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sports Diahuebs 29 september 2022

Padres beat Dodgers 4-3 in 10 to reduce magic number to 4

(AP) — Jorge Alfaro is in somehow getting a run in."
used to being in position Pierce Johnson (1-1) pitched
to walk off games. Just not a perfect 10th, including
with a walk-off walk. striking out Mookie Betts for
the third out.
Alfaro drew a bases-loaded
free pass from Craig Kimbrel The Padres had gone ahead
with two outs in the 10th in- 3-2 in the eighth when third
ning and the San Diego Pa- baseman Justin Turner's two-
dres beat the NL West cham- out, bases-loaded error on
pion Los Angeles Dodgers Drury's broken-bat grounder
4-3 on Tuesday night to re- allowed Trent Grisham to
duce their magic number for score.
clinching a wild-card berth to
four. San Diego played some slop-
py defense in the ninth to let
The Padres started the win- the Dodgers tie it at 3. Trea
ning rally against Kimbrel (6- Turner hit a leadoff single
7) when Kim Ha-seong sac- against Josh Hader and went
rificed automatic runner José to third when Ha-seong's
Azocar to third. Juan Soto error at shortstop allowed
was intentionally walked, Will Smith to reach. Turner
Manny Machado struck out scored on Alfaro's passed ball.
and Brandon Drury walked
to load the bases. Alfaro The Padres are closing in on
worked the count full before their first playoff berth in a
walking to bring in Azocar. full season since 2006, when
they won the NL West for the
Alfaro tossed his bat aside second straight season.
and gestured in surprise to
the Padres' dugout as he trot- Padres left-hander Blake
ted to first base. Snell pitched five strong in-
nings and left with a 2-0 lead
It was Alfaro's eighth career that the bullpen promptly
walk-off plate appearance gave up. Nick Martinez load-
and fifth this year. It was the ed the bases with one out in
12th walk-off win for the Pa- the sixth on a single and two
dres, who are 12-4 in extra walks before Max Muncy's
innings. play," Alfaro said. "My plan off. It's not really one of his cuses. There's a lot of desire fielder's choice brought in
was to get something close things that he tends to do and in him." Trea Turner. It was originally
Alfaro said the key in those and try shoot it the other we've seen him get a few hits ruled an inning-ending dou-
plate appearances is "just try way, or up the middle. Pretty to do it. But man, after get- Melvin added "there's a tre- ble play but was quickly over-
to relax, breathe. If you try to much that's it. It helped me ting down 0-1 like that, hav- mendous amount of success turned after a review. Robert
do too much, you're going to to get ready early and recog- ing to try to be patient, bases in that spot. Everybody feels Suarez came on and allowed
overswing. That's all I tried to nize the pitch." loaded, knowing he has to good when he's up there. I Chris Taylor's tying single.
do." throw it over the plate, like wouldn't have called the walk
Padres manager Bob Melvin I said, it's not really his forte walk-off but it shows that Snell held the Dodgers to
Kimbrel "didn't give me any- said the only surprise "is him but he seems to come up big he's been through it before one hit while striking out six
thing in the zone to put in literally walking to walk it in those at-bats and really fo- and he has a lot of confidence and walking three.

Newman's single in 10th gives Pirates win and sweep of Reds

(AP) — Kevin Newman their 96th loss, their most Castro from second. New- 2015. The Pirates have won
hit a winning single in the since 2015. After Johan Ramirez (3- man has seven walkoff hits. seven in a row against Cin-
10th inning, and the Pitts- 1) pitched a perfect 10th, cinnati.
burgh Pirates rebounded Kyle Farmer hit a two-run Alexis Díaz (6-3) intention- Pittsburgh (59-97), last in the
from a blown three-run homer in the ninth off Chase ally walked Ben Gamel, and NL Central, pulled within Bryse Wilson allowed three
lead in the ninth to beat De Jong and Jake Fraley Newman dumped a two-out a game of the Reds (60-96), hits — all to Jose Barrero
Cincinnati 4-3 on Wednes- homered five pitches later to single into shallow center to who are headed to their worst — in eight shutout innings,
day and send the Reds to tie the score 3-3. score pinch-runner Rodolfo record since going 64-98 in Pittsburgh's longest score-
less outing since Iván Nova
against Arizona on June 22,
2018 against Arizona.

Luis Cessa gave up three runs
and six hits in six innings in
his 200th career game and
28th start

Miguel Andújar had an RBI
double in the first and has
five RBIs since the Pirates
claimed him off waivers from
the New York Yankees. Oneil
Cruz hit a two-run double in
the second.