Good Morning San Diego: Padres continue late inning heroics, open Mexico City Series with win over D-backs

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - APRIL 25: Ty France #25 of the San Diego Padres roads the bases after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning during a 2026 Mexico City Series game between the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

The San Diego Padres put together another late inning rally to overcome a four-run deficit and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City. The Padres had to overcome a rough second inning for starter German Marquez who allowed four runs with two outs in the inning. To his credit, Marquez made an adjustment and was able to complete six innings to avoid overworking the bullpen. San Diego was not able to get much if any offense in the early part of the contest, but after Zac Gallen left the game following being struck by a Freddy Fermin line drive. Brandon Pfaadt came on in the fourth and was affective until the Padres were able to knock him out in the top of the seventh. The Padres added four runs to their 4-1 deficit which put them in the lead for good. Ty France hit two homers in the effort and was the star of the game for San Diego on the offensive side. The Padres will finish their series with the Diamondbacks on Sunday at 3:05 p.m.

Padres News:

• The San Diego farm system continues to function as normal despite all the naysayers. Is it the top system in the game? No, but it does not have to be for the Padres to benefit and for the system to make headlines.

• With the Padres and Diamondbacks kicking off the Mexico City Series 2026, Thomas Conroy of Gaslamp Ball took a trip down memory lane and pointed out some of the highlights of past trips for the Padres in Mexico.

• Utility infielder Sung-Mun Song was called up from Tiple-A El Paso as the extra player for the Mexico City series.

• Mason Miller has been more than what the Friar Faithful could have expected as the closer of the Padres and he now stands alone as the franchise leader with 34.2 innings pitched without allowing a run. San Diego general manager A.J. Preller took some criticism for the trade, but it seems to be paying off for him and the Padres.

Baseball News:

• Alex Cora, as well as a large portion of his coaching staff, are out as the Boston Red Sox manager. The move came after the Red Sox were able to snap a four-game skid with a 17-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

• The Seattle Mariners hit three home runs and watched the St. Louis Cardinals hit five home runs. The Mariners came out on top of the slugfest, 11-9.

• The Cincinnati Reds placed Eugenio Suarez on the 10-day IL with an oblique strain.

• Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan was scratched from the lineup in their matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays due to neck stiffness.

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