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08/03 23:28 CDT Pfaadt, Tawa lead Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1 in NL wild-card
position matchup
Pfaadt, Tawa lead Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1 in NL wild-card position matchup
By JACK THOMPSON
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) --- Tim Tawa hit a three-run homer and Brandon Pfaadt carried a
shutout into the seventh inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego
Padres 5-1 Monday night in the opener of a 10-game homestand against NL West
rivals.
The victory moved the Diamondbacks two games ahead of San Diego in the NL
wild-card race. Arizona (60-53) is tied with Philadelphia for the final playoff
spots.
Tawa's three-run homer in the fourth over the Arizona bullpen in left field put
the Diamondbacks ahead to stay. Ketel Marte drew a walk from Michael King
leading off the inning and, one out later, Adrian Del Castillo singled. Tawa,
who had three of the Diamondbacks' nine hits, followed with his fifth homer of
the season.
James McCann's RBI double and Jorge Barrosa's sacrifice fly against Wandy
Peralta in the eighth added to the Arizona lead.
Pfaadt (6-1) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and one unearned run. He
walked one and struck out three. Since returning from the minor leagues on June
30, Pfaadt is 6-0 with a 1.55 ERA.
Juan Morillo got four outs for Arizona and Brandyn Garca pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
King (6-8) labored through five-plus innings, throwing 31 pitches in the first
inning and 104 pitches overall. He gave up five hits, walked four and struck
out five.
Diamondbacks left fielder Max Kepler's leaping catch took a home run away from
Jake Cronenworth to end the Padres' sixth.
Arizona is 14-6 in its last 20 games. San Diego had won eight of its previous
nine.
Up next Diamondbacks All-Star LHP Eduardo Rodrguez (10-3, 2.48) starts Tuesday. The Padres have not named a starter. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Diamondbacks All-Star LHP Eduardo Rodrguez (10-3, 2.48) starts Tuesday. The Padres have not named a starter. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
