<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/all-of-the-pressure-is-on-them-blake-snells-bold-statement-as-padres-face-3-1-deficit-vs-phillies/');   ga('set', 'title', '‘All of the pressure is on them’: Blake Snell’s bold statement as Padres face 3-1 deficit vs. Phillies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/padres-news-blake-snell-involved-in-car-crash-prior-to-start-vs-nationals.jpg"></figure><h1>‘All of the pressure is on them’: Blake Snell’s bold statement as Padres face 3-1 deficit vs. Phillies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-23T09:56:19-07:00">October 23rd, 9:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-23T09:56:19-07:00">October 23rd, 9:56am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres have their backs against the wall in the NLCS, down three games to one against the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies. But Blake Snell and co. are adamant that the series is far from over.</p><p>Leading up to a do-or-die Game 5 in Philadelphia, the Padres pitcher and former Cy Young award winner was vocal on the weight of expectations being on the Phillies side.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1584209223293943808">Via</a> Bob Nightengale:</p><p>“Padres starter Blake Snell, their scheduled Game 6 starter, on the #Phillies: ‘All of the pressure is on them. We know they don’t want to go to San Diego.’”</p><p>Should the Padres steal a win in Philly and extend the series, the final two games will be played in the friendly confines of Petco Park. Winning three games in a row is a tall order, no matter where the games are being played, but Blake Snell does have a point in that winning one in emphatic fashion can swing momentum in an instant.</p><p>In a Padres-Phillies matchup that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-padres-notches-unheard-of-record-thats-never-happened-in-mlb-postseason-history/">has been defined by its major comebacks</a>, it wouldn’t be a complete surprise for the same thing to happen throughout the series. With each team’s ace on the mound for Game 5, there’s little doubt that they’ll be getting each other’s best shot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘All of the pressure is on them’: Blake Snell’s bold statement as Padres face 3-1 deficit vs. Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/it-was-just-bad-luck-blake-snell-sounds-off-on-early-padres-scare-vs-phillies-in-game-2/');   ga('set', 'title', '‘It was just bad luck’: Blake Snell sounds off on early Padres scare vs. Phillies in Game 2');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/padres-news-blake-snell-involved-in-car-crash-prior-to-start-vs-nationals.jpg"></figure><h1>‘It was just bad luck’: Blake Snell sounds off on early Padres scare vs. Phillies in Game 2</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-19T20:54:56-07:00">October 19th, 8:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-19T20:54:56-07:00">October 19th, 8:54pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Blake Snell can consider himself lucky for escaping with a no-decision in the San Diego Padres’ 8-5 come-from-behind <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nlcs-odds-phillies-vs-padres-game-2-prediction-odds-and-pick-10-19-2022/">victory</a> in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at home again the Philadelphia Phillies. Snell had the Padres trailing big early in the game, as he allowed four earned runs on five hits and issued a walk in five innings of work on the mound.</p><p>However, those four runs by Philly can’t be fully pinned on Snell, as his teammates also struggled in fielding the ball.</p><p>“It just was bad luck,” Blake Snell said after the game, per <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-win-nlcs-game-2-2022">AJ Cassavell of MLB.com</a>. “So you’ve just got to keep attacking the zone, believe in yourself, believe in this team and just keep attacking.”</p><p>Snell had been solid in the postseason prior to taking the mound against the Phillies. In his most recent start before Wednesday’s game, he surrendered just an earned run on five hits in 5.1 innings during the Padres’ 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.</p><p>Snell and the Padres were rescued in Game 2 by the sudden offensive explosion of the team that started with a Brandon Drury solo shot in the second inning. Manny Machado delivered as well, going 3-for-5 with a homer.</p><p>With the Padres finally scoring a win in the NLCS, they will now look to sustain their momentum as they play the next three games of the series as the road team in Philadelphia, beginning Friday. The Padres will send Joe Musgrove to the mound in Game 3 while the Phillies will have Ranger Suarez in the pivotal showdown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘It was just bad luck’: Blake Snell sounds off on early Padres scare vs. Phillies in Game 2

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Blake Snell made the start, and while he did fine, it was certainly far from the dominant pitcher we know. However, pitching a perfect game was far from Snell’s mind, as he had one of the wildest experiences of his life prior to that game.</p><p>After the game, Blake Snell revealed that he and his brother were involved in a car crash the night prior. Snell was pulled over by police authorities for a suspected driving infraction. As the Padres pitcher was stopped on the side of the road, a driver suddenly crashed into their rear-end, sending the car over 12 feet. In the words of Snell himself: (<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/blake-snell-traffic-accident-starts-vs-nationals?car">via MLB.com</a>)</p><p>“I’m just happy I’m alive and was able to pitch… It was a long night,” Snell said. “Hard to go to sleep, thinking about what could’ve been.”</p><p>For what it’s worth, Snell knows that he definitely could’ve played better. The Padres pitcher allowed three runs during his start, which is a far cry from his usual dominance. He was often the best pitcher in the rotation for the team. Considering the circumstances, though, Snell believes he can bounce back.</p><p>“I know I could’ve been a lot better. But with everything that happened, yeah, I’ll get better in my next one.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres pitcher Blake Snell involved in car crash prior to start vs. Nationals

