Reds outlast Padres in extra innings, 5‑3
SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Sal Stewart hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night at PETCO Park.
Cincinnati scored single runs in the second, third and 10th innings before Stewart’s blast off Yuki Matsui (0-1) put the Reds ahead for good. Eugenio Suárez doubled in the 10th to give Cincinnati a brief lead, but the Padres tied it in the bottom half on Samad Taylor’s RBI single.
Tejay Antone (1-0) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win, and Zach Maxwell earned his first save with a perfect 11th. The Reds totaled eight hits, with Stewart (1 for 4, HR, two RBIs) and Suárez (1 for 5, double, RBI) leading the way.
San Diego outhit Cincinnati 12-8 but stranded runners in key spots. Jackson Merrill tripled and scored on Manny Machado’s single during a two-run third. The Padres fell to 34-32, while the Reds improved to 32-34. Attendance was 40,469, and the game lasted 3 hours, 48 minutes.