Padres Fall in Ninth, Bogaerts Grounds Out | San Diego Padres News

The Padres’ hopes for a series win vanished in a heartbreaker against the Blue Jays, as Xander Bogaerts grounded out with the tying run on third in the bottom of the ninth. Toronto’s Kazuma Okamoto crushed a three-run homer in the fifth to seal the 5-3 victory, while Bogaerts also made the final out on a slick defensive play. The Padres rallied with three two-out hits in the ninth, including a clutch RBI from Jackson Merrill, but couldn’t pull off the comeback. Bogaerts’ own two-run blast in the first gave San Diego an early lead, but the Blue Jays answered and never looked back. The Padres look to bounce back today as the series heads to a dramatic second game. Elsewhere, Tristan Peters hit for the cycle, Shohei Ohtani launched a leadoff homer, Hunter Greene struck out 12, and the Guardians snapped the Marlins’ win streak. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/62f3cc84bcf562c2