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Wild night ends with Dodgers beating Padres in 10 innings - San Diego Union-Tribune
The first meeting this season between the Padres and Dodgers was unhinged from the start.
“That game was sick,” Jackson Merrill said. “I don’t care what anyone says. We didn’t win. That sucks. But that was an unbelievable baseball game. Back and forth all game.”
Monday night’s game at brimming Petco Park did finally settle down, though it got no less tense, all the way to the 10th inning.
That is when the Dodgers scored twice against Wandy Peralta and held on to beat the Padres 8-7.
Eight months later, Dodgers and Padres pick back up with same heat - MLB.com
As the rivalry has blossomed into one of the best in baseball over the past half decade, games between these two have almost always delivered drama. They’ve met three times in the past five postseasons – including the Dodgers’ NLDS victory last October. Plus, their regular-season meetings often bring postseason vibes anyway.
“I always feel like the intensity goes up when we play against these guys,” said Tyler Wade, whose three-run triple gave the Padres a 6-5 lead in the third.
Anatomy Of A Slump 3.0 - Letters to A.J.
If any of Arraez, Tatis, or Merrill are in for prolonged slumps, that puts increased leverage on pursuing a structural improvement of the other parts of the roster that are helping to manifest a very bad offense. It’s nearly certain that the team brass is awaiting further news on Michael King and Yu Darvish to inform decisions on how much future value to trade for present value. And that’s sensible. But it’s wise to keep track of the opportunity cost of delay as well.
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