{"id":1764,"date":"2025-09-09T05:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2025-09-09T05:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:09:11","slug":"padres-break-losing-streak-with-win-over-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=1764","title":{"rendered":"Padres break losing streak with win over Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"


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DENVER — Following the Padres\u2019 head-scratcher of a shutout loss<\/a> to the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night, manager Mike Shildt said he had confidence that his club would turn things around.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But he added that \u201cactions are going to have to speak louder than words.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThat was more how we play baseball,\u201d Shildt said. \u201cWe can talk about the past and successes, but the fact of the matter is, we\u2019ve got to prove it.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Although it was dicey toward the end, the Padres proved their mettle, at least for a night, with an offensive eruption to back six solid innings from Randy V\u00e1squez<\/a>, who took the ball after being called up from Triple-A El Paso. The right-hander yielded three runs (two earned) on eight hits, walking none and striking out three in his first start for the Padres since Aug. 2.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reliever Jeremiah Estrada was tagged for four runs in the seventh and closer Robert Suarez surrendered a Mickey Moniak solo homer in the ninth before picking up his NL-leading 36th<\/a> save of the season.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But overall, the rebound performance spoke to the experience of the personnel on the roster. Many of these guys have been to the postseason before, and know what it takes to get there.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Locked in a battle with Los Angeles for NL West supremacy, and having missed a golden opportunity to gain on the skidding Dodgers the prior night, the Padres backed up the confident assertions they made after their own loss on Friday.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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One of those assertions came from Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a>, who said that in a long season, teams go through bad stretches, and that he was confident he and his teammates would recover from their recent slide.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It was Tatis who led the way at the plate on Saturday with a long three-run homer in the second, a Statcast-projected 441-foot shot over the left-center-field wall for his 20th of the season and his third in the past 10 games following a 27-game homerless drought. Luis Arraez had a three-hit night and drove in two. Freddy Fermin also contributed a two-run double and an RBI single.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cFeeling better,\u201d said Tatis, who also had a single and a 419-foot flyout to left-center that, according to Statcast, would have been a homer in any other Major League park. \u201cMy barrel has been more alive these last couple games. So, looking forward to staying consistent with that.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Consistency. Something that has eluded San Diego in what has been a rollercoaster of a season, particularly over the past several weeks. Saturday\u2019s win snapped a five-game losing streak and was the Padres\u2019 third in 12 games since taking two of three from the Dodgers to pull even with them atop the division standings<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Before dropping the series finale against the Dodgers on Aug. 24, the Padres had won five straight. Prior to that, they had lost four straight. Prior to that, they had won five straight.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Amid the inconsistency, though, Shildt said he didn\u2019t feel there was \u201ccause for alarm\u201d because he knows what kind of resumes are on San Diego\u2019s roster.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201c[This is] an experienced clubhouse,\u201d Shildt said. \u201cI also have a lot of experience. So we know the game can challenge you, but we also know what we\u2019re capable of, and we know what it takes to be successful, and that\u2019s really important.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201c\u2026 This year, they\u2019ve fought their tails off to be in a good spot. We made some really good additions to the club. It\u2019s really the only stretch we played in the last couple years where it didn\u2019t look right.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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One win over the 102-loss Rockies is hardly indicative of a bigger turnaround. But Saturday\u2019s postgame clubhouse atmosphere exuded a celebratory calm, as if all this talk of ups and downs and standing in the standings was mere conjecture.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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They know there\u2019s work ahead, but they also feel good about their chances.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cLet\u2019s keep it going,\u201d Tatis said. \u201cSee what happens.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cYeah,\u201d he said with a smile. \u201cI saw that.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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