitches (10 strikes) to complete as he converted his second drama-free save in a row. The lefty opened the month in shaky form, but it appears he's settled back down. He has a 3.82 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 44:7 K:BB across 37.2 innings this year while converting 26 saves, one shy of Josh Hader's major-league-leading 27.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Defeats Arizona Manaea (5-4) earned the win Saturday versus the Diamondbacks. He allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.
Impact Manaea gave up five extra-base hits, including an RBI triple to Buddy Kennedy in the fourth inning and a two-run home run to Carson Kelly in the fifth. Despite the hard contact, Manaea limited the damage well and earned his fourth quality start in his last five outings. He heads into the All-Star break with wins in consecutive starts for the first time this year. The southpaw owns a 4.11 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 100:38 K:BB across 100.2 innings in 17 games.
JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Diamondbacks surrender lead in 6th, face sweep after loss to Padres Luke Voit hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Sean Manaea pitched six strong innings as the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the A...
JULY 17, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
Manaea overcomes strange plays, Voit's blast lifts Padres past Diamondbacks SAN DIEGO — Sean Manaea didn’t have trouble pitching on four days’ rest, even though his teammates made him pitch a little too much.
JULY 17, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Voit, Manaea power San Diego over Arizona, ensure series win
Luke Voit hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Sean Manaea pitched six strong innings as the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3JULY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres Box Score - July 17, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time MLB coverage and scores as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the San Diego Padres at 12:40am UTC on July 17, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, an...
JULY 17, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Cronenworth's turnaround lands him on NL All-Star squad SAN DIEGO -- Two months ago, Jake Cronenworth was a .205 hitter, struggling to regain the form that made him one of the best second basemen...
JULY 17, 2022 • MLB.COM
Padres pregame: Esteury Ruiz starts fifth straight game; Batten starts at second Esteury Ruiz has hits in each of his first four MLB starts; Padres are 8-2 against the Diamondbacks
JULY 16, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Apparently suffers arm injury Contreras left Wednesday's contest for High-A Fort Wayne with a potential right arm injury, Justin Prince of WFFT Fox 55 Fort Wayne reports.
Impact In his 11th appearance of the campaign, Contreras pitched two-plus innings and allowed three runs before leaving with what looked to be an injury to his pitching arm. According to Prince, the 22-year-old hurler motioned to his elbow as he walked off the mound. Further information about Contreras' status has yet to be released, but there may be heightened concern since he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2020 and didn't pitch at all in 2021.
JULY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Takes seat Saturday Mazara isn't starting Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Mazara started the last five games and went 7-for-19 with a double, two runs, two RBI, two walks and two strikeouts. Esteury Ruiz is starting in right field and batting seventh.
JULY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Saturday's lineup Hosmer isn't starting Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Impact Hosmer is getting a chance to rest after he went 2-for-10 with two RBI, three walks and a strikeout over the last three games. Jake Cronenworth is shifting to first base while Matt Batten starts at the keystone.
JULY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
