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Looks like all I had to do was talk about a "but" and the Padres would finally win another series again.
In the post for the MVP of the series against the Giants, 48% of the vote went with a different "but" than the "buts" that were mentioned specifically in the poll.
| Batters | Starters | Relievers |
| Single- 2 points per | Win- 10 points | Win- 5 points |
| Double- 4 points per | Loss- Minus 5 points | Loss- Minus 3 points |
| Triple- 6 points per | IP- 3 points per | IP-3 points per |
| Home Run- 8 points per | K- 2 points per | K- 2 points per |
| RBI- 2 points per | Hits- Minus 1 points per | Hits- Minus 2 points per |
| Run- 1 point per | BB- Minus 2 points per | BB- Minus 2 points per |
| Walk- 1 point per | ER- Minus 2 points per | ER- Minus 2 points per |
| SB- 1 point per | QS- 3 points | Hold/Save- 3 points |
| CS- Minus 1 point per | CG- 6 points | Blown Save- Minus 3 points |
| K- Minus 2 points per | ||
| GIDP- Minus 3 points per | ||
| Error- Minus 1 point per |
| Batters | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total | Starters | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total | ||
| Alonso | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | Ross | 29 | X | X | 29 | ||
| Amarista | X | -5 | 0 | -5 | Cashner | X | 34 | X | 34 | ||
| Barmes | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | Despaigne | X | X | 13 | 13 | ||
| Hedges | X | X | X | 0 | |||||||
| Kemp | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | Relievers | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Total | ||
| Middlebrooks | -2 | X | -1 | -3 | Benoit | 6 | X | 3 | 9 | ||
| Norris | 3 | 0 | 22 | 25 | Garces | X | X | -6 | -6 | ||
| Solarte | X | 10 | 0 | 10 | Kelley | X | X | X | 0 | ||
| Spangenberg | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | Kimbrel | 7 | X | X | 7 | ||
| J. Upton | 0 | 16 | -2 | 14 | Mateo | X | 5 | X | 5 | ||
| M. Upton Jr. | -2 | X | 0 | -2 | Maurer | 6 | X | 5 | 11 | ||
| Venable | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Quackenbush | X | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Wallace | X | 0 | -2 | -2 | Thayer | X | X | X | 0 | ||
| Ross | 0 | X | X | 0 | Vincent | X | X | X | 0 | ||
| Cashner | X | 3 | X | 3 | |||||||
| Despaigne | X | X | 0 | 0 |
In this series, we got some more players to come out and show their strength and prowess and other descriptive terms to explain what was used to bring the Padres a series victory against the division rival.
Derek Norris had a great game in the series finale with 2 home runs. But, and of course there's a but, this huge offensive showing came in the only loss of the series.
Matt Kemp had a great series going 5 for 12 with a run scored and an RBI in each game. Kemp is performing well in the leadoff spot by providing a double in each of the 2 wins and a lead-off home run in the series finale.
Cory Spangenberg had a good game with 2 stolen bases and 2 important runs scored in the series opening win.
Justin Upton broke the tie in game 2 with a 2-run home run in game 2 which led to a 7-2 win for San Diego.
Yonder Alonso had a quietly productive series going 4 for 12 with at least 1 run scored or an RBI in each of the 3 games while only striking out once.
Andrew Cashner was doing it all in the second win of the series with 7 strong innings pitched to go along with a bunt single for his first RBI of the season. Later in the inning, Cashner came around on a Kemp single to score his first run of the season as well.
The Padres Bullpen made a huge impact on the series in the 8 and 1/3 innings pitched by the relievers. The bullpen surrendered only 3 hits and 1 ER in the series finale and no hits/ER in the other 2 games. They also added 5 strikeouts and surrendered only 1 walk to help the Padres in their 2 wins.
The choice is yours. Vote for who you feel should be this series' MVP.