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Darren Smith
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Mariners score 4 runs in 4 innings off Yu Darvish, take series from Padres - San Diego Union-Tribune
On the strength of four runs in four innings against Yu Darvish — and primarily on the strength of Eugenio Suárez, who hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning — the Mariners beat the Padres 4-3 on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series that continued the American League team’s recent domination of the interleague “rivalry.”
Padres Daily: Not their best against the best; easy does it; Is Freddy still ready? - San Diego Union-Tribune
The 30-year-old Fermin has started 18 of the Padres’ 24 games (in 26 days) since his Padres debut on Aug. 2. Before this stretch, Fermin had never started more than 14 games at catcher in a 26-day stretch and had never started behind the plate four days in a row.
And where he was hitting .350 (14-for-40) through his first 12 games with the Padres, he has three hits in his past 24 at-bats (.125) over his past eight games.
We can’t definitively assess that his dropoff in offensive production is due to workload. But it is worth watching.
#64 Points of rooting interest - The Bandwagon
What am I rooting for? For San Diego, currently one game back, to beat the surprisingly mortal Dodgers for the NL West crown.
Why? Well, because any nudge to Go For It would be welcome. And, let’s admit it, seeing the defending champion Dodgers have to battle through the postseason from a wild card spot would add a dose of spice.
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