Padres give Hader break from closer role after shaky outings August 20 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink SAN DIEGO (AP) The Padres are giving reliever Josh Hader a break from Chipper Jones Jersey the closer role after ninth-inning meltdowns on Thursday and Friday resulted San Diego lo ses.Padres manager Bob Melvin said before Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals that the left-handed Hader would be given time to try to work out his i sues.We will probably give him a break from that (closer) in the interim here, let him work on some things, Melvin said. But, our best team, obviously, is with Josh Hader in the closers role and thats why we got him. So, we will give him a little break for now.Melvin said the Padres closer role would be based on matchups game by game, basically closer by committee. With Hader out as closer for now, the role will may likely be shared by Padres right-handers Luis Garcia and Robert Suarez and lefties Adrian Morejon and Nick Martinez.At 66-56, San Diego enters Saturdays game battling for the third and final National League wild-card spot. Since the trade deadline, the Padres Brandon McCarthy Jersey are 6-10, and 25-32 in their past 57 games. Hader, who was acquired from Milwaukee on August 1st for four San Diego players, including then Padres closer Taylor Rogers, ha struggled since the move. He has been on the mound when the game-winning run for the opponent has scored in each of his last three appearances, and he has allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings with San Diego. Theres a standard that I hold myself to and thats not result-based, but more executing pitches and Sean Newcomb Jersey getting into a place where I feel dominant, Hader said after Friday nights outing in which he failed to record an out while walking a batter, making a throwing error and surrendering a two-run homer to rookie Alex Call. All the external things dont affect anything. I go and do my work ... just continue to move forward, learn from the mistakes. After bursting onto the scene a few years ago for his ability to pitch effectively in just about any relief situation, even going multiple innings at times, Hader had been used pretty almost exclusively as a ninth-inning closer with the Brewers since 2020, at his request. The Padres put him in on Thursday with runners on base, which he rarely did the last few years in Milwaukee.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League National League National League Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball San Diego Padres Jared Shuster Jersey San Diego Padres San Diego Padres Josh Hader Josh Hader Josh Hader Josh Hader Adrian Morejon Washington Nationals San Diego Padres share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 22 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 26 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Austin Riley Jersey Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 50 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS