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08/04 23:33 CDT Manny Machado has four RBIs, Padres beat D-backs 9-4 to gain
ground in NL wild card race
Manny Machado has four RBIs, Padres beat D-backs 9-4 to gain ground in NL wild
card race
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Manny Machado had three hits and four RBIs, Randy Vsquez
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. Vsquez (7-6) gave up just two hits and walked one while
striking out one.
The Padres jumped all over All-Star Eduardo Rodrguez 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.
Rodrguez (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
Germn Mrquez to cut the deficit to 8-4. Geraldo Perdomo added two hits.
Up next
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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