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The San Deigo Padres posted a comeback win against the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, as they took the rubber game of their three game series and finished the first half of the season at 48-48.
The Blue Jays scored first off Padres starter German Marquez on a solo home run by Nathan Lukes in the first, but the Padres battled back in the second to take a 3-1 lead.
Jake Cronenworth drove home the first run with an RBI single, and after that the Padres capitalized on the wildness of Toronto starter Kevin Gausman, who walked Sung-Mun Song with the bases loade, then balked home Ty Frances to give San Diego a couple of cheap runs and make it 3-1.
Marquez did get hit around some as he struggled with his command and control, and the Blue Jays got to him in the fourth to tie the game. The tying blow was a two-run homer from Ernie Clement following a double by Andre Giminez.
The scoring stopped after that until the eighth, when the Blue Jays took the lead off reliever Adrian Morejon on a single by Kazuma Okamoto, a ground out that got him to second, and an RBI single by Jonaton Clase to give Toronto a 4-3 lead.
But the Padres fought back in the bottom of the inning on an infield single by Xander Bogaerts and a single by Manny Machado that scored Bogaerts after he stole second. That tied the game, and a ground out by Gavin Sheets got Machado to second.
Craig Stammen the inserted Jace Bowen to pinch run for Machado, and Bowen stole third. That made it possible for Ty France to get Bowen home on a sacrifice fly as San Diego took a 5-4 lead.
That made it Miller time once again, and the results were familiar. Miller pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to get his 25th save of the season, and that got the Padres the win and leveled them up to the .500 mark.
Marquez lasted for just four innings, as he gave up three runs on six hits to go with two walks and four strikeouts. But Ron Marinaccio and Kyle Hart did a nice job of holding the line until the action started up again in the ninth, and Adrian Morejon got the win to up his record to 7-2 despite giving up the run that put Toronto in the lead.
The win gave the Padres the win going into the All-Star break after what’s been a strange first half of the season. The Padres started off hot, but in the last few weeks they dropped back to the .500 team they were expected to be.
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The Blue Jays scored first off Padres starter German Marquez on a solo home run by Nathan Lukes in the first, but the Padres battled back in the second to take a 3-1 lead.
Jake Cronenworth drove home the first run with an RBI single, and after that the Padres capitalized on the wildness of Toronto starter Kevin Gausman, who walked Sung-Mun Song with the bases loade, then balked home Ty Frances to give San Diego a couple of cheap runs and make it 3-1.
Marquez did get hit around some as he struggled with his command and control, and the Blue Jays got to him in the fourth to tie the game. The tying blow was a two-run homer from Ernie Clement following a double by Andre Giminez.
The scoring stopped after that until the eighth, when the Blue Jays took the lead off reliever Adrian Morejon on a single by Kazuma Okamoto, a ground out that got him to second, and an RBI single by Jonaton Clase to give Toronto a 4-3 lead.
But the Padres fought back in the bottom of the inning on an infield single by Xander Bogaerts and a single by Manny Machado that scored Bogaerts after he stole second. That tied the game, and a ground out by Gavin Sheets got Machado to second.
Craig Stammen the inserted Jace Bowen to pinch run for Machado, and Bowen stole third. That made it possible for Ty France to get Bowen home on a sacrifice fly as San Diego took a 5-4 lead.
That made it Miller time once again, and the results were familiar. Miller pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to get his 25th save of the season, and that got the Padres the win and leveled them up to the .500 mark.
Marquez lasted for just four innings, as he gave up three runs on six hits to go with two walks and four strikeouts. But Ron Marinaccio and Kyle Hart did a nice job of holding the line until the action started up again in the ninth, and Adrian Morejon got the win to up his record to 7-2 despite giving up the run that put Toronto in the lead.
The win gave the Padres the win going into the All-Star break after what’s been a strange first half of the season. The Padres started off hot, but in the last few weeks they dropped back to the .500 team they were expected to be.
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