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Padres come back, but lose to Diamondbacks in 10 innings
The Padres’ offense didn’t do much of anything for five innings in the middle of Saturday night’s game at Petco Park.
Then they commenced trying to do something they have done quite a bit this season.
They made the game close in the seventh inning and tied it in the eighth before losing 7-5 in extra innings for the first time this season.
The Diamondbacks scored three runs off Wandy Peralta in the 10th. That denied the Padres their 19th victory this season in a game in which they trailed or were tied in the seventh inning or later. Their 18 victories earned that late are the same number they had all last season.
“We’ve done really good,” Jake Cronenworth said after the Padres’ fourth loss in their past 16 games. “We’re not going to let a game where we lose by two runs and had bases loaded in the 10th get us down.”
Padres starter Matt Waldron threw 39 pitches in the second inning and then finished four more innings. He had allowed two runs to that point before being charged with another run in the seventh, when Yuki Matsui allowed an inherited runner and a runner of his own to score.
That gave the Diamondbacks a 4-1 lead, and that’s when the Padres started to convert on opportunities.
The Padres could not make much of all the strikes Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt threw them and then did nothing against local product Kevin Ginkel before scoring twice off left-hander Joe Mantiply in the bottom of the seventh to get to 4-3.
Ha-Seong Kim began the comeback with a single. He went to second on Kyle Higashioka’s dribbled infield single and to third on a line drive fielder’s choice by Luis Arraez that resulted in Higashioka being out at second.
With runners at the corners, Jurickson Profar lined a double to the left field corner that scored Kim and moved Arraez to third. Jake Cronenworth’s bunt scored Arraez before Manny Machado, who had decided Saturday’s game with a walk-off home run, struck out against new reliever Bryce Jarvis.
Kim tied the game in the eighth with a two-out double off Ryan Thompson, driving in Donovan Solano, who had led off with a double against Jarvis.
Neither team scored in the ninth – not the Diamondbacks against Adrián Morejón nor the Padres against Thompson.
But the Diamondbacks clobbering of Peralta commenced with his ill-advised attempt to make a play on a bunt by Geraldo Perdomo on which third baseman Manny Machado was the only one who had a chance to get the out.
Perdomo’s bunt was perfectly placed, and he might have beat a throw from Machado, but even before he bobbled the ball, Peralta was at a disadvantage since he was running away from first base.
“It was a big play,” a perturbed Mike Shildt said. “We know Perdomo’s gonna bunt. (He) put down a good bunt. Couldn’t make a play. So it opened it up for a bigger inning.”
Peralta then issued a walk to load the bases, and Christian Walker sent a grounder through a drawn-in infield to drive in two runs. Stephen Kolek replaced Peralta and allowed one of the runners he inherited to score while getting three outs.
The Padres came back from one down to win on Machado’s walk-off homer Friday after the bullpen allowed six runs in the top of the ninth.
But after scoring a run on another Solano double and having the bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the 10th on Saturday, Bryce Johnson struck out against Thyago Vieira and Kim struck out and Kyle Higashioka flied out to left field against Humberto Castellanos.
Machado, who was celebrating his 32nd birthday on Saturday, gave the Padres a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
His broken-bat flare into left field, on an 0-2 count, was the Padres’ third single of the inning and sent Arraez racing home from second base.
The Padres had scored 10 runs (eight earned) in Pfaadt’s two previous starts against them this season, and it seemed they might be on their way to another big night.
But they could not capitalize on David Peralta’s lead-off single in the second inning nor Jackson Merrill’s one-out single in the fourth.
Through four innings, Pfaadt had thrown strikes on 41 of his 49 pitches (84 percent) and the Diamondbacks led 2-1.
Kim led off the bottom of the fifth with a double off the wall in left-center field before Kyle Higashioka struck out.
Arraez then lined a ball at 98 mph that nailed Pfaadt in the left ankle. The ball bounced well past the third base line — far enough that Kim rounded third full speed before slamming on the brakes and getting back to third when third baseman Eugenio Suárez sprinted over and grabbed the ball.
Pfaadt was replaced by Ginkel. The El Capitan High School and Southwestern College grad struck out Profar and Cronenworth to end the fifth and Machado and Solano to start the fifth before getting Merrill on a lineout.
The Diamondbacks had tied the game during Waldron’s marathon second inning, which just sort of leaked away from him as he threw more pitches than any Padres pitcher had in any inning this season.
The inning began with an infield single by Christian Walker before Gurriel popped out and Brandon McCarthy struck out.
Waldron then walked Suárez, moving Walker to second, before Poway’s Kevin Newman hit a flare off the end of his bat to bring in Walker.A full-count walk to No.9 batter Jose Herrera loaded the bases before Waldron struck out Corbin Carroll with a full-count sweeper at the bottom of the zone and on the inside edge.
Waldron was at 53 pitches. He got through the next two innings on a total of 25 pitches but also allowed a go-ahead homer to Gurriel leading off the fourth.
Waldron was at 89 pitches after six innings but went back out to start the seventh and promptly yielded a single to Suárez. Shildt said he liked the matchup of Waldron against Suárez and was also trying to shorten the game for his beleagured bullpen.
When Suárez got the hit, Shildt went to Matsui.
Matsui surrendered a one-out double by Herrera that brought in a run charged to Waldron and a two-out triple by Geraldo Perdomo that drove in a second run to make it 4-1.
