Kyle Higashioka’s solo home run launched a five-run attack against Max Fried, with two outs in the second inning, and The Padres barely resisted to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Wednesdayswept in two games of the National League wild card series.
The Dominican Manny Machado added a bases-loaded double and Jackson Merrill, one of the leading candidates for Rookie of the Year, came next with a two-run triple, to unleash the joy of a good part of the 47 thousand 705 fansthe most in the history of Petco Park.
The Padres, who would be happy if they won his first World Series title as a tribute to their late owner Peter Seidler, they are now heading to Interstate 5 to face Shohei Ohtani and their bitter rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, They were the best team in the National League in the regular season.
That Old Circuit division series starts Saturday night. San Diego eliminated the Dodgers in these same instances in 2022, a year in which Los Angeles had won a whopping 111 games.
Fried and Joe Musgrove, Padres starterleft early due to apparent injuries. Fried left the mound after the second inning — he was hit on the left hip by a ball hit by Dominican Fernando Tatis, only his second rival in the game.
Musgrove He saw his job finished with two outs in the fourth inning, after throwing two curves to Matt Olson.
The Padres took a 5-1 lead into the second inning. Cuban Jorge Soler hit a solo home run in the fifth and Michael Harris II added a two-run home run in the eighth, to bring the Braves closer.
For the Braves, the Dominicans Marcell Ozuna 3-1 with an RBI, Ramón Laureano 4-0. Cuban Soler 3-1 with one run scored and one RBI. Colombian Gio Urshela 3-0. Venezuelan Orlando Arcia 3-1 with one scored.
For the Parents, Venezuelan Luis Arráez 5-2 with one scored. The Dominicans Tatis 3-for-3 with one run scored, Machado 1-for-4 with one run scored and two RBIs. Colombian Donovan Solano 4-0.
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