San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks
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Padres beat Diamondbacks 5-1 to close within a game in NL wild-card race
The Padres — who have a 12-8 record since the All-Star break — moved a game behind the D-backs for the third and final wild-card spot. The NL West rivals split the four-game series.
San Diego finished with 12 hits, including three singles from Luis Rengifo — two on bunts. Relievers Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2), Jeremiah Estrada, Adrian Morejon and Mason Miller gave up just two hits over the final five innings, striking out seven.
The Padres built an early 3-0 lead, but the D-backs tried to mount a two-out rally in the bottom of the third with four hits in a row. Gabriel Moreno brought home one run with an RBI single before Walker Buehler wiggled out of a bases-loaded jam when Nolan Arenado flew out to center.
Buehler lasted just four innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk. The righty struck out three.
Arizona rookie Kohl Drake (0-1) also had a short outing, giving up three runs over 3 2/3 innings. Moreno finished with three hits, including a double.
The D-backs have a 16-8 record since July 9, but have dropped three of their last five. They open a three-game series against the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Tawa struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Kepler to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Kepler singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Arenado struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Nootbaar flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Miller relieved Morejon |
Statistics
 SD |
 ARI |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 34 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2 |
| 22 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 159 | Pitches | 146 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 6.3 | Runs Created | 2.1 |
| .333 | Batting Average | .235 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .444 | Slugging Percentage | .294 |
| .194 | Secondary Average | .088 |
| .390 | On Base Percentage | .257 |
| .835 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .551 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 6.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.1 |
| 38.0 | Batter Rating | 16.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.88 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.17 |
| .111 | Isolated Power | .059 |
| 0.75 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.10 |
| .073 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .029 |
| -.139 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.147 |
| 9.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 90.3 | MLB Rating | 70.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 21,884 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles |
- | 60 | W5 | 0.6178344 | 97 |
| San Diego |
10 | 70 | L1 | 0.55414015 | 87 |
| Arizona |
13.5 | 74 | W4 | 0.5316456 | 84 |
 San Francisco |
33 | 94 | L2 | 0.40880504 | 65 |
 Colorado |
40.5 | 101 | L3 | 0.3607595 | 57 |