Aggressive has given. Aggressive has removed.
“Too aggressive at times,” Padres first base coach Wayne Kirby said Thursday.
The Padres lead the majors with eight stolen bases. The most recent of these, by Wil Myers, helped them run on Wednesday.
But they were also eliminated at first base four times, including twice in Wednesday’s eighth inning by Giants left-hander Tyler Anderson.
“It’s a little give and take,” said manager Jayce Tingler. “… We have to endure down there. We can’t be giving away, especially with the middle part of the order to come.”
The eighth innings out on Wednesday, which certainly got big in what ended up being a 7-6 loss, were made by rookie Edward Olivares and Fernando Tatis Jr.
“Tatis, that shouldn’t have happened,” said Kirby. “I understand that Olivares comes from minors. These big league pitchers have better moves. “
Kirby worked with some players on their courts before Thursday’s game.
“We will play from station to station as much as we can, and once we read them and understand what we are reading, we can steal,” Kirby said. “… We take what they give us. He’s probably going to be a little bit smarter. We’re not going to stop being aggressive, just a little bit smarter with pitchers who we know can’t steal, and play the cat-and-mouse game. ”
It seemed that Anderson took a step toward home plate before throwing the first to catch Tatis. And the left-hander at least brushed an obstacle in the Olivares as well. It was similar to the edge that former Padres left-hander Eric Lauer walked when he led the majors with 10 pick-offs in 2018.
“With lefties in the league, pretty consistent guys work the line, and it’s rarely called,” said Tingler. “The bottom line is that we as coaches have to do a better job. We have to prepare our boys. We can’t be giving away, especially in the eighth inning. “
Hosmer down again
Eric Hosmer will miss a second straight game for the first time this season, and concern over his gastrointestinal issues has increased.
“We were hoping he would feel better today,” said Tingler. “He has not resorted to the best. He is still struggling. We hope it starts to improve.
The Father’s first base undergoes further testing, as there is no certainty that the cause has been determined.
Hosmer, who traveled to San Francisco alone after undergoing tests in San Diego on Monday, has been treated for acid reflux. However, you still have problems, such as vomiting, and have lost weight.
Hosmer was in the Padres’ starting lineup for his first six games, but was eliminated from his second, fourth, and sixth contests approximately an hour before the first pitch. The last time he played here on Tuesday was 1 for 4.
“The past two days he has been a little dizzy in the morning, but he has improved and strengthened throughout the day,” said Tingler after the Wendesday game. “Today, instead of improving, it started to get worse.”
Hosmer is 5-for-10 with two doubles, one home run and seven RBI. She has crossed out only once in 12 plate appearances.
“It is difficult,” said Tingler. “It’s been our best, most consistent turn at bat when he’s there. It has appeared at the right times. … has been in the mix of many good things that have happened. Just missing his competitive spirit and what he’s done, that hurts. But we have also known that this year, 2020, will be the year that the next boys have to step forward and get going. “
Ty France is starting at first base and is hitting seventh.
Discontent
Brian Dozier, who believed he had been brought in to compete for regular playing time at second base, wrecked the Padres on Thursday.
“I am a great type of transparency,” Dozier, who was added to the Mets’ list of 30 players on Thursday, told the New York media. “I like that people are honest with me. That was not the case there. I had to get out of there. I’ll leave it at that.
Dozier was signed on February 24 and appeared to have an inside track to make the list and most of the time come in second against left-handed pitchers. At the time, Jurickson Profar had not distinguished himself at the plate and was struggling to make shots.
Profar and all the Padres infielders with the opportunity to make the roster, except Dozier, spent time in San Diego during the shutdown. The coaches were excited about the work Profar did both offensively and defensively during that time.
The Padres did not put Dozier in their group of players at the start of summer camp and released him on July 11. He signed with the Mets last week and was called up to the active roster to replace the injured Eduardo Núñez.
“I really don’t know,” said Tingler when asked why Dozier would feel like him. “I enjoyed our short time in Arizona. We pride ourselves on being transparent, on being honest. We wish him nothing but the best of luck there. … I can’t speak for the way it feels.
Is not sufficient
Madison Bumgarner, in the season opener, is the only starting pitcher to make it past the fourth inning against the Padres.
Three of the other five have not lasted four full innings.
When Olivares lined a RBI single in left field on the eighth pitch of his at-bat in the fourth inning on Wednesday, that was it for Johnny Cueto. The veteran right-hander had thrown 87 pitches in 3 2/3 innings.
For two batters against reliever Shaun Anderson, it seemed the Padres would continue the damage, as Tatis walked and Trent Grisham’s three-run homer put the Padres up 6-2.
They did not score again.
It was the third game in a row that they didn’t cross the plate after the fourth inning.
The Padres have been remarkably relentless in the beginning / middle of games, scoring multiple runs eight times from the third to the sixth inning. That’s a third of the chances to do it (four innings per game over six games).
Of his 36 runs, 24 have come in the first six innings and 22 have been against starters.
“Offensively, we have done a good job chasing the holder, but we have to keep adding when we get to the pen,” said Tingler. “We haven’t been able to do that enough and break some of these contacts.”
Catch the ball
Alex Dickerson tripled in the second inning on Wednesday because Grisham played poorly on a huge flying ball carried almost to the center of the wall by the wind. Donovan Solano hit Dickerson two pitches after a wind-blown pop foul was nullified by both second baseman Greg Garcia and second baseman Jake Cronenworth.
Kirby, who trains the team’s outfielders, noted the difficulty of playing in San Francisco. But he also noted that the Giants did not misjudge any fly.
“We are in the big leagues,” he said. “Excuses must be exhausted.”
In addition to the career he scored, Tingler lamented the pitches it cost starter Chris Paddack.
“We haven’t been as solid as we need to be in our pop flies,” said Tingler. “We are leaving some outs on the field. Those exits add up. Every time you give teams extra outs, you’re playing with fire. We burn quite badly. “
