Quote of the day: Dustin Pedroia on hitting leadoff, or something

By Matthew PouliotMar 5, 2012, 5:52 PM EDT
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Dustin Pedroia may have struggled in a 26-game stretch as Boston’s leadoff hitter in 2009, but he’s ready to give it another try should Bobby Valentine ask. WEEI has the quote:

I hit. 214? It’s good because if they would have kept me in another 20 games I would have hit .414. Ride the wave. It’s a wave, dude, How’s a heart beat go? It goes up and down, just like baseball. If you flatline you’re dead. If you flatline in baseball, I’ve never seen it in baseball. Ride the wave, dude. Surf is up.

Cowabunga, dude.

Chris Paddack loses no-hit bid in eighth inning vs. Marlins

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By Bill BaerJul 17, 2019, 9:13 PM EDT
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Update (9:16 PM ET): Aaaaaand it’s over. Just like that. Starlin Castro led off the eighth inning with a solo home run to left field. That ends the shutout bid as well, obviously.

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Padres starter Chris Paddack has kept the Marlins hitless through seven innings on Wednesday evening in Miami. The right-hander has allowed two base runners on a throwing error and a walk while striking out seven on 82 pitches.

The Padres’ offense provided Paddack with three runs of support, all coming in the fourth on Greg Garcia‘s RBI single and a two-run home run by Austin Hedges.

Paddack, 23, entered Wednesday’s start carrying a 2.84 ERA with an 87/18 K/BB ratio across 82 1/3 innings in his rookie campaign.

Among all 30 teams, the Padres are the only one without a no-hitter. They came into the league in 1969. The Marlins were last victims of a no-hitter on September 28, 2014 when Jordan Zimmermann — then with the Nationals — accomplished the feat.