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 ppostponecessitate and Shohei Ohtani on deck. Then, the unslimkable happened.
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San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr., cgo in, honors with teammates after the Padres clinched a carry outoff spot with a triple carry out agetst the Dodgers, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Rojas grounded into a game-ending triple carry out, begined by third baseman Manny Machado. He stepped on third base and threw the ball around the horn to end the game.
“It’s shocking,” Dodgers deal withr Dave Roberts shelp afterward. “It’s the least probable outcome.”
San Diego picked up its 91st triumph of the season and shiftd to wislim 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 San Diego Padres honor after clinching a carry outoff spot, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Padres raved about the triumph.
“Couldn’t have scripted it any better, man,” Padres deal withr Mike Shildt shelp. “What a carry out by Manny, a phenomenal carry out.”
With the carry out, the Padres combineed an exclusive club of teams that have turned a triple carry out the same day they clinched a postseason berth. They combineed 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.
San Diego Padres deal withr Mike Shildt, left, honors with ambiguous deal withr A.J. Preller after they clinched a carry outoff spot, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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“They’re a excellent frickin’ ballclub on the other side, so we’ve got to go out there and carry out better,” Machado shelp of the Dodgers. “We did that tonight.”
The Associated Press gived to this tell.
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