Friday, July 23, 2021

Padres Hustle Marlins

     The San Diego Padres breezed by the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Friday night at loanDepot park. The Marlins have lost six of their last seven games. 
     San Diego(58-42) ran out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Tommy Pham, their second  batter of the contest, connected with a solo home run to right-center field on the first pitch for his 11th homer of the season. Two batters later, Manny Machado grounded out to short for Jake Cronenworth to score. 
     The Padres expanded it to 3-0 in the top of the second. Trent Grisham singled up the middle and Joe Musgrove scored. 
    Miami(41-57) answered back with one run in the bottom of the second. Adam Duvall blasted a solo homer to center field on a 1-1 count for his 22nd home run of the year. 
     The Marlins cut it to 3-2 in the third inning. Jesus Aguilar doubled into left field and Isan Diaz crossed the plate. 
     In the eighth inning, San Diego made it 5-2. Wil Myers grounded to first and Aguilar threw to the plate. Jorge Alfaro was unable to handle the ball and it ended up at the backstop. Cronenworth reached home followed by Machado on the play. 

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