When you look at the National League statistics, you will notice the Padres have the league’s top fielding percentage.
Go ahead and laugh.
Two “hits” that were mental errors and don’t show up in the fielding percentages were the Padres’ downfall in a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
With one out in the seventh inning, Delwyn Young hit a liner to right that Brian Giles said he lost in the Petco Park lights for a double.
Juan Pierre followed with a fly to left center that left fielder Justin Huber appeared to have all the way, then backed off and said he lost the ball in the lights for what was a single.
Hall of Fame broadcasters Jerry Coleman of the Padres and Vin Scully of the Dodgers both couldn’t emphasize enough that if those two fly balls were caught, the Dodgers would not have scored in the seventh.
But with the two bonuses, the Dodgers went on to score four runs in the seventh.
It figures this all happened in the seventh, because the Padres have been outscored 46-20 in that inning this season.
A couple other stats to chew on:
Khalil Greene is batting .159 with runners in scoring position.
The Padres have lost 21 games in which they led.
Perhaps their five-game winning streak before Tuesday was more a blip on the radar than a sign of things to come.
Go ahead and laugh.
Two “hits” that were mental errors and don’t show up in the fielding percentages were the Padres’ downfall in a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
With one out in the seventh inning, Delwyn Young hit a liner to right that Brian Giles said he lost in the Petco Park lights for a double.
Juan Pierre followed with a fly to left center that left fielder Justin Huber appeared to have all the way, then backed off and said he lost the ball in the lights for what was a single.
Hall of Fame broadcasters Jerry Coleman of the Padres and Vin Scully of the Dodgers both couldn’t emphasize enough that if those two fly balls were caught, the Dodgers would not have scored in the seventh.
But with the two bonuses, the Dodgers went on to score four runs in the seventh.
It figures this all happened in the seventh, because the Padres have been outscored 46-20 in that inning this season.
A couple other stats to chew on:
Khalil Greene is batting .159 with runners in scoring position.
The Padres have lost 21 games in which they led.
Perhaps their five-game winning streak before Tuesday was more a blip on the radar than a sign of things to come.
1 comment:
Why are you surprised? The outfield stinks!
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