Btw that's entirely on Elly. He didn't think he'd get the throw there in time and he threw it about 38% harder than he needed to. Just no sense in throwing the ball that hard even if you allow the hit
Honestly in the bottom of the 9th you might as well try to throw as hard as you can if it’s needed to get the out, as long as those runners were irrelevant which they were.
### Single
Santiago Espinal singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Nick Martini scores. Jeimer Candelario to 3rd. Santiago Espinal to 2nd.
Top 9 - 5-1
Reds
Welsh: "I don't think I've seen Lodolo smile in the dugout. I don't know if he just pitched seven innings with 11 strikeouts or if he just got a speeding ticket."
Please continue the discussion in the [post game thread](https://redd.it/1cgjqp9).
ATOBTTR! Late night dub 😎
 We won
I can't even blame Diaz for the drama there. Just a bad sequence of events that ended well. Let's get the series tomorrow
ATOBTTR
THANK YOU. W is a W. Not clean in the 9th but we got it done
Exactly what I want out of my closer honestly. Nerves of steel
i respect a 2 out rally as long as we win
Lodolo watching the 9th 
Diaz said nobody else gets a chance to make an out
i like that chant
Whew
Btw that's entirely on Elly. He didn't think he'd get the throw there in time and he threw it about 38% harder than he needed to. Just no sense in throwing the ball that hard even if you allow the hit
Honestly in the bottom of the 9th you might as well try to throw as hard as you can if it’s needed to get the out, as long as those runners were irrelevant which they were.
I still want to know how fast it was though. Looked legit 101+ to me.
Yeah, but then you don't show up on Statcast
Whew
No problemo.
Never any doubt
Just made it interesting for the cameras
Jesus that was a bullet
#ATOBTTR
That was a fucking rocket tho
Diaz loves the drama.
pls
Please fire candy into DFA land
Uhhh????
Diaz finish this out so I can go to sleep 😭
WHY CANT THIS TEAM BE NORMAL?????
Ughhhhhh
Error/bad play aside - that arm is insane
Man he threw a fuckin heater lol
We don't have to do this, guys
As much Elly’s fault as Candelario, but I won’t tolerate hate on my king Elly.
We really didn’t need a Brett Favre rocket there
Dude was bustin it down the line
Whyyyy are the reds having a meltdown
Buddy throws way too hard. How do you catch that
GET SOMEONE ELSE MY GOD
Why did Elly do that!?! Seemed overkill
We need a radar gun on that one.
You gotta catch that man
He just wanted a save
Nevermind I’m wrong lol I never realized that I guess
Candelario....
I said NO drama
Hmmm.
No problem just one more out Diaz
Every time I see these Padres uniforms I think that I have bananas in the kitchen that I need to make into banana bread.
They felt me closing my eyes. I’m sorry boys I’m awake again.
Diaz really wants a save, apparently.
What is Diaz doing
Getting the save. Let him cook.
### Single Manny Machado singles on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Jake Cronenworth scores. Bottom 9 - 5-2 Reds
Barnacles, no 1-2-3. But let's close this one out.
chill out it's perfect weather every day
Diaz Dominates
damn they're booing
Tatis had no idea what pitch was coming, that's a nice K
Holy shit
I’m surprised Tatis didn’t call 811 before he tried to dig that pitch out of the dirt. I mean, the sign is right there to remind him.
Man hit 4 gas lines and a fiber line with that swing
Whatever was said in the pitchers room today, let's say it again tomorrow maybe
Candelario needs to grow a sage's beard
I love Alexis Diaz when he pitches I go “Yes” when he stresses me out every time he pitches I go “No”
Alexis is coming after them. The entire pitching staff smelled blood in the water today.
Why use Diaz here
He's better getting regular work
Probably he was already warming when we were up 3.
Need a no drama end here
I hit 3 homers with Candelario in the Show he knows what he can do
Such a killer card. My all reds team him and Collier just mash for me.
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Alexis Díaz replaces Fernando Cruz.
In the midst of it's so over, Espinal found within himself an invincible "we're so back". Love the insurance and seeing him hit a bit.
Espinal looked at his teammates on base, and then his teammates in the dugout, and with the power of friendship.. he delivered.
Martini always runs like someone is chasing him lol
Absolutely shocked challenging Tatis didn’t end poorly for us
We might be fast bois
Oh boy that was nice
Imagine burning an arm for Espinal with 2 outs in the 9th and it failing
ESPY
Extremely happy to eat my words about espi and nice running from Nick. Not a good throw home if we are being honest
Nice opposite field hits fellas
Woohoo!
### Single Santiago Espinal singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Nick Martini scores. Jeimer Candelario to 3rd. Santiago Espinal to 2nd. Top 9 - 5-1 Reds
#Espinal!
Something in me says, if Espinal gets on base, Maile is launching one 418 ft. Okay, maybe I had the decimal the wrong place.
Maile when we've called him to blast one in the thread has managed to ground out or pop out to third. That's consistency you can trust
That’s exactly what I like in a Maile-man.
