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08/06 23:34 CDT Padres beat Diamondbacks 5-1 to close within a game in NL
wild-card race
Padres beat Diamondbacks 5-1 to close within a game in NL wild-card race
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Jackson Merrill and Ty France both had two hits and an RBI,
four relievers combined for five scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres
beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Thursday night to improve their position
in the National League playoff race.
The Padres --- who have a 12-8 record since the All-Star break --- moved a game
behind the D-backs for the third and final wild-card spot. The NL West rivals
split the four-game series.
San Diego finished with 12 hits, including three singles from Luis Rengifo ---
two on bunts. Relievers Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2), Jeremiah Estrada, Adrian
Morejon and Mason Miller gave up just two hits over the final five innings,
striking out seven.
The Padres built an early 3-0 lead, but the D-backs tried to mount a two-out
rally in the bottom of the third with four hits in a row. Gabriel Moreno
brought home one run with an RBI single before Walker Buehler wiggled out of a
bases-loaded jam when Nolan Arenado flew out to center.
Buehler lasted just four innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk. The
righty struck out three.
Arizona rookie Kohl Drake (0-1) also had a short outing, giving up three runs
over 3 2/3 innings. Moreno finished with three hits, including a double.
The D-backs have a 16-8 record since July 9, but have dropped three of their
last five. They open a three-game series against the NL West-leading Los
Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
Up next
Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly (8-9, 5.04 ERA) was set to start Friday night at
home against Dodgers RHP Roki Sasaki (5-5, 4.64).
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