Padres Rally for 5 Runs in 9th, Stun Mariners
SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The San Diego Padres scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Wednesday at PETCO Park.
Seattle built a 6-0 lead behind Luke Raley, who went 4 for 5 with a two-run homer, and starter Emerson Hancock’s six strong innings. Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer in the sixth for San Diego’s only offense until the final frame.
Down four, the Padres sent 10 men to the plate in the ninth. A sacrifice fly and three singles cut the deficit to one before Jackson Merrill’s two-run double off Andrés Muñoz (2-2) completed the comeback, scoring Luis Campusano and Ramón Laureano.
Alek Jacob (1-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings for the Padres (12-6). The Mariners fell to 8-11. Attendance was 46,095.