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#Deadspin #Finding #ways #win #Padres #face #challenge #Mariners #pitching">Deadspin | Finding ways to win, Padres face another challenge in Mariners’ pitching
Apr 15, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill celebrates after hitting a walk-off double during the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park. All MLB players are wearing number 42 today to honor Jackie Robinson. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego Padres’ first-year manager Craig Stammen can explain his team’s five-run, ninth-inning rally Wednesday night that produced a 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
“Just a never-say-die mentality,” he said. “We just battled and came away with the crazy victory.”
That stretched San Diego’s winning streak to seven games and gives the Padres a chance to sweep Seattle and the seven-game homestand if they can prevail Thursday night.
For 8 1/2 innings, it looked like Thursday night’s game would be a rubber game. The Mariners led 6-0 after 5 1/2 innings and starter Emerson Hancock was dealing. Even after Hancock lost his shutout in the sixth on the 200th homer of Xander Bogaerts’ career, Seattle and its lockdown bullpen still had a four-run lead with nine outs to get.
The first six came pretty easily. But the last three never happened as the Padres’ recent offensive surge continued. They have scored 47 runs during the winning streak and have collected 66 hits as well, including at least 10 in four straight games.
“We don’t give up,” Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill said. “We have so much heart in that clubhouse, a lot of different personalities.”
Merrill is one of those personalities who drives the clubhouse and the team. His two-run double in the ninth won the game, but his home run robbery of Julio Rodriguez in the third was one reason Merrill could be the hero at the plate later.
The dramatic comeback overshadowed more injury concerns for San Diego. Catcher Freddy Fermin left the game in the third inning after being struck in the mask by a foul ball for the second time on the night. Stammen said Fermin didn’t suffer a concussion but will be re-evaluated on Thursday.
Walker Buehler (0-1, 4.97 ERA) gets the ball for the Padres after his best outing of the young season. The right-hander tossed six scoreless innings Friday night against Colorado and left with a 2-0 lead but settled for a no-decision in the team’s 5-2 triumph.
Buehler is 1-1 with a 7.08 ERA in four career starts against Seattle.
Luis Castillo (0-0, 6.92) will oppose Buehler, hoping for better results than he got Saturday night during his team’s 8-7 home victory over Houston. Castillo was pounded for 10 hits and seven runs over 3 1/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts.
The right-hander is 3-3 with a 3.71 ERA in nine career starts against San Diego.
Consecutive losses aside, the Mariners have gotten good starting pitching. That unit ranks eighth in Major League Baseball in ERA at 3.42 and has put up four straight quality starts, including Hancock’s six-inning outing Wednesday night.
“The potential for all of us, it’s just endless,” right-hander George Kirby said. “There’s so much you learn from each guy going out there. It’s just cool everyone’s healthy and we’re all doing our thing.”
Seattle’s team ERA of 3.24 ranks third in MLB and the Mariners’ bullpen largely has done the job, save for Andres Munoz’s ninth-inning implosion Wednesday night that saw him allow all five runs and bloated his ERA to 9.45.
Wasted in the loss was a stellar game by right fielder Luke Raley, who went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and upped his average to .339.
–Field Level Media
Apr 15, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill celebrates after hitting a walk-off double during the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park. All MLB players are wearing number 42 today to honor Jackie Robinson. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego Padres’ first-year manager Craig Stammen can explain his team’s five-run, ninth-inning rally Wednesday night that produced a 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
“Just a never-say-die mentality,” he said. “We just battled and came away with the crazy victory.”
That stretched San Diego’s winning streak to seven games and gives the Padres a chance to sweep Seattle and the seven-game homestand if they can prevail Thursday night.
For 8 1/2 innings, it looked like Thursday night’s game would be a rubber game. The Mariners led 6-0 after 5 1/2 innings and starter Emerson Hancock was dealing. Even after Hancock lost his shutout in the sixth on the 200th homer of Xander Bogaerts’ career, Seattle and its lockdown bullpen still had a four-run lead with nine outs to get.
The first six came pretty easily. But the last three never happened as the Padres’ recent offensive surge continued. They have scored 47 runs during the winning streak and have collected 66 hits as well, including at least 10 in four straight games.
“We don’t give up,” Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill said. “We have so much heart in that clubhouse, a lot of different personalities.”
Merrill is one of those personalities who drives the clubhouse and the team. His two-run double in the ninth won the game, but his home run robbery of Julio Rodriguez in the third was one reason Merrill could be the hero at the plate later.
The dramatic comeback overshadowed more injury concerns for San Diego. Catcher Freddy Fermin left the game in the third inning after being struck in the mask by a foul ball for the second time on the night. Stammen said Fermin didn’t suffer a concussion but will be re-evaluated on Thursday.
