Pfaadt, Tawa lead Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1 in NL wild-card position matchup
Tawa hit a three-run homer and Pfaadt allowed one unearned run as Arizona moved two games ahead of San Diego in the wild-card race.
- On Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Diego Padres 5-1, with starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt carrying a shutout into the seventh inning in the opener of a 10-game homestand.
- The Padres had won eight of their previous nine games before this loss. Arizona remained tied with Philadelphia for the final National League playoff spot.
- Tim Tawa hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning to spark Arizona's offense. James McCann added an RBI double and Jorge Barrosa hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to extend the lead.
- The victory moved the Diamondbacks two games ahead of the Padres in the National League wild-card race. Arizona is 14-6 in its last 20 games, strengthening its playoff position.
- Diamondbacks All-Star LHP Eduardo Rodriguez starts Tuesday against Padres RHP Randy Vasquez . The series continues as Arizona seeks to extend its advantage.
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Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks shut down Padres - Regional Media News
Brandon Pfaadt won his sixth straight decision, Tim Tawa had three hits including a three-run homer, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 in Phoenix in a game matching National League wild-card contenders Monday. Pfaadt (6-1) gave up five hits and one unearned run in 6 2/3 innings, with three strikeouts and one walk. His streak of 18 consecutive scoreless innings ended when the Padres scored on Nolan Arenado's throwing erro…
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Pfaadt, Tawa lead Diamondbacks past Padres 5-1 in NL wild-card position matchup
Tim Tawa hit a three-run homer and Brandon Pfaadt carried a shutout into the seventh inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Monday night in the opener of a 10-game homestand against NL West rivals.
PHOENIX, Arizona.— Tim Tawa connected a three-run home run and Brandon Pfaadt kept a whitewashed one until the seventh inning, while Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Fathers 5-1 in the first of a series of four games. Dominican Ketel Mars received a Michael King ball base for [...] La entrada Padres lost the first 5-1 in Arizona aparece primero en PSN Noticias.
Tim Tawa connected a three-run home run and Brandon Pfaadt kept a whitewashed one until the seventh inning, while Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Fathers 5-1 on Monday night in the first game of a 10-game home stay against rivals in the National League Western Division.
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