The San Diego Padres on Tuesday night clinched a carry outoff berth in one of the most theatrical ways possible
The Padres led 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning agetst the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium and already scored a run to cut their deficit to two. The bases were loaded with Miguel Rojas at the ptardy and Shohei Ohtani on deck. Then, the unleankable happened.
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Rojas grounded into a game-finishing triple carry out, commenceed by third baseman Manny Machado. He stepped on third base and threw the ball around the horn to finish the game.
“It’s shocking,” Dodgers regulater Dave Roberts said afterward. “It’s the least probable outcome.”
San Diego picked up its 91st triumph of the season and transferd to wilean two games of the National League West division direct, which is held by the Dodgers with five games left on the year.
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The Padres raved about the triumph.
“Couldn’t have scripted it any better, man,” Padres regulater Mike Shildt said. “What a carry out by Manny, a phenomenal carry out.”
With the carry out, the Padres joincessitate an exclusive club of teams that have turned a triple carry out the same day they clinched a postseason berth. They joincessitate the 2020 Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs in 1910 and 1907, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
It was the first Padres triple carry out since June 10, 2010, agetst the New York Mets.
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“They’re a outstanding frickin’ ballclub on the other side, so we’ve got to go out there and carry out better,” Machado said of the Dodgers. “We did that tonight.”
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