Fernando Tatis Jr. tied with a superb three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, Wil Myers hit a three-run homer in the 12th and the San Diego Padres beat the Astros 11-8 on Saturday night. from Houston.
A day after the Padres scored seven runs in an 11th inning, they played their fourth straight extra-innings game. In these duels they accumulate a record of 3-1.
“I’ve never been a participant in four consecutive extra-innings games,” San Diego manager Jayce Tingler said. “They have passed the tenth inning. We have tough players. They are made for this ”.
San Diego extended its record to 8-0 in interleague games this season and Houston has accumulated seven losses on the overall tally.
“We should have won anyway,” said Houston driver Dusty Baker. “I think yesterday was difficult. Today was more difficult. With two outs (in the top of the ninth) and no one on base. It is difficult to assimilate ”.
Myers had an RBI single at the end of a two-run offense in the eighth that brought the Padres to 6-3.
Astros reliever Ryan Pressly retired the first two batters in the ninth. But he walked Manny Machado, and Jake Connenworthe doubled him. Tatis arrived and fired the homerun that went off the left-field wall. The home run was Tatis’ 15th.
“We were always in the game,” declared the Dominican. “The board does not matter, especially with the team we have, we are always in the game. We are not scared by the situation. We are just trying to move forward, I think we get good results when we do it. “
Myers rocked his home run off Ralph Garza Jr (0-1), the fifth on his account. Right fielder Kyle Tucker tried the catch by jumping but the ball went well above the glove.
For the Padres, the Dominican Tatis Jr. 4-2, three runs scored. Puerto Rican Victor Caratini 6-1, one scored.
For the Astros, Venezuelan José Altuve 4-1, one scored. Puerto Rican Carlos Correa 4-2, one scored, three produced. Cuban Aledmys Díaz 5-1.
