Blake Snell Has Caught Fire…San Diego Has Not
Unhittable Stuff
Over His Last 4 Starts:
Opposing Batting Average .071
Hits Allowed - 6
Runs Allowed - 6 ER
Innings Pitched - 26.2
The Winds of Change
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
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 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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