San Diego, CA
Padres turn triple play to beat Dodgers, secure playoff berth
LOS ANGELES — There would be a review. The Padres had to wait.
But a triple play would stand, and they would get to celebrate.
The replay review ultimately confirmed that a grounder by Miguel Rojas, fielded by Manny Machado and thrown to Jake Cronenworth and then on to Donovan Solano ended a 4-2 victory.
A TRIPLE PLAY! TO SECURE A SPOT IN THE POSTSEASON! UNREAL! pic.twitter.com/NfbCRgt0Y6
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) September 25, 2024
The Padres gathered for a low-key celebration on the infield.
Lockers covered by plastic and several dozen bottles of champagne awaited them in the visitors clubhouse.
With Tuesday’s victory at Dodger Stadium, the site of so much frustration for the Padres in recent years, there was elation.
The Padres are headed to the postseason for the third time in five years and for the eighth time ever.
In beating the Dodgers for the eighth time in 11 meetings this season, the Padres moved within two games of the National League West leaders with two games remaining in this series and five games left in the regular season.
So, with a postseason berth in hand, the Padres are now pushing for a bye in the first round.
On a night that began with a buzz in the air before the visitors quieted the 50,000-plus spread around the massive ballpark, the Padres engineered their 38th comeback victory of the season.
They took a 2-1 lead on Jake Cronenworth’s two-run homer in the top of the second and added two runs in the fourth inning when Cronenworth doubled in a run and Xander Bogaerts drove in another with a single.
Michael King allowed just an unearned run in five innings before five relievers closed out the Padres’ 91st victory.
The Dodgers went up early when Shohei Ohtani hit King’s first pitch down the right field line, where it bounced on the grass and then into the seats beyond the short wall in the corner, and then scored when Bogaerts’ sailed a throw on a Mookie Betts grounder over diminutive first baseman Donovan Solano and into the camera well next to the Padres’ dugout. That gifted Ohtani, who had stayed at second, home and put Betts on second.
After Freddie Freeman lined out, Teoscar Hernández singled to move Betts to third before Max Muncy flied out to shallow left field.
The defense (and Betts) then helped out King.
On a 1-2 pitch to Will Smith, Hernández took off for second and stopped about 10 feet short of the bag when catcher Kyle Higashioka’s throw arrived in front of him. Betts took a couple steps toward home at that point before retreating — but not in time to beat the throw from Cronenworth and tag by Manny Machado.
Cronenworth’s two-out homer over the short wall in right followed Jackson Merrill’s one-out single.
Two innings later, Bogaerts helped atone for his gaffe, and Cronenworth made Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack pay for one.
Just when it seemed Jurickson Profar’s lead-off double might go for naught after Machado struck out and Merrill flied out, Bogaerts singled past diving Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas to make it 3-1.
Boagerts went to second base on a balk by Knack, when the rookie stepped off the rubber to throw to first base and had to hold up because Freeman was not covering the bag. Two pitches later, a double by Cronenworth drove in Bogaerts.
Padres pitching took over from there.
King was at 54 pitches through two innings before getting through the third inning on 10 pitches and the fourth on 15.
Adrián Morejón was warming up as King began the bottom of the fifth.
King got Rojas on a groundout and Ohtani on a fly ball to left field that Profar, playing back, ran up 74 feet and dove to catch. The inning ended when Merrill leaped to catch a drive by Betts near the top of the wall in center field.
Morejón got two quick outs to start the bottom of the sixth before a single and a walk. That brought Mike Shildt from the dugout to replace Morejón with Jeremiah Estrada, who got Tommy Edman to pop out on one pitch.
With the left-handed-hitting Ohtani due up third in the bottom of the seventh, lefty Tanner Scott was next up.
That prompted the Dodgers to go with pinch-hitter Kiké Hernández, who bats from the right side. He lined a single into left field before Miguel Rojas grounded into a double play and Scott struck out Ohtani on three pitches.
Jason Adam retired Betts, on another diving catch by Profar and Freddie Freeman before Teoscar Hernández doubled. Muncy ended the inning with a fly ball to left field.