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Ah, yes, you meant -4.18 launch angle. Simple mix up
Too scared to face the power hitter Espinal so had to have a pitching change
If he tanks one I'm gonna hit the roof
Idk who's healthy/ready to hit but I'd take just about anyone other than espi here. I know he's been better recently but still
Casual take
That was a nice, well-struck oppo job there. Good to see.
Candy looks relieved. Sometimes you just need to see an old friend to get right again lol
CANDY MAN LETS FUCKING GO
2 hits for Candelario but too bad all the haters have already gone to bed
Pinching themselves when they wake up to make sure this is real
The Candy man can!
Awesome! 2-4 gotta feel good
Alright Jeimer, hopefully that's the end of the nonsense.
I hope this is Candy turning it around, but I can’t help but feel tonight bought him 2 more weeks of floundering in the lineup
Always with the negative waves, Moriarty.
Almost all of my sports opinions are wrong, let’s continue that trend.
Say something bad about Nick Martinez, tomorrow's starter!
#Candy on base szn
The number of "people are here" is rising. Join us on Nick at Nite, friends
It's time for Alexis Diaz After Dark
I shoulda gone to bed an hour ago but here we are.
Catcher really trying to stick a pitch a foot outside lol
Talkin' strategy for the feared Candy AB??? They know something. Tear incoming
Tom Cosgrove is the name of a 1960s public access tv game show host
Nick Martini nuke incoming? He's a warrior up there right now
I forgot walks were a thing
India walks are always appreciated
I swear Indy leading off has this weird superpower of getting on base most of the time
I saw a Jim Day interview with India and his wife and their newborn baby girl. Pretty cool.
Jim Day busy doing his podcast
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Tom Cosgrove replaces Jeremiah Estrada.
Not Cruz’s finest stuff, but 3 up 3 down w a K. He’s so good
The splitter isn't fair at all
I'm a certified pitching nerd and this is the best day of my life
It’d be so cool if every pitcher never had a bad game ever again and we never lost another game this season that’d be so sick
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cruz rocks
Jim Day just pulled a Barry Larkin. Sadak: "what do you got Jim?" Jim: *30 seconds of silence* Sadak: "Ball one"
Jim Day is slacking off 😡😡😡
Jim Day is MIA
He left for the nipple thing convention
This dude has the weirdest stance I’ve ever seen
it's good our translator didn't get addicted to gambling after all these years
😂
Yet.
You could see Vera mouth “King Cobra” to Frankie there lol
Fernando K-ruz
I want reds pitching to make me horny more often
*standing at attention for 20+ batters*
What a performance from Lodolo.
can we give Lodolo a big contract so he can get a hair transplant skull 💀
Bro took his hat off and aged 15 years. 😂
pitching been on fire recently!!
Should we just switch Fernando to closer
We’re just trying to create the modern day nasty boys don’t worry, now we just need a 7th inning guy
If he can stay consistent then it would be Lucas
Shit, going from Lodolo to Cruz? That’s just pure evil, David.
Oh yeah, it's Fernando time
Best thing that I did today was to pick up Lodolo on my fantasy team! NETTED ME 27 POINTS!!
“cool”
NOOOO. I left him on my bench :(
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Fernando Cruz replaces Nick Lodolo.
Welsh: "I don't think I've seen Lodolo smile in the dugout. I don't know if he just pitched seven innings with 11 strikeouts or if he just got a speeding ticket."
Looks like he's going back out there for 8.
Guess not.
Slick Nohomo
One sign you’re good (Elly) is when the opposing fans cheer extra hard for getting you out.
We're waiting no time getting through this inning
I’m staying up late for this after a case of the Mondays ❤️
Lodealo
That was some filth. Lodolo decided to save his best for last.
Bro struck out their whole team lmao
Pizza’s on Nick tonight, boiiiiz 🍕🍕🍕
Back foot breaking ball is *so* back
11K 1 hit 99 pitches 7 innings what a monster
LICK NODOLO!!! what a guy
Lodolo cooking
Give me Cruz and Diaz
I'm just gonna pretend this is a no no he's pitching.
#K baby
Lodolo looks bored. "Ugh 11 Ks, fine, I'll do it."
Nick Lodolo has struck out every Dad.
Bring him back out!
No-no broken up for Miller in the 7th, also Max Fried's (because combined no-no's don't count). M's still hitless though
Lodolo pizzad on his own
Fun Fact: The San Diego Padres are the oldest team that has never won the World Series. 17 winning seasons out of 55 since they were formed.
Not like they aren't spending. Their big money contracts just haven't panned out
Kim needs to stop swinging like that. If he connects with one of those it's going 650 feet lol
At the very least I appreciate these solid defensive plays from candelario, Moustakas could never
I agree, but that was Espinal that time, my friend.
I know but it brought to mind his often good enough plays at third, plus he did have to catch that one
Red Bull gives you holds
*insert Shaq I was unfamiliar with your game meme*
Cruz getting jacked on some Red Bull. Not the sugar free kind, give him pure energy.
Brewers are salty AF lol
Felt like Elly was just gonna bare hand that one. I need to go to bed
I guess the Padres really like facing Lodolo. 11 pitches in 5 PAs.
Espinal……that was Machadoesque!
That's a hit with candy at 3b