The San Diego Padres’ season is not a conventional one. And last night’s game (Tuesday) was no exception.
Indeed, in the game against the Colorado Rockies, the pitcher of the Californian team, Blake Snell, had still not allowed a run or a hit after seven innings of work.
However, manager Bob Melvin decided that seven innings were enough for the left-hander. As you might expect, there was a ton of booing at Petco Park when Robert Suarez came in from the bullpen.
However, the decision of skipper seems more to be that of the gunner after a short discussion between the two protagonists.
According to Snell, it wasn’t worth risking his health for a no-hitter, especially since it would have been difficult for him to finish the game.
I know my body. With how hard I was throwing today, it just wasn’t worth it. I understand that a no-hitter is an incredible accomplishment, and it’s hard to do. I also understand how much I value health. I’m just not going to push the machine for this.
And what was supposed to happen happened. After a perfect eighth inning from Suarez, Brendan Rodgers singled against Josh Hader in the top of the ninth inning to break San Diego’s attempt at a combined no-hitter.
To put a little balm on this polarizing decision, Xander Boagaerts sealed the outcome of the meeting with a two-run long ball at the bottom of the ninth inning, the Padres escaping with a small 2-0 victory.
Coming back to Snell, he has never completed eight innings of work since joining the MLB. If he didn’t do it yesterday with a possibility of no-hitterhe will never do it.
Joe Musgrove is the only Padres gunner to throw a no-hitter game in franchise history, achieving the feat on April 9, 2021, in his second start with San Diego.
- Injury for Mets hopeful.
- The DBacks want to keep Mike Hazen.
- The state of the injured in Minnesota is worrying.
