Tatis delivers go-ahead hit, Padres win series over D-backs
Jun 27, 2021, 5:15 PM | Updated: 5:17 pm
San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth, top, leaps over Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Rojas who arrives safely to second base on a fielder's choice hit into by Eduardo Escobar and a throwing error by Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. during the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 27, 2021, in San Diego. Two runs scored on the play. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead double during a three-run rally in the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres avoided another loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, prevailing 5-4 Sunday to take two of three against the team with baseball’s worst record.
Arizona routed the Padres 10-1 on Saturday to snap its record 24-game road losing streak. The Diamondbacks were looking to win consecutive games for the first time since May 10-11 and take their first series win since the season’s first month.
But Trent Grisham hit three doubles and the Padres broke loose late to finish the homestand 9-1, including a four-game sweep of Cincinnati and a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Trailing 4-2, the Padres had five straight hits against Matt Peacock (2-6) to open the seventh and take the lead. Grisham’s third hit of the game was an RBI double, followed by Jake Cronenworth’s RBI single that tied it.
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Tatis bounced a double into the left-field corner to put the Padres ahead.
An error by Tatis at shortstop contributed to a three-run rally in the top of the seventh that gave Arizona a 4-2 lead against reliever Tim Hill (5-3). Hill loaded the bases with no outs before pinch-hitter Eduardo Escobar hit an RBI grounder to tie it. Tatis tried for a force at second but threw it away and the go-ahead run scored. Asdrubal Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly.
The Padres took a 2-0 lead against Zac Gallen just three batters into the bottom of the first. Pham homered to straightaway center on Gallen’s third pitch before Grisham doubled and scored on Cronenworth’s single.
San Diego ace Yu Darvish held Arizona to one run and six hits in six innings while striking out seven and walking one. Gallen allowed two runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings, struck out three and walked three.
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