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The Best Things to Do in San Diego: May 2026 | San Diego Magazine
When we think of May, we think of Mother’s Day, blooming flowers, sunny skies, and lots of fun, seasonal events in the city. This month, locals can dine on the creations of James Beard Award-Winning Chefs at Rancho Bernardo Inn, or take advantage of berry season at the annual Vista Strawberry Festival. Theatre lovers can enjoy a showing of Kim’s Convenience at The Old Globe, while the San Diego Natural History Museum invites art enthusiasts to view its latest marine-themed exhibit. Grab your tickets and crack open that planner. Here are all the best things to do in San Diego this month:
Concerts & Festivals | Theater & Art Exhibits | More Fun Things to Do
Concerts & Festivals in San Diego This Month
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Louisiana legend Juvenile, enhances by the live instrumentation of The 400 Degreez Band, will perform career hits and his newest album, Boiling Point, at House of Blues San Diego.
Theater & Art Exhibits in San Diego This Month
5/5–6/1
Turning the spotlight on contemporary LGBTQ artists, the inaugural ArtSpectrum 2026 will showcase both the grand and intimate scale of contemporary painters, photographers, and mixed media artists at Village Arts Outreach in Balboa Park.
12–24
The only ordinary element of the San Diego International Fringe Festival is the constant thrill of the extraordinary. Discover a plethora of innovative performances at venues from Pacific Beach to Baja.
5/15–6/14
A Korean-Canadian family balances tradition and assimilation from their Toronto storefront in Ins Choi’s comforting satire Kim’s Convenience, making its local premier at The Old Globe.
5/22–2/2027
Ocean debris will receive a new beginning at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Using repurposed pollution, Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea depicts creatively sculpted marine life.
More Fun Things to Do in San Diego This Month
4/30–5/3
Enjoy fine dining at its finest from a lineup of gastronomic titans during 54 Hours with James Beard Award-Winning Chefs. Savor elegant meals, masterclasses, tastings, and more at Rancho Bernardo Inn.
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Unlimited bites, regional craft beers, and animal observations are on the menu for San Diego Zoo Food, Wine & Brew (with live music), a culinary evening in support of the San Diego Wildlife Alliance.
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Spend An Evening with David Sedaris, humorist, essayist, and best-selling author. Never afraid to point the pen at himself, Sedaris will share old favorites and works in progress in the classic satirical style he’s known for at Jacobs Music Center.
15–17
Say cheese! And toast to the Cheese & Libation Expo. Explore three days of all-you-can eat and drink fare at BRICK, along with boutique shopping and bountiful pairings.
PARTNER CONTENT
10 Years In, Puffer and Malarkey Are Just Getting Started
Elevating an Icon: Inside the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Clu…
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Stroll the private grounds of several luxurious homes, accompanied by live music, tabletop designs, and outdoor artistry, during the Secret Garden Tour, La Jolla Historical Society‘s flora and fauna fundraiser.
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Vista recalls its days as a strawberry-producing superpower through its free Strawberry Festival. Wear your berry best fit, watch film screenings, and enter contests for shortcake, pie, and sundae indulging.
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City considering cutting funding to resource center for those experiencing homelessness
Last week Mayor Todd Gloria released the budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal budget. Protected homeless services is among his top priorities mentioned in the proposal. However, some of the reductions he’s proposing could impact thousands of San Diegans experiencing homelessness.
Located on 17th and K Street, the Neil Good Day Center offers an array of services to nearly seven thousand people experiencing homelessness. The services include giving them a place to shower and do laundry, and connecting them to a case manager, among others.
“These are critical services that are helping people off the streets, but really better their lives and their health and their employment situation as well,” Deacon Vargas with Father Joe’s Villages said.
Deacon Jim Vargas heads Father Joe’s Villages, which runs the center. He said through their prevention and diversion strategies, they’ve managed to keep nearly one thousand individuals from falling into homelessness.
“So by helping them pay rent, or helping them with their utilities, or helping them to reunite with family,” Vargas said.
Right now, the city allocates at least $850,000 per year to the Neil Good Day Center, according to Vargas.
But the future and funding for these services are in limbo because of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget cuts.
“The impact to those whom we’ve been serving the Daily Center would be very severe,” Deacon Vargas said.
In a statement to NBC 7, Mayor Todd Gloria said in part, “We must find more efficient and cost-effective ways to address this crisis and prioritize funding for programs that provide shelter beds and maximize resources to programs that place people into permanent housing.”
Since it’s still at a proposal stage, Deacon Vargas said it’s unclear how the city will decide to move forward.
However, Deacon Vargas said services would be significantly reduced because they would be forced to operate solely on a budget of about half a million dollars they receive from philanthropy.
“The hours would be cut. Some days would be cut. We would have showers that might be impacted because they’re given seven days a week and we’d close two days a week, then the showers would be five days a week, the case management,” Deacon Vargas said.
Deacon Vargas is certain of one thing.
He would like to continue offering services at the Day Center, even if the city goes through with the funding cuts.
“As we work with individuals at the Day Center and at Father Joe’s Villages, the community becomes healthier as a result of it,” Deacon Vargas said.
The budget also recommends additional cuts to homeless services, but does not give specifics as to where those cuts would be.
San Diego, CA
Game 21: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels
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