PINCH hitter David Dahl and Ha-Seong Kim hit back-to-back home runs to open the bottom of the ninth inning on Monday night (Tuesday in Manila), giving the San Diego Padres a 5-4 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.
Evan Longoria hit a one-out homer off Padres reliever Steven Wilson in the top of the ninth to give the Diamondbacks a 4-3 lead before Scott McGough (0-1) allowed the tying and game-winning blasts.
Leading off the bottom of the inning, Dahl tied the game with a drive into the seats in left-center. Kim then homered to left on a 3-1 pitch from McGough, who earned a save Sunday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
Tim Hill (1-0), who needed a double play to get out of the top of the ninth, got the victory as the Padres won their third straight game.
In other games, it was the Tigers 7, Astros 6 (11 innings); Orioles 2, Rangers 0; Guardians 12, Athletics 11 (10 innings); Angels 7, Mariners 3; Dodgers 13, Rockies 4; Giants 12, White Sox 3; Brewers 10, Mets 0; Reds 7, Cubs 6; Twins 11, Marlins 1; Yankees 8, Phillies 1; Rays 6, Nationals 2; Pirates 7, Red Sox 6; Royals 9, Blue Jays 5; and Braves 8, Cardinals 4.
Tigers 7, Astros 6 (11 innings)
Matt Vierling had four hits, including a two-run home run in the 11th inning, to lift Detroit over host Houston.
Vierling broke a 5-5 tie with a blast to center off Houston reliever Hector Neris (0-1). The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 11th on a fielder’s choice groundout by Yordan Alvarez, but Detroit reliever Garrett Hill got Jose Abreu to pop out to end the game with a runner on first.
It was Hill’s first save of the season. Trey Wingenter (1-0) earned the win. Abreu tied the game at 5-5 with an RBI double in the ninth. — Field Level Media
