PHOENIX (AP) Manny Machado had three hits and four RBIs, Randy Vásquez threw six scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres jumped out to a big early lead in a 9-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
The Padres won for the ninth time in 11 games, moving one game behind the D-backs for the third and final National League wild-card playoff spot.
Jackson Merrill had three hits and two RBIs, while Jake Cronenworth also had a three-hit night. Vásquez (7-6) gave up just two hits and walked one while striking out one.
The Padres jumped all over All-Star Eduardo Rodríguez in the first inning with leadoff hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. starting the game with a double to left. Machado followed with an RBI double before Merrill and Xander Bogaerts added run-scoring singles for a 3-0 lead.
San Diego extended its advantage to 6-0 in the second, partly because of Arizona’s sloppy defense. Jase Brown reached on a bunt single when there appeared to be confusion on who was covering first base and Ketel Marte’s error on a grounder led to a pair of unearned runs.
Rodríguez (10-4) gave up a season-high seven runs on 11 hits over 5 2/3 innings, though only five of those runs were earned. The left-hander was coming off one of his best outings of the season, when he pitched eight innings in a 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Arizona’s Nolan Arenado and James McCann hit two-run homers in the seventh off Germán Márquez to cut the deficit to 8-4. Geraldo Perdomo added two hits.
Diamondbacks LHP Mitch Bratt (0-1, 5.23 ERA) will start on Wednesday against RHP Casey Mize (4-6, 2.70), who is making his San Diego debut.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Tatis Jr. RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| a- G. Workman PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| L. Rengifo DH | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| M. Machado 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .213 |
| T. France 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| J. Merrill CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .241 |
| X. Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .225 |
| S. Song PR-SS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| F. Fermin C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .186 |
| J. Cronenworth 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .220 |
| J. Bowen LF-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .162 |
- a-struck out for Tatis Jr. in the 7th
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Carroll RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 |
| M. Kepler LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| a- J. Barrosa PH-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .192 |
| K. Marte 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| N. Arenado 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| L. Nootbaar DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| T. Tawa 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| J. McCann C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .319 |
| R. Waldschmidt CF-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
- a-singled for Kepler in the 7th
- 2B – F. Tatis Jr. (23), M. Machado (20), X. Bogaerts (11), F. Fermin (9)
- RBI – M. Machado 4 (69), J. Merrill 2 (54), X. Bogaerts (41), F. Fermin (15), J. Cronenworth (17)
- 2-Out RBI – M. Machado, J. Merrill 2 (2), X. Bogaerts
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – L. Rengifo 2 (2), X. Bogaerts, F. Fermin, J. Cronenworth
- HR – N. Arenado (16), J. McCann (4)
- RBI – N. Arenado 2 (53), J. McCann 2 (21)
- 2-Out RBI – J. McCann 2 (2)
- SB – L. Rengifo (6), X. Bogaerts (16)
- DP – (Vasquez-Cronenworth-France)
- DP – (Marte-Perdomo-Tawa)
- E – K. Marte (3)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Vasquez(W, 7-6) | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.19 |
| G. Marquez | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.26 |
| B. Rodriguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.39 |
| G. Canning | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez(L, 10-4) | 5.2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2.71 |
| R. Thompson | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.43 |
| P. Sewald | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.28 |
| G. Carrillo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| J. Loaisiga | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.80 |
- Pitches-Strikes – R. Vasquez 80-56, G. Marquez 28-17, B. Rodriguez 9-6, G. Canning 7-5
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – R. Vasquez 7-6, G. Marquez 3-2, B. Rodriguez 0-1, G. Canning 2-0
- Batters Faced – R. Vasquez 20, G. Marquez 8, B. Rodriguez 3, G. Canning 3
- Pitches-Strikes – E. Rodriguez 102-69, R. Thompson 24-15, P. Sewald 19-11, G. Carrillo 12-9, J. Loaisiga 12-7
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – E. Rodriguez 12-8, R. Thompson 2-0, G. Carrillo 1-1, J. Loaisiga 4-0
- Batters Faced – E. Rodriguez 29, R. Thompson 5, P. Sewald 4, G. Carrillo 3, J. Loaisiga 5
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