Miller Field
GAME 1
Chachin vs Anderson
Padres 7, Brewers 1 (11 inn)
Chachin and Anderson were both locked in an opening round pitcher's duel. Unfortunately this is 2017 and not 1967, where pitchers kept going till they falter. Both gents punched the clock and their shift was completed after 6 innings. Then it became a battle of the bullpen, which the Brewcrew wound up losing. In the 8th J.Barnes gave up a lead off triple to Spangenberger, who scored on a 3-6-3 DP off of Solarte's bat. The game remained deadlocked until the top of the 11th when the Friars unleashed a 6 run barrage on a trio of ineffective relievers named: C.Torres, Knebel (didn't even register an out), and Feliz. If you were watching from home and you were a Brewer fan you could have shut your TV off when Dusty Coleman hit a grand slam off supposed closer Knebel. SD added two more insurance runs to put the game totally out of reach, which made the final score look like a blowout and not a nail biter.
Padres lead series 1-0
GAME 2
GAME 1
Chachin vs Anderson
Padres 7, Brewers 1 (11 inn)
Chachin and Anderson were both locked in an opening round pitcher's duel. Unfortunately this is 2017 and not 1967, where pitchers kept going till they falter. Both gents punched the clock and their shift was completed after 6 innings. Then it became a battle of the bullpen, which the Brewcrew wound up losing. In the 8th J.Barnes gave up a lead off triple to Spangenberger, who scored on a 3-6-3 DP off of Solarte's bat. The game remained deadlocked until the top of the 11th when the Friars unleashed a 6 run barrage on a trio of ineffective relievers named: C.Torres, Knebel (didn't even register an out), and Feliz. If you were watching from home and you were a Brewer fan you could have shut your TV off when Dusty Coleman hit a grand slam off supposed closer Knebel. SD added two more insurance runs to put the game totally out of reach, which made the final score look like a blowout and not a nail biter.
Padres lead series 1-0
GAME 2
Richard vs Nelson
Padres 8, Brewers 6
San Diego once again triumphs over the Brewcrew in a game that saw the lead change hands 5 times. After scoring 2 in the top of the 8th to extend their lead to 7-3 the Friars thought this game was all but in the bag. Someone forgot to tell reliever Maton that it was "fait accompli". Maton gave up a one out 3 run blast to Aguilar to make it a one run game after 8. With little margin for error the Friars got a much coveted insurance run off the bat of one Wil Myers in the form of a 355 foot blast. Hand came on to get the save in the 9th, but not before pinch hitter Hernan Perez hit a blast that settled into Pirela's glove just before the left field wall.
Padres lead series 2-0
Petco Park
GAME 3
Davies vs Lamet
Padres 5, Brewers 2 (10 inn)
With one out in the bottom of the 5th Margot blasted a 2 run shot off of Davies to give the Padres a 3-0 lead. The brooms were out in full force as the hometown fans and the US Marines on loan from Camp Pendleton were cheering louder than a B-52 on takeoff. The Brewcrew, with their backs up against the wall, decided to fight back by scoring solo runs in the 6th and 8th to make it a 1 run game. After Padre reliever Buchter got Pina to ground to 3rd and Braun to fly weakly to left the crowd rose to their feet to celebrate their impending sweep. With the count 2-2 on Perez everyone was looking for the final punch out to close out the series in grand fashion. Instead Perez launched one deep into the night to tie the game at 3 all. The silence was now deafening. The home team failed to score in the bottom of the 9th, despite the fact that they had runners on 1st and 2nd. Milwaukee thought they had a rally going when Neil Walker worked out a leadoff walk, but Thames grounded into a tailor made 3-6-3 DP to quell that possible rally. Solarte led off the bottom of the 10th with a double off the RF wall. Torres, the loser in game 1, was brought on to pitch to catcher Sanchez, who botched a bunt and Solarte was tagged out at 3rd. Renfroe lined out to 3rd for the second out and the Brewers had reason to believe they were headed to the 11th. Cory Spangenberg stepped to the plate with reasons of his own. On a 1-0 pitch from Torres Spangenberg got just enough wood on the ball to drop it 324 feet down the right field line for a walk off series clinching homer.
Padres win series 3-0
Special congrats to Joey, who knew his Friars were much better than an 29th pick overall. He wanted this team even before we drafted and he kept checking in with me to see if anyone picked them. This dude had a sixth sense about them! 3 great games that could have gone either way, but the Padres had the mojo and that's important in sport. I felt bad that I could only get my friend Brett Phillips' son (appropriately named Brett) into just 1 game in the series. I expect to see "Maverick" play a lot for Milwaukee in 2018 where he can show off his canon for an arm in the OF.
Padres 8, Brewers 6
San Diego once again triumphs over the Brewcrew in a game that saw the lead change hands 5 times. After scoring 2 in the top of the 8th to extend their lead to 7-3 the Friars thought this game was all but in the bag. Someone forgot to tell reliever Maton that it was "fait accompli". Maton gave up a one out 3 run blast to Aguilar to make it a one run game after 8. With little margin for error the Friars got a much coveted insurance run off the bat of one Wil Myers in the form of a 355 foot blast. Hand came on to get the save in the 9th, but not before pinch hitter Hernan Perez hit a blast that settled into Pirela's glove just before the left field wall.
Padres lead series 2-0
Petco Park
GAME 3
Davies vs Lamet
Padres 5, Brewers 2 (10 inn)
With one out in the bottom of the 5th Margot blasted a 2 run shot off of Davies to give the Padres a 3-0 lead. The brooms were out in full force as the hometown fans and the US Marines on loan from Camp Pendleton were cheering louder than a B-52 on takeoff. The Brewcrew, with their backs up against the wall, decided to fight back by scoring solo runs in the 6th and 8th to make it a 1 run game. After Padre reliever Buchter got Pina to ground to 3rd and Braun to fly weakly to left the crowd rose to their feet to celebrate their impending sweep. With the count 2-2 on Perez everyone was looking for the final punch out to close out the series in grand fashion. Instead Perez launched one deep into the night to tie the game at 3 all. The silence was now deafening. The home team failed to score in the bottom of the 9th, despite the fact that they had runners on 1st and 2nd. Milwaukee thought they had a rally going when Neil Walker worked out a leadoff walk, but Thames grounded into a tailor made 3-6-3 DP to quell that possible rally. Solarte led off the bottom of the 10th with a double off the RF wall. Torres, the loser in game 1, was brought on to pitch to catcher Sanchez, who botched a bunt and Solarte was tagged out at 3rd. Renfroe lined out to 3rd for the second out and the Brewers had reason to believe they were headed to the 11th. Cory Spangenberg stepped to the plate with reasons of his own. On a 1-0 pitch from Torres Spangenberg got just enough wood on the ball to drop it 324 feet down the right field line for a walk off series clinching homer.Padres win series 3-0
Special congrats to Joey, who knew his Friars were much better than an 29th pick overall. He wanted this team even before we drafted and he kept checking in with me to see if anyone picked them. This dude had a sixth sense about them! 3 great games that could have gone either way, but the Padres had the mojo and that's important in sport. I felt bad that I could only get my friend Brett Phillips' son (appropriately named Brett) into just 1 game in the series. I expect to see "Maverick" play a lot for Milwaukee in 2018 where he can show off his canon for an arm in the OF.
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