Walker Buehler (0-1, 4.97 ERA) gets the ball for the Padres after his best outing of the young season. The right-hander tossed six scoreless innings Friday night against Colorado and left with a 2-0 lead but settled for a no-decision in the team’s 5-2 triumph.
Buehler is 1-1 with a 7.08 ERA in four career starts against Seattle.
Luis Castillo (0-0, 6.92) will oppose Buehler, hoping for better results than he got Saturday night during his team’s 8-7 home victory over Houston. Castillo was pounded for 10 hits and seven runs over 3 1/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts.
The right-hander is 3-3 with a 3.71 ERA in nine career starts against San Diego.
Consecutive losses aside, the Mariners have gotten good starting pitching. That unit ranks eighth in Major League Baseball in ERA at 3.42 and has put up four straight quality starts, including Hancock’s six-inning outing Wednesday night.
“The potential for all of us, it’s just endless,” right-hander George Kirby said. “There’s so much you learn from each guy going out there. It’s just cool everyone’s healthy and we’re all doing our thing.”
Seattle’s team ERA of 3.24 ranks third in MLB and the Mariners’ bullpen largely has done the job, save for Andres Munoz’s ninth-inning implosion Wednesday night that saw him allow all five runs and bloated his ERA to 9.45.
Wasted in the loss was a stellar game by right fielder Luke Raley, who went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and upped his average to .339.
–Field Level Media
Apr 15, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill celebrates after hitting a walk-off double during the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park. All MLB players are wearing number 42 today to honor Jackie Robinson. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego Padres’ first-year manager Craig Stammen can explain his team’s five-run, ninth-inning rally Wednesday night that produced a 7-6 win over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
“Just a never-say-die mentality,” he said. “We just battled and came away with the crazy victory.”
That stretched San Diego’s winning streak to seven games and gives the Padres a chance to sweep Seattle and the seven-game homestand if they can prevail Thursday night.
For 8 1/2 innings, it looked like Thursday night’s game would be a rubber game. The Mariners led 6-0 after 5 1/2 innings and starter Emerson Hancock was dealing. Even after Hancock lost his shutout in the sixth on the 200th homer of Xander Bogaerts’ career, Seattle and its lockdown bullpen still had a four-run lead with nine outs to get.
The first six came pretty easily. But the last three never happened as the Padres’ recent offensive surge continued. They have scored 47 runs during the winning streak and have collected 66 hits as well, including at least 10 in four straight games.
“We don’t give up,” Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill said. “We have so much heart in that clubhouse, a lot of different personalities.”
Merrill is one of those personalities who drives the clubhouse and the team. His two-run double in the ninth won the game, but his home run robbery of Julio Rodriguez in the third was one reason Merrill could be the hero at the plate later.
The dramatic comeback overshadowed more injury concerns for San Diego. Catcher Freddy Fermin left the game in the third inning after being struck in the mask by a foul ball for the second time on the night. Stammen said Fermin didn’t suffer a concussion but will be re-evaluated on Thursday.
Walker Buehler (0-1, 4.97 ERA) gets the ball for the Padres after his best outing of the young season. The right-hander tossed six scoreless innings Friday night against Colorado and left with a 2-0 lead but settled for a no-decision in the team’s 5-2 triumph.
Buehler is 1-1 with a 7.08 ERA in four career starts against Seattle.
Luis Castillo (0-0, 6.92) will oppose Buehler, hoping for better results than he got Saturday night during his team’s 8-7 home victory over Houston. Castillo was pounded for 10 hits and seven runs over 3 1/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts.
The right-hander is 3-3 with a 3.71 ERA in nine career starts against San Diego.
Consecutive losses aside, the Mariners have gotten good starting pitching. That unit ranks eighth in Major League Baseball in ERA at 3.42 and has put up four straight quality starts, including Hancock’s six-inning outing Wednesday night.
“The potential for all of us, it’s just endless,” right-hander George Kirby said. “There’s so much you learn from each guy going out there. It’s just cool everyone’s healthy and we’re all doing our thing.”
Seattle’s team ERA of 3.24 ranks third in MLB and the Mariners’ bullpen largely has done the job, save for Andres Munoz’s ninth-inning implosion Wednesday night that saw him allow all five runs and bloated his ERA to 9.45.
Wasted in the loss was a stellar game by right fielder Luke Raley, who went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and upped his average to .339.
