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PADRES POSTCAST: Padres Rally Falls Short in SF | Laureano HR, Tatis & Manny K Late | McDonald DEALS
The Padres’ late push wasn’t enough as they fall 3-2 to the Giants in San Francisco to open the series.
After being shut down most of the night by 25-year-old Trevor McDonald — who went 7 innings, allowed just 1 run on 2 hits, and struck out 8 — the Padres finally showed life in the 9th inning. Ramon Laureano crushed a 447-foot home run to left-center to cut the deficit to one and snap a brutal stretch of 18 consecutive batters retired.
But with momentum in their favor, the Padres couldn’t finish it. Fernando Tatis Jr. struck out for the third time on the night, and Manny Machado followed…
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