There will be tomorrow, San Diego. Led by two defensive gems and heads-up baserunning from Xander Bogaerts<\/a><\/strong>, the San Diego Padres<\/a> edged the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>, 4\u20133, Tuesday night in San Diego.<\/p>\n The Padres took a 2\u20130 lead in the bottom of the third on an RBI groundout by Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a><\/strong> and an RBI single by Manny Machado<\/a><\/strong>. One half-inning later, the Brewers got one of those runs back when William Contreras<\/a><\/strong> belted a leadoff homer to left.<\/p>\n The Brewers tied it in the top of the fifth after Padres starter Nick Pivetta<\/a><\/strong> hit a figurative wall. A pair of singles and a sacrifice bunt brought up Jackson Chourio<\/a><\/strong> with runners on second and third and one out. Chourio hit a fly to left off new pitcher Jason Adam<\/a><\/strong> that seemed too shallow to bring Cooper Pratt<\/a><\/strong> home with the tying run. However, Pratt took off and dove in ahead of the throw home.<\/p>\n One half-inning later, Jake Cronenworth<\/a><\/strong> brought the lead back to the Padres with a first-pitch homer to right off reliever JoJo Romero<\/a><\/strong>, who entered the game in the previous inning. They extended their lead in the sixth on a bizarre play. With Xander Bogaerts on second and two outs, pinch-hitter Miguel Andujar<\/a><\/strong> hit a broken-bat grounder to short. The broken piece flew end-over-end toward short. Bogaerts jumped and spread his legs, the bounding ball going through his wicket. Pratt gloved it and fired low to first. The ball did not hit fully on grass or on dirt but instead hit the lip, making it next to impossible for Jake Bauers<\/a><\/strong> to scoop the throw. The ball got away from him long enough for Bogaerts to scamper home and make the score 4\u20132.<\/p>\n The resilient Brewers fought right back in the top of the seventh. Three straight two-out singles by Contreras, Brice Turang<\/a><\/strong>, and Christian Yelich<\/a><\/strong> cut the Padres lead to 4\u20133.<\/p>\n With closer Mason Miller<\/a><\/strong> on the paternity list and setup man Adrian Morejon<\/a><\/strong> unavailable, Game Two starter Michael King<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 a former reliever \u2014 took the hill in the top of the eighth. Despite allowing a hit in the eighth and two walks in the ninth, he pitched two scoreless innings to slam the door on the Brewers and give the Padres \u201ctomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Xander Bogaerts made a diving stop to prevent Contreras\u2019 fifth-inning single from reaching the outfield. This likely prevented Sal Frelick<\/a><\/strong> from scoring from second, which would have been the go-ahead run at the time. Instead, Frelick had to hold at third, and Turang followed by grounding into a force play for the third out.<\/p>\n Bogaerts also made a heads-up play running the bases to jump over Andujar\u2019s broken-bat grounder. Had the ball hit him, he would have been out, and the inning would have ended. Instead, it gave the Padres their fourth run.<\/p>\n On the final play of the game, Yelich smoked a low rocket toward short. Bogaerts dropped to the ground to field it on one hop. Then he popped up, hustled to tag the bag at second, and fired to first in time for a game-ending double play.<\/p>\n Brewers manager Pat Murphy<\/a><\/strong> said of the play, \u201cDo you fault Yelly for hitting one 107 there and Bogaerts making a great play? They (the Padres) have a great team, and they played great defense tonight. They really did.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackson Merrill<\/a><\/strong> ran down a deep fly to the warning track off the bat of Jackson Chourio for the first out of the game. Two innings later \u2014 with Murphy giving the Fox telecast a live interview \u2014 Merrill made a tumbling catch to rob Frelick of a definite double and possible triple. This catch spurred Murphy to stop the interview mid-sentence and shout an expletive in frustration.<\/p>\n Murphy said of the two catches, \u201cThose are two leadoff doubles for sure. Usually when you get a leadoff double, there\u2019s a probability of scoring.\u201d<\/p>\n Padres relievers combined to inherit seven runners. Only one scored, happening in the fifth inning off Jason Adam.<\/p>\n As mentioned earlier, closer Mason Miller went on the paternity list prior to the game. Morejon also did not warm up before his usual innings despite being physically present on the bench in the Padres\u2019 bullpen. Padres manager Craig Stammen<\/a><\/strong> confirmed after the game that Morejon was unavailable. \u201cStill feeling a little stickiness in the shoulder,\u201d Stammen said. \u201cWe’re trying to work through it, doing everything we can to get him ready. We’ll see his status about tomorrow. He was definitely feeling a little bit better today but didn’t feel like he could go.\u201d<\/p>\n Contreras went 3-for-4 with a homer, an RBI, a walk, and two runs scored.<\/p>\n The Brewers fell behind, 2\u20130, but tied the game. They later fell behind, 4\u20132, but scored to make it 4\u20133. At no point in this series has either team been behind by more than two runs.<\/p>\n The Brewers left 11 runners on base, with six being in scoring position. In the fifth, sixth, and seventh alone they combined to leave seven on base, five of which were in scoring position. The fifth inning saw them leave the bases loaded, and the sixth saw them leave runners on second and third.<\/p>\n The sixth-inning broken-bat grounder by Miguel Andujar led to a Brewers throwing error and the fourth Padres run. At the time, it gave the Padres a 4\u20132 lead. Obviously, since the final score was 4\u20133, it turned out to be what gave them enough to win. Though it\u2019s impossible to know for sure, had the bat shard taken another path, Pratt might have made a better throw.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was hard to map out from the beginning because both of those guys (Miller and Morejon) were unavailable, and we’d relied on them so much throughout the year. It was a chance for the other guys to pick those two up. We relied on them and got a lot of wins because they pitched so well this season. All the other guys stepped up and did their job today.\u201d \u2014 Padres manager Craig Stammen<\/em><\/p>\n Cronenworth\u2019s fifth-inning homer was the second extra-base hit by a Padre all series. Their first came on a first-inning double by Machado in Game One.<\/p>\n Yelich\u2019s RBI single in the seventh was his first postseason RBI since Game Seven of the 2018 NLCS, which was a 5\u20131 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n The loss was the 12th straight playoff loss on the road for the Brewers. They last won a road playoff game October 15, 2018, which was Game Three of the NLCS. It was a 4\u20130 win over Walker Buehler<\/a><\/strong> and the Dodgers. Buehler is currently on the Padres and might start Game Four if he returns from paternity leave in time.<\/p>\nBrewers \u2013 Padres Game Summary<\/h3>\n
Another Tight Finish<\/h4>\n
What Went Right for the Padres<\/h3>\n
Bogaerts<\/h4>\n
Defense from Merrill<\/h4>\n
Stranding Inherited Runners<\/h4>\n
What Went Wrong for the Padres<\/h3>\n
Unavailable Relievers<\/h4>\n
What Went Right for the Brewers<\/h3>\n
William Contreras<\/h4>\n
Resilience<\/h4>\n
What Went Wrong for the Brewers<\/h3>\n
Missed Opportunities<\/h4>\n
Bad Luck with the Broken Bat<\/h4>\n
Quotes<\/h3>\n
Quick Hits<\/h3>\n
Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n