It brought in Alfaro, who hit a leadoff single and advanced on a wild pitch and a groundout.Īzocar popped up a bunt to the catcher before Profar homered. San Diego's Jurickson Profar lined a two-run homer off Contreras to right field with two outs in the fifth, his sixth HR. It looked like it might be that kind of game again when the Padres loaded the bases with two outs against starter Roansy Contreras in the second before rookie Jose Azocar hit into a forceout. Hayes hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning of Saturday night's 4-2 win, when the Padres stranded 16 baserunners. Josh VanMeter singled in Hayes with two outs. Padres rookie lefty MacKenzie Gore was impressive in pitching seven scoreless innings before the Pirates broke through against Nabil Crismatt to tie it at 2-2 in the eighth.Ĭrismatt's 11-inning scoreless streak ended when Ke'Bryan Hayes doubled to left with one out to bring in former Padres player Tucupita Marcano, who was aboard on a leadoff single.
Said Garcia: “That was the best play of the day. I wasn't thinking that much, just trying to make the out." “I was trying to slide headfirst and block home plate. “The only thing that I can remember is just catch the ball, look at the runner, I have time, try to block home plate,” Alfaro said. Pirates automatic runner Hoy Park, called up earlier in the day from Triple-A, broke for home on a wild pitch by Luis García (4-2) to the backstop, but Alfaro played the carom perfectly and dove to tag out Park. Typically a bunt situation for him he swings away and hits a homer.”Īlfaro, the catcher, made a huge play to end the top of the 10th. That does a lot for your confidence when you're in a big situation like that. I'd love to get him up in the lineup doing what he normally does. "Hopefully this is a springboard for him. “He has the ability to do that," Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “It feels good but I want to do more of it, is about it," Grisham said. Grisham intended to bunt until the count went in his favor.
161 with only one homer, one of the many Padres who are struggling at the plate. "The majority of the time those balls going down into the corner are foul so I was just sitting there waiting.” “I just figured it was foul the way it was hooking,” Grisham said. He drove a 2-0 pitch from Chris Stratton (2-2) for his second career walkoff homer, which brought in automatic runner Jorge Alfaro. The Padres needed something to go their way after Saturday night's brutal 4-2 loss when they stranded 16 baserunners, including leaving the bases loaded three times.Īnd on Sunday, they got two pivotal plays in the 10th, with Grisham's being the biggest. It clanged off the foul pole for a two-run walkoff home run to lead off the 10th inning, sending the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a sellout crowd into a frenzy on Sunday. SAN DIEGO - Trent Grisham stood at the plate for a moment watching his fly ball sail into the right field corner of Petco Park, not knowing if it would come down fair or foul. MLB, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates Grisham's 2-run HR in 10th gives Padres 4-2 win over Pirates
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