–Field Level Media
Apr 15, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill celebrates…
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#Union #Berlins #MarieLouise #Eta #aware #special #position #Bundesliga #focus #football">Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta aware of special position in Bundesliga but wants to focus on football
Union Berlin’s new coach Marie-Louise Eta — the first woman to manage a Bundesliga team — is well aware of the discussions regarding her appointment last week but said on Thursday she was only focused on getting the side back on the winning track.
Eta was appointed interim head coach on Saturday for the remainder of the season following the dismissal of Steffen Baumgart with Union in 11th place.
She will oversee the men’s first team through the end of the campaign before moving to the club’s women’s side.
“I totally understand that in public there is this issue (of the first woman as a Bundesliga coach),” she told a press conference ahead of her first game on Saturday at home to strugglers VfL Wolfsburg.
“I obviously know the issue and it was never about that. It’s always about football, about working with people … and about being successful.
“I have the trust of the club and I am happy about it. The most important thing now is to prepare for the weekend against Wolfsburg,” Eta said.
ALSO READ | Kompany hails Marie-Louise Eta’s appointment as ‘something special’
Asked if she had any hesitation when getting the job offer last week, Eta added: “There was nothing to consider. I was at home on Saturday so I was surprised initially (to get the call) but then I was happy for this trust, and then things happened quickly.”
Eta said she was by no means an exception in football with women taking over more and more key positions in many clubs around the world.
“There are female coaches out there before me. In many other countries as well,” Eta said. “I understand the issue and the interest in it but it would be nice if this issue did not exist and it was only about success on the pitch.”
Eta has been coaching Union’s Under-19 team.
She became the first female assistant coach in the German top flight with Union in 2023 but her appointment this time has also triggered some derogatory social media comments, which have been condemned by the club.
“This (social media comments) does not concern me because it says more about those posting these things than about me or other people they are talking about,” she said.
“That my appointment became so big may have surprised us a bit because for us it was not really. I hope in the next few years this will be less and less and people will focus on football.”
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Union Berlin’s new coach Marie-Louise Eta — the first woman to manage a Bundesliga team — is well aware of the discussions regarding her appointment last week but said on Thursday she was only focused on getting the side back on the winning track.
Eta was appointed interim head coach on Saturday for the remainder of the season following the dismissal of Steffen Baumgart with Union in 11th place.
She will oversee the men’s first team through the end of the campaign before moving to the club’s women’s side.
“I totally understand that in public there is this issue (of the first woman as a Bundesliga coach),” she told a press conference ahead of her first game on Saturday at home to strugglers VfL Wolfsburg.
“I obviously know the issue and it was never about that. It’s always about football, about working with people … and about being successful.
“I have the trust of the club and I am happy about it. The most important thing now is to prepare for the weekend against Wolfsburg,” Eta said.
ALSO READ | Kompany hails Marie-Louise Eta’s appointment as ‘something special’
Asked if she had any hesitation when getting the job offer last week, Eta added: “There was nothing to consider. I was at home on Saturday so I was surprised initially (to get the call) but then I was happy for this trust, and then things happened quickly.”
Eta said she was by no means an exception in football with women taking over more and more key positions in many clubs around the world.
“There are female coaches out there before me. In many other countries as well,” Eta said. “I understand the issue and the interest in it but it would be nice if this issue did not exist and it was only about success on the pitch.”
Eta has been coaching Union’s Under-19 team.
She became the first female assistant coach in the German top flight with Union in 2023 but her appointment this time has also triggered some derogatory social media comments, which have been condemned by the club.
“This (social media comments) does not concern me because it says more about those posting these things than about me or other people they are talking about,” she said.
“That my appointment became so big may have surprised us a bit because for us it was not really. I hope in the next few years this will be less and less and people will focus on football.”
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Union Berlin’s new coach Marie-Louise Eta -- the first woman to manage a Bundesliga team…
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#PBKS #IPL #Rohit #Sharma #playing #Mumbai #Indians">MI vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Why is Rohit Sharma not playing for Mumbai Indians?
Rohit Sharma will miss Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday, April 16.
Rohit misses the match with a hamstring injury that forced him to retire hurt in Mumbai Indians’ last outing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday.
“The medical staff is assessing him… An official update will be given when available,” said MI batter Naman Dhir in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
Rohit reportedly underwent scans after the game and had skipped training on Monday.
His place at the top of the order is expected to be taken by Quinton de Kock.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Rohit Sharma will miss Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday, April 16.
Rohit misses the match with a hamstring injury that forced him to retire hurt in Mumbai Indians’ last outing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday.
“The medical staff is assessing him… An official update will be given when available,” said MI batter Naman Dhir in the pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
Rohit reportedly underwent scans after the game and had skipped training on Monday.
His place at the top of the order is expected to be taken by Quinton de Kock.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Rohit Sharma will miss Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede…
