Heather’s failed doorstep, colleagues rally around her

San Diego Padres closer Josh Hader’s unsuccessful doorstop hasn’t deterred his teammates.

San Diego dropped a 1-2 road game to the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, on Sunday.

A close win slipped away. The Padres held a 1-0 lead heading into the top of the ninth inning, but closer Josh Hader lost

It was his first start in five days, and his blade was clearly dulled from a loss to the New York Yankees on 27 May. He walked the first batter he faced, Yuli Gurriel, and worked a full count against Gene Segura with runners on first and second before giving up a single to left. He then gave up a single to right to Nick Forte to end the game. It was his third blown save of the season and first loss.메이저놀이터

Speaking to the media after the game, Hader said, “I didn’t throw the way I planned. I got into a bad count and walked the first batter I faced. It’s hard to be successful when you pitch like that,” he said.

His teammates rallied around him. Starter Blake Snell said, “He’s the best closer in the game, in my opinion. He was just unlucky today,” said starter Blake Snell.

Third baseman Kim Ha-soo said, “He’s human. You can’t throw well every day,” Kim said, adding that it was just a bad day.

Manager Bob Melvin also expressed his confidence in the closer, saying, “Anytime you have a lead in the ninth inning and Heather comes out, it gives you a good feeling and you know you can win.” “You have to give credit to the other team’s bats. Things like today don’t happen very often,” he said, giving credit to his opponents for their success in getting to Hader.

While Hader took the loss, there was a more fundamental reason San Diego lost the game. It was a lack of success against Braxton Garrett (5 1/3 innings, 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, 1 run).

Melvin said, “I used my changeup more than I thought I would. It was enough to keep the cutter alive. The slider was pretty good. It was hard to identify pitches. We didn’t have a lot of good at-bats in our offence. There were a lot of bad swings,” he said, giving credit to his pitcher.

If there’s any consolation for San Diego, it’s that Sanchez gave the team some much-needed power with his home run, while starter Blake Snell pitched six innings of three-hit ball with three walks and seven strikeouts.

“I just focused on the pitches that were working,” said Snell, who relied heavily on his fastball and changeup on the day. The other pitches got better and better,” Snell said of his performance.

On working with Sanchez, a former opponent, he said, “It wasn’t a problem at all. We had fun together. He knew what to sign because he’d played me so long. It was really comfortable,” he said, adding that he also had no problem communicating with the new catcher.