Team continues to show signs of improved play after Melvin's attitude 'tweak'
When the Padres fell to the Diamondbacks 4-0 on Sept. 15, the lethargic and uninspired effort caused managerHe walked into the visiting clubhouse at Chase Field and, in a you’re-better-than-this tone, channeled his inner disappointed parent more than paint-peeling fiery former basketball coach Bobby Knight.
They won going away, as they did in a 12-3 romp of the Diamondbacks the day after Melvin recalibrated expectations. They won when things got tight, as they did Wednesday as starter Blake Snell tied a career high with 13 strikeouts in the type of 1-0 finish that becomes crucial in the postseason. They surged to 17 games over .500 to reach the brink of 2010’s high-water mark of 18.
Manny Machado homered off Cardinals fireballer Ryan Helsley, cutting the lead in half to start the eighth. Bell pieced together a seven-pitch at-bat against Helsley — with six of those 102 mph or faster — to bring the potential winning run to the plate. And that, one well-timed manager’s talk later, is the most crucial point. They’re finally playing like the 2020, pandemic-shortened playoff team that never feels fully out of it.
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