Grisham's 2-run HR in 10th gives Padres 4-2 win over Pirates
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Trent Grisham hit a two-run walk-off home run in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres, who have struggled offensively, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Sunday to take two of three.
Grisham drove a 2-0 pitch from Chris Stratton (2-2) off the right-field foul pole to bring in automatic runner Jorge Alfaro. It was the second career walk-off homer by Grisham.
Luis García (4-2) got the win for the Padres.
Alfaro, the catcher, made a huge play to end the top of the 10th. Pirates automatic runner Hoy Park, called up earlier in the day from Triple-A, broke for home on a wild pitch to the backstop, but Alfaro played the carom perfectly and dove to tag out Park.
Padres rookie lefty MacKenzie Gore pitched seven scoreless innings before the Pirates broke through against Nabil Crismatt to tie it at 2-2 in the eighth.
Crismatt's 11-inning scoreless streak ended when Ke'Bryan Hayes doubled to left with one out to bring in former Padres player Tucupita Marcano, who was aboard on a leadoff single. Josh VanMeter singled in Hayes with two outs.
Hayes hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning of Saturday night's 4-2 win, when the Padres stranded 16 baserunners. It looked like it might be that kind of game again when the Padres loaded the bases with two outs against starter Roansy Contreras in the second before rookie Jose Azocar hit into a forceout.
San Diego's Jurickson Profar lined a two-run homer off Contreras to right field with two outs in the fifth, his sixth HR. It brought in Alfaro, who hit a leadoff single and advanced on a wild pitch and a groundout.
Azocar popped up a bunt to the catcher before Profar homered. Jurickson stopped before rounding first and looked at the Padres' dugout, and then raised both arms as he approached the plate.
Gore held the Pirates to two singles in seven scoreless innings while striking out nine and walking three. He allowed only three baserunners to get into scoring position.
Contreras allowed two runs and five hits in five innings, struck out three and walked one.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Placed OF Ben Gamel on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring.
Padres: Slugger Manny Machado, who leads the NL with a .357 average, missed his second straight game with tennis elbow.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP Zach Thompson (2-4, 5.50 ERA) is scheduled to start Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will counter with RHP Walker Buehler (6-1, 2.91).
Padres: RHP Nick Martinez (2-2, 3.86) is scheduled to start Monday in the opener of a three-game series at St. Louis. The Cardinals will put LHP Packy Naughton (0-1, 2.89) on the mound.