Luis Campusano’s 2-Run Homer in 10th Lifts Padres to 3-2 Win over Yankees
Luis Campusano’s sixth homer of the year gave San Diego its 10th walk-off win and a half-game lead in the NL wild-card race.
- Luis Campusano hit a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory over the visiting New York Yankees at Petco Park.
- Starting pitchers Walker Buehler and Max Fried dominated early, limiting scoring until Ben Rice blasted a 444-foot solo home run in the third inning to tie the game at 1.
- After Spencer Jones drove in a ghost runner with an RBI single off Mason Miller in the top of the 10th, Campusano responded by belting a 394-foot homer off Paul Blackburn.
- San Diego moved a half-game ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the National League's last wild-card spot, while the Yankees fell four games behind the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
- Striking out 15 times, the Yankees continued to struggle offensively, and their lead for the American League's first wild-card spot over the Boston Red Sox fell to 3 1/2 games.
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Independent EspañolCampusano, with a decisive quadrangular, pushed San Diego to a tight victory over the New York team in the tenth inning.The triumph allows Californians to regain a place in the wild symbol contest, while New Yorkers move away from the lead.
Yankees surrender walk-off homer in extras to spoil Spencer Jones’ late heroics against Padres
After Spencer Jones put the Yankees ahead with a leadoff single in the top of the 10th against Padres flamethrower Mason Miller, his homecoming heroics got spoiled in the bottom of the frame. Luis Campusano hit a walk-off two-run shot against Paul Blackburn to lift the Padres past the Yankees 3-2 in a playoff-like atmosphere on Friday night at a sold-out Petco Park.
The Toronto Star
Luis Campusano’s 2-run homer in 10th lifts Padres to 3-2 win over Yankees
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Campusano hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Friday night to move back into the third National League wild-card…
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