San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez was blown out by a walk-off home run. Manny Machado’s walk-off home run saved the day.
Suarez took the mound with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning of a 7-2 home win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park on Saturday (June 6) in California, USA. Suarez, who had 24 saves entering the game, was hit by a two-run home run from Alex Thomas. It made it a 6-7 game.
Suarez induced Fedomo to ground out to first base with one out to end the game. After a double to Carroll, Suarez gave up a two-run arch to pinch-hitter Grichuk. After giving up a single to Newman, Suarez was forced to leave the game. Kolek then struck out Walker on a wild pitch to end the inning.
Trailing 7-8, San Diego attacked in the bottom of the ninth. Arizona fireman Seewald took the mound. The leadoff hitter, Proppa, hit a solo home run off Seewald to tie the game at 8-8. Cronenwirth followed with a walk. The San Diego bench brought in Wade to pinch-hit.
Machado at the plate.
Machado, who signed an 11-year, $350 million contract with the Padres in February, launched a two-run arch to left off Seawald. 무료고스톱다운받기 It was a big enough pitch that it felt like a home run the moment it hit. Suarez, who had allowed a walk-off homer and was in danger of losing the game, was saved by Machado’s single.
San Diego held on for a 10-8 win over Arizona to extend its winning streak to three games. Meanwhile, Ha-Sung Kim went 0-for-4 with a walk. He flied out to left field in the third, struck out on a wild pitch in the fourth, flied out to left field in the sixth and was retired on a fielder’s choice in the eighth. His batting average dropped from 2-for-5 to 2-for-2 on the season.