A one-inning burst changed everything as the San Diego Padres defeated the Miami Marlins. The game was level until San Diego broke through in the fifth and built a lead the Marlins could not erase.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Ty France provided the biggest swing for San Diego, homering in the fifth after the Padres had moved in front. Jackson Merrill added another home run later, while the Padres kept pressure on with timely contributions from Dustin Harris and Samad Taylor.
Fernando Tatis Jr. first brought Xander Bogaerts home to tie the game in the fifth. Dustin Harris then singled to bring Jake Cronenworth and Samad Taylor across, giving San Diego the lead. France followed by homering, with Tatis and Harris scoring on the play.
Agustín Ramírez gave Miami an early lead with a home run, and Javier Sanoja later brought Otto Lopez home. But Nick Pivetta kept the Marlins from doing more damage, while Miami's Tyler Zuber and Cade Gibson were unable to contain San Diego's surge.
San Diego extended its winning streak, and the late insurance kept the one-inning burst from becoming a tense finish.
San Diego Padres defeated Miami Marlins, 8-2.
- Ty France went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .301 on the season).
- Agustin Ramirez went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .231 on the season).
- Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .256 on the season).
- Nick Pivetta allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (3-2) (3.30 ERA).
- Cade Gibson allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 0.1 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (5-2) (5.36 ERA).
- Tyler Zuber allowed 4 runs on 4 hits over 1.0 inning (5.82 ERA).
San Diego Padres improved to 85-69 (3 straight wins); Miami Marlins fell to 76-78.