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He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Diego Padres lefty Blake Snell hit Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper in the left hand on Saturday night, breaking his thumb and drawing a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-philadelphia-forced-into-bryce-harper-less-reality-after-star-suffers-fractured-thumb/" rel="noopener">heated reaction</a> from the Phillies stud. Snell and Harper exchanged words on the field before the Phillies star cooled down and seemed to admit he knew the hit-by-pitch wasn’t on purpose.</p><p>Afterward, Harper downplayed the incident and said “it wasn’t heated at all,” <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34150306/philadelphia-phillies-outfielder-bryce-harper-leaves-game-early-apparent-right-hand-injury" rel="noopener">per ESPN.</a> Snell said he texted Harper and that everything was fine between them. The Padres pitcher expressed regret over hitting Harper and said it wasn’t intentional:</p><blockquote>“Obviously, I felt terrible hitting him,” Snell said. “I don’t do that, and he knows that. We’ve talked. We’ve handled it. He plays with a lot of passion, and I can understand why he’d be upset. I’m just as upset as he is. … I just hope he recovers quickly and gets back out there and continues to compete.”</blockquote><p>The Padres left also said he planned to see Harper to talk about it at some point.</p><p>It was an unfortunate situation all around. Harper now must miss time with the injury while Snell continues to struggle despite the Padres’ overall terrific play. The former Cy Young winner has been atrocious so far this season, dropping to 0-5 with a 5.60 ERA on Saturday night. He gave up four earned runs in 5 2/3 innings against the Phillies in a 4-2 defeat. San Diego is 45-29 on the season.</p><p>Meanwhile, Philly will miss Harper’s MVP-caliber play. The superstar boasts a slash line of .318/.385/.599 with 15 home runs and 48 RBI this season. The Phillies got off to a brutal start in 2022 but now sit at 38-35, which puts them in the thick of things in the NL Wild Card race. Now they must rally together and figure out how to stay in the race without their best player.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Blake Snell reacts to breaking Phillies star Bryce Harper’s thumb, on-field altercation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper’s unreal ‘wish’ after brutal injury off Blake Snell fastball');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Phillies_news_Bryce_Harper_s_unreal__wish__after_brutal_injury_off_Blake_Snell_fastball.jpeg"></figure><h1>Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper’s unreal ‘wish’ after brutal injury off Blake Snell fastball</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-06-26T05:33:51-07:00">June 26th, 5:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-06-26T05:33:51-07:00">June 26th, 5:33am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With just one pitch, Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies are now facing a tough new reality. After San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell threw a 97 mph fastball at Harper’s hand, fracturing his left thumb, Harper is now expected to miss extended time – with the off chance that his season could very well be over.</p><p>Harper spoke to reporters shortly after the Phillies-Padres game that ended 5-3 in his team’s favor. The reigning MVP had a rather daring request that showed just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-parting-message-to-blake-snell-after-hbp-fractured-his-hand/">how frustrated he was over having to fall into the injured list:</a></p><p><a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/bryce-harper-breaks-thumb-in-phillies-4-2-win-over-padres">Via</a> Richard J. Marcus of Fox 29 Philadelphia:</p><blockquote>“I kind of wish it hit me in the face,” said Harper, who was wearing a splint on his thumb. “I don’t break bones in my face. I think I can take 98 (mph) to the face, but not 97 to the thumb. Yeah, I was kind of in protection mode a little bit trying to get my hand up there and not let it hit me again.</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I kinda wish it had hit me in my face. I don’t break bones in my face.” <a href="https://t.co/w40VB06duo" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/w40VB06duo</a></p><p>— something’s burning (@PhillyTradesman) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillyTradesman/status/1540933150792204289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 26, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bryce Harper knows what he’s talking about, too. The Phillies star <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1387587083737485317">was hit right in the face</a> with a 98 mph fastball in 2021 and somehow just missed three games before returning to the lineup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Génesis Cabrera hits Bryce Harper in the face and Didi Gregorius in the ribs with his first two pitches</p><p>Benches get warned and Joe Girardi gets ejected, yelling "throw the ball over the fucking plate!" on his way out. Cardinals manager Mike Shildt yelled back <a href="https://t.co/PLMmBQhvCt" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/PLMmBQhvCt</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1387587083737485317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 29, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Knowing that his absence puts the Phillies in danger of missing the playoffs and derails another potential MVP season, you just know Bryce Harper isn’t kidding around that he’d rather take the pitch to his noggin – however danger that is.</p><p>Harper had been sporting his highest batting average ever with the Phillies, hitting .318 with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs before suffering the unfortunate hand injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
21	3.86	6	0.86	0

2023 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
21	3.86	6	0.86	0

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