Padres' magic number drops to four after Jorge Alfaro gets fifth walk-off RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning
The Padres took advantage of Dodgers gaffes to break a tie in the eighth inning. The Dodgers took advantage of Padres gaffes to tie the game again in the ninth.The Padres beat the Dodgers 4-3 in 10 innings on Alfaro’s bases-loaded walk, taking a significant step closer to the postseason in the process., José Azocar began the bottom of the inning on second base and moved to third on Ha-Seong Kim’s sacrifice bunt.
Alfaro’s 3.7 percent walk rate is 12th lowest in the majors among the 305 players with at least 250 plate appearances, and his 49 percent rate of chasing pitches outside the strike zone is second worst.“I think our message here is whatever it takes,” Machado said. “And, you know, he did just that.”It was a paradoxically anticlimactic and exhilarating finish after a wild few innings that occurred toward the end of a game that plodded and then stumbled.
A would-be second out on a grounder by Will Smith was bobbled by Kim at shortstop, allowing Trea Turner to move to third and Smith to reach base. After Justin Turner flied out to shallow left field, a high 1-1 fastball to Max Muncy hit Alfaro’s glove as it sailed to the backstop, and Trea Turner ran home on the passed ball.victory of the season and, more importantly, shaved their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to four.
A two-run first inning against Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson was followed by the lefty retiring the final 16 batters he faced. He allowed them one hit in five scoreless innings Tuesday but also walked three batters, struck out six and went to a full count a total of nine times.
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