Fernando Tatis Jr. Goes 5 for 5 and Padres Top Rockies 8-7 on Xander Bogaerts’ Sac Fly in 9th
Tatis became the first major leaguer with five singles in a game this season as San Diego rallied past Colorado.
- On Tuesday, shortstop Xander Bogaerts delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, lifting the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies in San Diego.
- The Rockies capitalized on third-inning home runs from Willi Castro and Mickey Moniak, then Adrian Morejon's bases-loaded walk in the eighth gave Colorado a 7-6 lead.
- Fernando Tatis went 5-for-5 with two RBIs, becoming the first Padres player since 2009 to record five singles in a game. Manny Machado added three hits.
- Jackson Merrill scored the winning run on the sacrifice fly, securing the Padres' 54-53 record and fourth consecutive victory. Mason Miller struck out three batters in the ninth to keep the game tied.
- The series concludes Wednesday as the Rockies send RHP Gabriel Hughes to the mound. The Padres aim to extend their winning streak.
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Independent EspañolSAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. left 5-5 with two races boosted in the first five-hit game of his career, and the San Diego Fathers beat the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday 8-7. A sacrifice boost from Xander Bogaerts in the lower part of the ninth inning [...]
Fernando Tatis Jr. goes 5 for 5 and Padres top Rockies 8-7 on Xander Bogaerts' sac fly in 9th
Fernando Tatis Jr. went 5 for 5 with two RBIs in the first five-hit game of his career, and Xander Bogaerts' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the San Diego Padres an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. goes 5 for 5 and Padres top Rockies 8-7 on Xander Bogaerts’ sac fly in 9th
Fernando Tatis Jr. went 5 for 5 with two RBIs in the first five-hit game of his career, and Xander Bogaerts’ sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the San Diego Padres an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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thesportsleader.comXander Bogaerts’ walk-off sac fly lifts Padres past Rockies
Xander Bogaerts' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night enabled the San Diego Padres to outlast the visiting Colorado Rockies 8-7. Jackson Merrill started the winning rally with a single off Jimmy Herget (0-4), then stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by Hunter Goodman, Colorado's fourth error.
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