![]() ![]() France (10-5, 3.72 ERA) opposes RHP Matt Waldron (0-2, 5.12) in series finale Sunday.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. “It’s my job to keep the game like that and … help us win.” “It’s the job of the bullpen to come in and support the team,” Neris said. on pop ups to preserve the lead.īaker said the performance of Neris was a key to the game. Héctor Neris came in and retired Kim and Fernando Tatis Jr. Kendall Graveman then walked Grisham to load the bases and end his night. San Diego hit three straight singles with one out in the sixth to add a run and cut the lead to 7-5. The Padres finally got out of the inning when Jose Altuve grounded into a double play. Michael Brantley and Dubón hit consecutive singles to load the bases before Martín Maldonado’s single extended the lead to 7-4. Nick Martinez took over and was greeted by an RBI single by Abreu. There were two on and no outs in the fifth when Alvarez hit a ground-rule double that bounced off the track in center field and into the seats to score 1 and get the Astros within 4-3.Īlex Bregman grounded out before Tucker drove in two more with a ground-rule double to the corner of right field to put Houston on top 5-4 and chase Lugo. The Astros added a run in the fourth when Abreu walked and later scored on a groundout by Mauricio Dubón that cut the lead to 4-2. Trent Grisham smacked a liner to right field for a double to score him and make it 4-1. Javier walked Matthew Batten and he stole second base. Profar, whose contract was purchased from Triple-A El Paso Friday, followed with his home run to right field to give San Diego a 3-1 lead. Soto walked to open the fourth before scoring on a two-out single by Campusano that tied it at 1-1. There were two outs in the third when Alvarez connected off Lugo on his soaring shot to the second deck in right-center to put the Astros on top 1-0. San Diego’s Seth Lugo (6-7) gave up seven hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings. Phil Maton (4-3) pitched a perfect fifth for the win. The Astros went to their bullpen early after starter Cristian Javier allowed four hits and four runs in just four innings. Jurickson Profar had three hits, highlighted by a two-run homer and Luis Campusano added two hits and an RBI for the the Padres, who went 3 for 12 with runners in scoring position. But he struck out Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts to end the threat and get his 30th save. ![]() He moved past injured Texas star Adolis Garcia (100) for the AL lead in RBIs.Ĭloser Ryan Pressly walked Ha-Seong Kim to start the ninth before giving up a single to Juan Soto with one out. It’s the second consecutive 100-RBI season for Tucker, who had 107 last season. ![]() ![]() It just shows what happens when you make contact and you get momentum going.” “You don’t hardly see a bunch of consecutive hits like that anymore. “We got a lot of hits and we kept the line moving,” manager Dusty Baker said. Alvarez, who hit a solo homer in the third, had an RBI double in the fifth before Tucker’s two-run double put Houston on top. The Padres led by two after four innings before the Astros scored five runs in the fifth to take a 7-4 lead. So it’s one of those things … where if we just continued working hard … we’d (be) back in first place.” “And it’s also not a secret of the quality team that we know that we are. “It’s no secret that this team has been battling all year in terms of health,” said Alvarez, who missed six weeks with an oblique injury. Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez runs the bases after hitting an RBI ground-rule double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, Sept. ![]()
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