Padres win Brewers opener, positive Musgrove update, more notes
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How did the Padres secure a win over the Brewers and what does it mean for their playoff push?
Okay, Padres and the Brewers. I'll go over the last couple of days. But yesterday, Casey Mize bounced back. The Padres knock off the Brewers in their first matchup in this series. The Brewers, one of the best teams in baseball, 74-45 after the loss last night. So when we talk about measuring stick or us feeling better about this team, coming out of this series, that definitely can be the case if they take care of business. Even right now in the Padres, they're six games over .500, game back of a wild card. So I'm feeling much better about where this team is at than when they were kind of just floating right around .500 there. They were a game under, then they were at .500. They were three games back of a wild card. So things are trending in that right direction. And last night was one of those that it really felt like something that could happen in October or late September if it's a wild card where the Padres are down. They don't have much going on offensively. They're facing a guy who's having a night. Henderson had retired 12 in a row at one point. But then they come back.
uh, type France single through the five, five hole. And then Jackson Merrill comes up with a massive Homer. And that boat was not just like a wall scraper to center field. He smoked that thing to the, I mean, probably higher than halfway up that, that blue batter's eye there where the, the camera well is. So, um, that really felt like 2024 Jackson Merrill. That's his third home run in the last three games. So we are starting to, to see that again. And, you know, a Merrill that can hit balls that are up in the zone like that and take, and take them, excuse me, and take them dead center like that, or go oppo. Um, that's when Jackson Merrill was going right. And so, um, That is just super, super encouraging right now. And I think that has to be the big story of yesterday. Now, Casey Mize bounced back. If there's a 1A, that's a 1B. He goes six innings, two earned runs, punches out six. I think he struck out one guy in his first outing. He didn't give up that one home run to Yellich. But it was much more encouraging.
Not as many pitches that were left in the middle of the zone. One of them that was left in the middle was that home run to Yelly. But yeah, that's the Casey Myers that we need. So many outings this season from Padres guys that they haven't gone six innings. They haven't gone five innings. And you're just asking for a lot night in and night out from that Padres bullpen if you can't have guys that can go six innings and give a quality outing. And Casey Mize, hopefully this is one of many to come because that's what they acquired, right? Casey Mize and Robbie Ray, for that matter. These are two guys that are free agents at the end of the season. So you're doing it for now. You're doing it because you believe that they will perform and help you now. And so that was a good step in the right direction there.
Why is Casey Mize’s six‑inning start considered a turning point for the Padres rotation?
from Casey Mize. And if he gives you six innings, two earned runs every time out, of course you want the dominant dominant where there's no runs. But if he can give you six and two, like this Padres offense, I think that you can cover that. I think the bullpen can have nights where you don't allow any runs. And that can be your pitching path to victory, if that makes sense. If you have a six inning, two run performance there from your starter, you're going to take that on most nights. And then there's been encouraging signs from other – from, you know, your bigger guys in the lineup. And so there's that. There's also guys like Austin Hayes who I haven't talked about yet because just in my schedule I haven't been able to do it the last couple days. But Austin Hayes, the Padres bring him in, the White Sox. He was about to be DFA'd by the – not DFA'd. I think his time – he had a rehab –
He was about – there was a decision that was about to be made. I'm not a White Sox fan, so I can't be like, oh, this is why. But I'm pretty sure I remember reading that there was a decision that was going to be made, had to be, and so they released him. Then the Padres pick him up a couple days later, and they sign him to a major league contract, and he homers on Sunday Night Baseball.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How did the Padres secure a win over the Brewers and what does it mean for their playoff push?
0:00–3:25
2
Why is Casey Mize’s six‑inning start considered a turning point for the Padres rotation?
3:25–7:05
3
What impact could the newly‑signed Austin Hayes have on the Padres lineup?
7:05–10:45
4
What is the latest update on Joe Musgrove’s recovery and timeline to return?
10:45–14:30
5
How is Musgrove’s rehab progression shaping the Padres’ pitching strategy?
14:30–18:18
6
What does the upcoming schedule look like for the Padres and how might it affect their postseason chances?
18:18–23:20