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09/18 00:45 CDT Machado's tiebreaking grand slam sends Padres to 7-4 win over
Mets
Machado's tiebreaking grand slam sends Padres to 7-4 win over Mets
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the fifth
inning and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 7-4 on Wednesday night
in a matchup of postseason contenders.
With two runners aboard in the ninth, All-Star closer Robert Suarez knocked
down Juan Soto's line drive with his glove and calmy threw to first base for
the final out.
Ramn Laureano also homered and Jake Cronenworth had an RBI single for the
Padres, who stayed two games behind the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.
San Diego holds the second of three National League wild cards, five games in
front of the Mets.
New York remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Arizona for the final NL playoff spot.
Cincinnati and San Francisco are both two games back.
Soto homered against his former team, equaling a career high with his 41st of
the season. Pete Alonso went deep for the third consecutive game. Starling
Marte and Francisco Alvarez also connected for the Mets, and Brett Baty had
three hits.
Fernando Tatis Jr. reached base four times and scored twice for San Diego.
Machado finished with three hits, including two infield singles.
Adrian Morejon (12-5) replaced Padres starter Nick Pivetta with two outs in the
fifth and retired all four batters he faced. Mason Miller pitched 1 2/3 perfect
innings and Suarez got three outs for his NL-leading 39th save in 44
opportunities.
Key moment Soto nearly tied the score at 6 with a two-run homer off Miller in the seventh, but his opposite-field drive on a 102 mph fastball sliced foul by inches in the left-field corner. Miller then struck out Soto and Alonso on sliders to end the threat.
Key stats Machado gave the Padres a 6-2 lead with his second grand slam this season and the 14th of his career --- most among active players. It was the first allowed by Mets starter David Peterson (9-6) in 130 major league games. ... San Diego had lost five straight at Citi Field dating to April 2023. ... Soto also hit 41 homers for the New York Yankees last year. ... Laureano matched his career best of 24 homers set with the Athletics in 2019.
Up next Prized prospect Jonah Tong (1-2, 8.49 ERA) tries to rebound from a dreadful outing against Texas when he makes his fourth major league start for the Mets in Thursday's series finale. Randy Vsquez (5-6, 3.72) pitches for the Padres, coming off a career-high nine strikeouts in six shutout innings against Colorado. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Key moment Soto nearly tied the score at 6 with a two-run homer off Miller in the seventh, but his opposite-field drive on a 102 mph fastball sliced foul by inches in the left-field corner. Miller then struck out Soto and Alonso on sliders to end the threat.
Key stats Machado gave the Padres a 6-2 lead with his second grand slam this season and the 14th of his career --- most among active players. It was the first allowed by Mets starter David Peterson (9-6) in 130 major league games. ... San Diego had lost five straight at Citi Field dating to April 2023. ... Soto also hit 41 homers for the New York Yankees last year. ... Laureano matched his career best of 24 homers set with the Athletics in 2019.
Up next Prized prospect Jonah Tong (1-2, 8.49 ERA) tries to rebound from a dreadful outing against Texas when he makes his fourth major league start for the Mets in Thursday's series finale. Randy Vsquez (5-6, 3.72) pitches for the Padres, coming off a career-high nine strikeouts in six shutout innings against Colorado. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
