Blake Snell Has Caught Fire…San Diego Has Not

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Unhittable Stuff

Over His Last 4 Starts:Opposing Batting Average .071 Hits Allowed - 6Runs Allowed - 6 ERInnings Pitched - 26.2

Over His Last 4 Starts:

Opposing Batting Average .071

Hits Allowed - 6

Runs Allowed - 6 ER

Innings Pitched - 26.2


The Winds of Change

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Snell’s Dominance from 8/3 - 9/7

ERA over Last 7 Starts - 1.85

Opponent Batting AVG - .136/.211/.252

K Percentage over Span - 39.9%

5.24 on August 3rd to 4.22 on September 7th (1.72 in August)

65 Total Strikeouts

20 Hits Allowed

9 ER Allowed


Little Run Support on The Mound

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The San Diego Padres have not been able to score MORE than 3 runs a game over Snell’s last 6 starts.

Snell is 2-2 from 8/3/21 to 9/7/21 with 2 No-Decisions

San Diego is 12-18 from 8/3 to 9/7


Where San Diego Goes from Here

Blake Snell’s recent success on the mound could prove to be beneficial as San Diego looks to secure a Postseason spot. Albeit a wildcard spot, San Diego has some key series with about 1 month left in the 2021 season.San Diego’s Remaining ScheduleHome Games:3 Games vs SF (9/21-9/23)4 Games vs ATL (9/24-9/26)Road Games: 3 Games @ LAD (9/10-9/12)4 Games @ SF (9/13-9/16)3 Games @ STL (9/17-9/19)3 Games @ LAD (9/28-9/30)3 Games @ SF (10/1-10/3)With a +73 Run Differential & a 6-4 record over their last 10 games, San Diego definitely has some tough matchups (5) vs divisional opponents & 2 vs out of division opponents. San Diego is 2nd in The NL Wildcard with LAD being +13 Games in that category & 1st in The NL Wildcard race. Cincinatti is a team to watch that could potentially dethrone the Padres wildcard spot, along with Philadelphia if they don’t continue to narrow down their NL East deficit & settle for a 1 game playoff vs LAD. In conclusion, San Diego needs to play better/consistent baseball when Blake Snell is on the mound…ESPECIALLY if Snell can continue this dominant streak he’s been on. Of course guys like Yu Darvish & Chris Paddack could prove to be a key factor in SD’s playoff push but with Joe Musgrove being their “Ace” as of now, Snell’s recent success + consistent play/offense from the Padres could end up being a problem for the Dodgers if both teams meet in the NL Wildcard game.

Blake Snell’s recent success on the mound could prove to be beneficial as San Diego looks to secure a Postseason spot. Albeit a wildcard spot, San Diego has some key series with about 1 month left in the 2021 season.

San Diego’s Remaining Schedule

Home Games:

3 Games vs SF (9/21-9/23)

4 Games vs ATL (9/24-9/26)

Road Games:

3 Games @ LAD (9/10-9/12)

4 Games @ SF (9/13-9/16)

3 Games @ STL (9/17-9/19)

3 Games @ LAD (9/28-9/30)

3 Games @ SF (10/1-10/3)

With a +73 Run Differential & a 6-4 record over their last 10 games, San Diego definitely has some tough matchups (5) vs divisional opponents & 2 vs out of division opponents.

San Diego is 2nd in The NL Wildcard with LAD being +13 Games in that category & 1st in The NL Wildcard race. Cincinatti is a team to watch that could potentially dethrone the Padres wildcard spot, along with Philadelphia if they don’t continue to narrow down their NL East deficit & settle for a 1 game playoff vs LAD.

In conclusion, San Diego needs to play better/consistent baseball when Blake Snell is on the mound…ESPECIALLY if Snell can continue this dominant streak he’s been on. Of course guys like Yu Darvish & Chris Paddack could prove to be a key factor in SD’s playoff push but with Joe Musgrove being their “Ace” as of now, Snell’s recent success + consistent play/offense from the Padres could end up being a problem for the Dodgers if both teams meet in the NL Wildcard game.


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