Baltimore Orioles at San Diego Padres
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Tatis steals home, Snell sharp as the Padres beat the Orioles 5-2 to take 2 of 3
Two batters after Trent Grisham homered to give the Padres a 4-2 lead, Tatis singled, stole second and took third on pitcher Cionel Perez's throwing error. With Juan Soto batting, the left-handed Perez had his back turned and Tatis took a few steps, began jogging and then broke into a sprint to easily steal home. Perez was so surprised he didn't attempt to throw home.
Tatis slid across the plate and leaped in joy. He hugged Jake Cronenworth on the top step and then went the length of the dugout high-fiving and hugging teammates.
“It felt amazing to be able to do that," said Tatis, who has had some unreal baserunning exploits in his five seasons in the big leagues. "I definitely enjoyed it and was going crazy when I did it.”
Tatis said he noticed that Perez was taking as much time as he could on his first pitch to Soto, "probably trying to execute against one of the best hitters in baseball. Second time around I took just advantage right away and I just went for it.
“I was trying not to call attention since the beginning with a small lead and the third baseman was a little bit far,” Tatis said. “As soon as I saw he got engaged and start setting, I took my first four steps and I saw he was still looking down and when he saw me I was already past home.”
Said manager Bob Melvin: “I kid with him that he’s a witch and he rides his broom around the bases and that's pretty much what happened there. When he takes off, everybody just gets nervous. Very rarely are you going to see that.”
Snell was in the clubhouse when Tatis stole home. “Everyone up here was just as excited as him. That's what he does. He's an unreal talent and I'm happy he's on my team. He can do everything. None of this surprises us anymore. I don't get surprised because I expect him to do crazy things and things that people can't do."
In the eighth, Cronenworth went airborne to make a spectacular catch of Adley Rutschman's liner.
Snell (10-8) saw his ERA tick up from 2.63 to 2.65 as he allowed two runs and just three hits while striking out five and walking two. His only big mistake was allowing Ryan Mountcastle's solo homer to left with one out in the sixth, his 16th, that pulled the Orioles to 3-2.
The inconsistent Padres won for just the fourth time in 11 games. They haven't played up to the expectations that come with having baseball's third-highest payroll and an appearance in the NL Championship Series last fall and are struggling to stay in the wild-card race. They entered the night in fourth place in the NL West, 16 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Snell also allowed a run in the first when Rutschman hit a leadoff single, advanced on a wild pitch and a fly ball to right field and scored on Anthony Santander's sacrifice fly.
Josh Hader pitched the ninth for his 27th save.
The Padres took a 3-1 lead in the third with some small ball, hitting four singles and drawing a walk against Dean Kremer (11-5). Tatis, Xander Bogaerts and Cronenworth each hit an RBI single.
Kremer allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: OF Aaron Hicks wasn’t in the lineup for a second straight game after experiencing back soreness Monday night in his first game back from a stint on the injured list. He's listed as day to day.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Kyle Gibson (11-7, 4.89 ERA) is scheduled to start Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Oakland.
Padres: This 10-game homestand continues Thursday night with LHP Rich Hill (7-12, 5.17) scheduled to start the opener of a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will counter with Zac Gallen (12-5, 3.24), a leading contender for the NL Cy Young Award.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Hays struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Westburg flied out to right. | |
9th Inning | Henderson singled to right. | |
9th Inning | Santander struck out looking. | |
9th Inning | Hader relieved Suarez | |
8th Inning | Cronenworth grounded out to pitcher. |
Statistics
BAL | SD | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
9 | Ground Balls | 10 |
8 | Strikeouts | 4 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
5 | Hits | 8 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
2 | Walks | 2 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
2 | Runs | 5 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
30 | At Bats | 31 |
1 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
10 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 0 |
14 | Fly Balls | 17 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
142 | Pitches | 124 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
9 | Total Bases | 11 |
33 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
1.5 | Runs Created | 3.5 |
.167 | Batting Average | .258 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.300 | Slugging Percentage | .355 |
.200 | Secondary Average | .194 |
.212 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
.512 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .658 |
0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
1.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.9 |
18.0 | Batter Rating | 31.0 |
30.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.67 |
4.30 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.76 |
.133 | Isolated Power | .097 |
0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
.061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
.033 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.065 |
4.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
69.5 | MLB Rating | 81.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 42,318 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |