Padres utility man Luis Sardinas threw another scoreless inning of relief -- and made it look easy

What makes a utility man really a utility man? Ideally, players of that category are willing and able to help out wherever needed -- a defensive inning here, a pinch-hitting spot there. But what about relief pitching? No manager loves to trot out a position player in order to spare the bullpen another inning in a lopsided game, but it happens.
And for Luis Sardiñas, it's happened two times now. 
As a member of the Mariners last season, Sardinas navigated an inning on the mound at Wrigley Field in late July, proving his status as Ultimate Utility Player Extroadinaire. He calmly strode to the hill and tossed a 1-2-3 frame. 
His inning in the Padres' 10-1 loss to the D-backs on Friday night wasn't a "perfect" inning, as a two-out single from Daniel Descalso made him the first baserunner of Sardinas' pitching career to date. But he got it done, mostly by pumping in strikes with ease:

After the game, Padres manager Andy Green explained to MLB.com's A.J. Cassavell that he went to Sardinas in order to preserve Kirby Yates for Saturday's game against Arizona. Green was able to appreciate the moment, too:
"You've got to be able to smile. In the middle of that, watching a position player get on the mound and throw the ball well, it's fun for those guys out there to see."
With Friday's clean inning under his belt, Sardinas' MLB pitching line now features just one base hit across two innings. He's still looking for that first strikeout, though.
Maybe next time.