Mike Shildt and Nick Pivetta on Padres blowout loss to the Red Sox
What did you see happen within the fourth? Yeah, he was really good. First three fantastic, you know, um breaking ball was good. Fast ball liked to it. Fourth, um just lost the plate a little bit and you know, then the two-run homer to cap that off, but um you know, the first three were really good and got it through the five and but uh yeah, just couple balls got away from him. They worked a couple walks and the homer. How did you see him handle facing his old team? Say that again. How did you see him handle facing those old teams? I just thought he was pitching. I didn’t really I didn’t even think I mean I knew he was pitching against an older team of his and he pitched against Philly earlier. Um I thought he pitched like Nick. Um did you see from Walkerfield today? You know, I thought he pitched really well both sides of the plate. Um change speeds, um you know, he was controlling counts, adding and subtracting um you know, back and forth with with some pitches and some spin. So, I thought he threw the ball well. Obviously, um game like this just turned the page looking tomorrow with Michael King in the group. Just just what do you you know, what do you expect to have Michael tomorrow? Yeah, just looking forward to seeing Michael King pitch. It’s a pretty good day, right, when Michael’s back on the mound for us and uh yeah, I mean uncharacteristic game got away from us today and um we don’t play uh many of those at all and so we’ll be ready to go tomorrow and Michael will lead the way. I know you’ve spoken before the merits of leaving Fernando exactly where he is and the the disruption he can cause at leadoff but when he struggles like this any thoughts of moving him down in the order or do you he struggles because he had a bad game or because I’m looked at his number the last six weeks are pretty good like a 400 plus on base percentage okay day off yesterday but I mean did you like his approach to the plate tonight and I know you don’t just make a drastic yeah no I I I Fernando’s played very well for us and I don’t know what more to say. I mean, you know, you can always have a knee-jerk reaction if a guy doesn’t get ahead or but yeah, I trust Toddy completely. I love the fact he leads all fours. Got away from you in the fourth inning in particular. Yeah. Uh not getting ahead of guys uh walks. Um I think they uh saw some good pitches. Uh were able to work some good walks and then do some damage after that. How did you feel facing your old team today? Uh excited. Um, you know, I have a lot of love and respect for those guys over there. So, just want to put my best foot forward and um give a challenge. Obviously, they were able to get the better of me today, but you know, um I think it’s just excitement. How important was it for you to finish strong to to finish, you know, six innings, you know, it’s going to, you know, the bullpin could be in play tomorrow with Michael coming back on short? Yeah. Um, you know, I was I was happy with the with the fifth and sixth inning being able to, you know, kind of just like scratch through those. Um, they still put some good ABS on me. Um, but you know, I was happy to be able to extend it as much as I could and and be able to get the bullpen as much rest as I possibly could. Nick, obviously you get a lot of swings and misses over the course of the year tonight. Um, not as many. Um, was there something only three strikeouts tied your season low? Was there something you were seeing from them just, you know, getting the batting the ball or or was your location maybe not quite where you wanted it? What do you attribute that to? Uh, I think it’s a mix of things. Um, you know, obviously I was getting ahead early, you know, able to get some quick outs. Um I think when you fall behind and counts and they work some good at bats, you know, um it’s hard to get them to swing and miss when when you’re behind. So just wasn’t able to execute those pitches and uh when I was ahead, I was able to execute some good pitches. Do you feel like they had familiarity with you on their side or is it just a matter of just today was today and it is what it is. Uh I don’t I don’t know. I think today is today. I I’ll probably go with that one. I mean, I got myself into some uh into into some damage. you know, I I walked guys, didn’t locate pitches, allowed them to get back into abs. Um, and like like I said, you know, they were able to execute on on the pitches that I missed on. Um, it was just a day that’s a day and just move forward from here and just um, you know, looking forward to seeing Michael come back tomorrow and pretty excited for that one. Good.
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Move Tatis down the order is the move.
Thank you Marty for asking the real question everyone wants to know!
Thank you for this. Tatis looks scared every time he goes to bat and a nice example is that last at bat.
Tatis very much is struggling, dont love when mike sugarcoats everything
yuck! does he always have to sniff like that
San Diego needs more media like Marty!! Shildt you're delusional. Wake up dude, are you watching the same game as us? You use big words but dont ever hear the word accountability come from your mouth!
You’re a real one, Marty! Nobody expects Shildt to publicly bag on his guys and I appreciate that, but let’s not act brand new, Sir… Maybe say something real for once??? It’s getting old. Anyway, go Pads!
We got wooped lets get them tomorrow bs
Tatis is scared drop him down in the order die hard padres fan was it the ring worm medicine come on
Tatis has career high in walk rate, and a career low in k rate. He isnt playing bad by any means besides home run rate compared to ringworm tati.
What stats are yall looking at to say nando is playing poorly or is it just vibes based since yall definitely know whats going on up in his head
Schildty I love you man, but Tatis has been anything but good for this team. Him and Merill get the odd hit every now and then, but for the majority of their plate appearances are free outs for the opposing teams.
Pivetta choked hard AF. Padres lineup continues to make subpar pitchers look elite. Hitting coach still has a job and shildtzy refuses to shuffle the lineup to better deploy the new guys. 😂 🤡 show
get the next two. disgraceful losing to the crap sox like that
I just want the old Fernando back thats all I want 😢
A bit worrisome Pivetta couldn't adjust quickly enough but hopefully something learned now and not in the playoffs.
But more important is whether the new additions have made the lineup better. Analysts ignored the results of the first 4 games when the team largely won and lost like the team had all year, the celebrated the next 2 games as proof the additions substantially upgraded the team. Unless the team plays better the remaining 2 games, this Boston series will be a come back to earth moment playing against a playoff caliber team that is exposing Padres weaknesses… Primarily inability to score and get a lead in the first 3 innings and not playing perfect defense.
Just like before the Trade Deadline, the Padres appear to be a good team with qualities that make the team better than most but is not better because often the team is missing that extra 10% that makes a difference between good and really, really good.
Pivetta sucks under pressure, key games are too much for him. And this was Boston in August …
Mike Shildt is a straight up gaslighter. Zero transparency and accountability. Do you want numbers well then here you go…
Per the UT: Tatis is batting .227 and with five home runs over his past 68 games. He is batting .149 (7-for-47) with runners in scoring position in that span.
Those are not good numbers! Tatis is getting his walks but keep in mind that he’s making $20 million this year. I don’t think they’re paying him that money to walk.
Of course we wanted to win tonight but I’m not sure if people in the comments realize the Red Sox had the same record as us coming into this game. So to act like we got beat by a “crap team” is not true.
How in the blue fuck is Shildt going to sit there and gaslight you like that? And then the dismissive "Struggles because he… had… a … bad game??" Marty, how could you be so stupid to ask the same question that everyone else is asking? /Rolleyes That comment and the way it was delivered just makes my blood boil. What a consummate asshole. You are an absolute boss. I hope Shildt re-watches this and realizes that his comments are not just ignorant but borderline misogynistic. I am beginning to despise his intransigence and poor decision making.
The ump was terrible against the padres too
I love how Tatis has gotten the ball thrown at his head literally over half the time the past few months and you so called fake ass fans are all so glad Marty asked about him 😂 gah i wish yall could see a 99mph ball go by your head and tell me why your hitting bad. Fake ahh fans
Need to start holding shildt accountable. He punts games early.
Boston knows Pivetta just as much as Pivetta himself
DUMP THE CLOWN GOWNS!!!!
Too bad their lead-off hitter can't actually get on base.
Shildt should have pulled Pivetta after the 3rd inning; he has a habit of keeping bad pitchers in way too long.
Embarrassing game, letting Walker shut them down, Shoshida getting his 2nd hr of the year and letting Wong whos has 2rbis all year get 2 more last night. Embarrassing
Fernando is cooked. He's a scared little boy in the batter's box and the pitchers know it. Like blood in the water. Put Fernando in the 9 spot until he grows up.