MLB

San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks

· Major League Baseball
San Diego Padres
93-68, 48-32 Away
Final
5 - 0
Arizona Diamondbacks
88-73, 43-37 Home

Padres hit 3 HRs in the 9th inning for a 5-0 win over the D-backs, who lose ground in playoff race

The Diamondbacks (88-73) have lost five of six as they chase an NL wild card. They’re currently behind the Braves (88-71) and Mets (87-72), who hold the final two playoff spots.

“It was just one of those nights,” Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker said. "They executed well. You've got to tip you're hat, even if it's frustrating to say. There's two sides of it. Somebody else is doing their job when they're getting you out.

“We had some opportunities, but couldn't execute when it mattered.”

The game was scoreless heading into the ninth. With one out, San Diego's David Peralta singled up the middle and then Higashioka cranked a no-doubt, two-run homer deep into the left field stands.

“I was just looking for something down the middle and the slider kind of popped on him,” Higashioka said. “I recognized it early and luckily this one went over the fence.”

Lockridge followed with his first big league homer, which was also hit to left.

It was a stunning blowup for Diamondbacks left-hander A.J. Puk (4-9), who has been the team's most dominant reliever since he was acquired from the Miami Marlins at the trade deadline. He had given up just one run over 27 innings over his 29 outings since coming to Arizona.

“They both hit sliders,” Puk said. “It's one of those things. They put some good swings on the ball, they're good hitters. It wasn't my day today.”

Solano added a two-run homer, his fourth hit of the night, later in the ninth off Scott McGough for a 5-0 advantage.

“This game can be awesome, and it can rip your heart out,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said.

Arizona has the highest-scoring offense in the big leagues this season but finished with just two hits. San Diego right-hander Randy Vásquez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Corbin Carroll laced a double to right field.

The 25-year-old Vásquez — who had just been recalled from Triple-A El Paso — was making his first start in the big leagues since Aug. 31. He finished with six scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and one walk while striking out four.

The Padres rested several regulars for Saturday's game after securing the No. 4 spot in the NL playoff bracket on Friday. San Diego will host a best-of-three Wild Card Series starting Tuesday.

“Regardless of who we put out there, they're going to compete and play to win the game,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “It started with Vásquez, he was fantastic.”

San Diego's Luis Arraez (.314) got the day off as he tries to hold off Shohei Ohtani and Marcell Ozuna for the NL batting title. If he wins, it would be his third batting crown in three years for three different teams, which hasn't been done in the post-1900 era.

Diamondbacks lefty Eduardo Rodriguez started with 4 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and two walks while striking out three.

San Diego's Wandy Peralta (3-2) threw a scoreless eighth to earn the win.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Shildt told reporters that INF Ha-Seong Kim will not return this season because of a shoulder injury. He hit .233 with 11 homers and 22 stolen bases over 122 games.

UP NEXT

The teams wrap up the regular season on Sunday. The Padres will start LHP Martín Pérez (5-5, 4.25 ERA) while the Diamondbacks haven't announced a starter.

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Matchup Prediction

Diamondbacks: 52.9%
Padres: 47.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Suárez struck out swinging.
9th Inning Walker to third on wild pitch by Matsui.
9th Inning Walker to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Bell struck out swinging.
9th Inning Bell hit for McCarthy
9th Inning Gurriel Jr. lined out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 2
14 Ground Balls 10
7 Strikeouts 7
5 Runs Batted In 0
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
10 Hits 2
0 Stolen Bases 3
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 1
5 Runs 0
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
37 At Bats 29
3 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 18
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
16 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 0
119 Pitches 138
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
19 Total Bases 3
39 Plate Appearances 34
486.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
3 Extra Base Hits 1
5.9 Runs Created 0.3
.270 Batting Average .069
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.514 Slugging Percentage .103
.297 Secondary Average .207
.308 On Base Percentage .182
.821 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .285
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
5.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.3
39.0 Batter Rating 7.0
12.3 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.05 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.06
.243 Isolated Power .034
0.29 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.29
.051 Walks Per Plate Appearance .059
.027 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .138
10.0 Runs Produced 0.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.2
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.1
90.0 MLB Rating 57.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Chase Field

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 42,915 | Capacity:

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
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