Game result and context
Padres edge Marlins 7-6 in 10 innings, keep wild-card lead
San Diego won 7-6 in 10 innings after Griffin Conine's solo home run in the top of the ninth erased the Padres' one-run lead. The Padres improved to 86-69 and remain a wild-card leader. Miami fell to 76-79.
Final result
The San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 7-6 in 10 innings at Petco Park before a crowd of 43,433. San Diego scored once in the bottom of the 10th to end it, a game after Miami had pulled even in its final turn of regulation.
The win moved the Padres to 86-69. The Marlins dropped to 76-79.
How the game changed
The decisive turn came late. San Diego carried a one-run lead into the ninth before Griffin Conine homered in the top half to tie it, sending the game to extra innings. The Padres answered with a run in the bottom of the 10th.
The early innings swung back and forth. Miami struck for three runs in the second, helped by a two-run home run from Otto Lopez, and San Diego got one back in the bottom half on a solo shot by Samad Taylor. The Marlins added two more in the third, but the Padres scored three in their half to stay within a run.
Fernando Tatis Jr. tied the game with a solo home run in the fourth. San Diego took the lead with a single run in the sixth, and neither team scored again until the ninth.
Key performances
Ty France led San Diego at the plate with three hits in five at-bats, along with a run and an RBI. Samad Taylor went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. Tatis finished 1-for-4 with his solo homer.
For Miami, Lopez went 1-for-4 with the two-run homer and a run scored. Conine made his only at-bat count with the tying home run. Agustín Ramírez had two hits in five at-bats with a run and an RBI. Each team hit two home runs.
Season and playoff context
The Padres sit second in their division, 9.0 games back, and have been eliminated from the division race. They hold a wild-card lead, 1.0 game clear, which makes every late-season win like this one worth holding onto.
The Marlins are third in their division, 15.0 games back, and sixth in the wild-card standings, 9.0 games back. Miami has been eliminated from both the division and wild-card races.
Series context
This was the second game of a three-game regular-season series between the teams at Petco Park.