Padres Eliminate Marlins

     The San Diego Padres canned the Miami Marlins 8-2 at Petco Park on Friday night. The Padres eliminated the Marlins from postseason contention in 2026 with the victory. The Fish continued their final road trip of the year. 

     Miami(76-78) broke out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Agustin Ramirez smacked a solo home run to left filed on a 1-1 pitch for his fifth homer  this year..

     San Diego(85-69) piled on six runs in the bottom of the fifth and they had a five-run margin. Fernando Tatis Jr. singled into right field to score Xander Bogaerts. Dustin Harris came up next and drove in Jake Cronenworth with a single up the middle. Two batters later, Ty France capped the frame with a three-run homer to left field on the first pitch with Tatos and Harris aboard. It was the 21st home run for France in 2026.

     The Marlins closed it to 6-2 during the top of the eighth. Javier Sanoja knocked in Otto Lopez on a base hit through the left side.

     The Padres responded with two more runs in the bottom of the eighth for an 8-2 advantage. Jackson Merrill started the rally with a solo home run to right field on a 1-2 pitch for his 26th homer of the season.