SAN DIEGO (AFP) – The San Diego Padres returned to their first full-season playoff round since 2006, a ticket they snatched in the seventh inning of Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
The Padres were struggling, but the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers in 12 rounds. The 41,407 fans who packed Petco Park stood and cheered as they confirmed the wild card’s place.
San Diego was down 2-0 at the time, but Ha Seung Kim He crashed home minutes later.
Padres had a chance to win in ninth place when they put two riders behind Liam Hendrix, but the Colombian hitter Jorge Alfarowho set five games this year at bat, hit a ground ball out.
Fireworks went off and Padres players received T-shirts and hats, but there was no big celebration on the field. Manager Bob Melvin was doused with a bucket of water and the players gathered on the hill to take some pictures.
For the White Sox, Venezuelans Elvis Andres 4-1 with a log run and RBI, Carlos Perez from 3-0. cuban man Joseph Ebro from 3-1.
Lapadres, Dominican John Soto from 4-2. Venezuelan Jose Azucar from 3-1. Colombian Alvaro 1-0.
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