The Dodgers got a run on three straight singles off Robert Suarez before the final play.
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Gloria relents on December Nights, some community cuts in budget revise, but arts funds still on chopping block
by City News Service | Times of San Diego
Some library and recreation center hours and December Nights support were restored in Mayor Todd Gloria’s revised Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Wednesday, but city funding for the arts could still be gutted.
Gloria was joined by civic leaders Wednesday morning to announce changes to his initial proposed budget, released last month. He added “targeted protections” of certain neighborhood priorities and maintained police and fire service levels while arriving at a balanced budget.
Proposed additions include protecting rec center and library hours in Council Districts 4, 8 and 9, represented by Henry L. Foster III, Vivian Moreno and Sean Elo-Rivera, respectively.
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The Learning Curve: He’s San Diego Unified’s Next Trustee – No Race Needed
By Jakob McWhinney | Voice of San Diego
The primary is still nearly a month away. The general election is even further out. Still, it’s already clear that Hayden Gore will be San Diego Unified’s next trustee. That’s because he’s running unopposed to fill the seat left open by current Trustee Cody Petterson, who opted not to run for re-election.
Though he’s a political newcomer, Gore was the early choice of San Diego Unified’s union. In fact, he was recruited by the former president of the San Diego Education Association to run for the seat.
It’s not hard to see why. He’s an avowed progressive and a longtime educator who led the then-newly formed union at High Tech High to its first contract. Exactly the kind of resume that would have SDEA champing at the bit.
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Join Us Friday, July 17, 2026 for the 11th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Institute
By RJS Law
The Institute is the premier annual tax event in San Diego. The region’s top tax attorneys, enrolled agents (EAs), certified public accountants (CPAs), law and business school professors will discuss topics including government loan relief and abuses, challenges in cross-border transactions, and practical and realistic solutions in trust, estate planning, and tax matters.
DATE AND TIME
Friday, July 17, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Theatre
5555 Marian Way, San Diego, CA 92110
EVENT STATUS
Open to the Public
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – For many families, libraries are a safe space for kids after school and a place to study.
After community outcry, the city is scaling down some of its proposed budget cuts, bringing the original $6.3 million in cuts to libraries down to $4.8 million.
Patrick Stewart, CEO of Library Foundation SD, said the change is a step in the right direction.
“We are very pleased. I think this moves the needle in the right direction.”
Mayor Gloria’s revised budget proposal restores funding focused on youth-centered programs, which includes bringing back library hours in Council Districts 4, 8, and 9 — those in underserved communities.
“This is City Heights and San Isidro, Barrio Logan, and Oak Park, and traditionally, those are smaller branches. And the kids and the families in those communities frankly, they use their library very differently than in a lot of other communities, and it’s a lifeline to them,” said Stewart.
The City Heights library is among those included in the mayor’s revised budget to restore funding. While library officials say this is a good first step, there is still concern about long-term financial challenges.
In order to voice concerns about how deep the cuts go, the Library Foundation has created a way for supporters to express that through postcards. Thousands of cards have been mailed directly to Mayor Gloria and councilmembers.
Stewart said the effort is making an impact.
“They’re seeing that this is hundreds and hundreds of people that are taking this very seriously, so it helps them to know immediately what their community feels like when it comes to these proposed cuts,” he added.
The restored funding would also keep Monday hours at Carmel Valley Library and protect the North Clairemont Library branch from closure.
Library officials remain optimistic as the revised budget heads back to the City Council.
This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.
A man suspected of a fatal shooting in Barrio Logan was arrested Tuesday.
Benito Garcia Jr., 31, was arrested in the 3600 block of Grand Avenue in San Marcos at about 1 p.m. Tuesday for allegedly gunning down 64-year-old Raul Torres near the east end of the Coronado Bridge, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Patrol officers responding to an anonymous report of a shooting found the mortally wounded victim on a sidewalk in the 2000 block of National Avenue, near Chicano Park, shortly after 10 p.m. last Tuesday. Torres died at the scene, SDPD Lt. Lou Maggi said.
Police have not disclosed a suspected motive for the slaying.
Garcia was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of first- degree murder. He was being held without bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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