D-backs vs. Padres Game Highlights (4/4/23) | MLB Highlights

On the mound for the Friars is Hugh Darvish. Thirty-six-year-old making his first start of the 2023 campaign. Rojas sends one toward the right-field corner. David Dahl is out there. It bounces off the wall. And it's a lead-off double for Josh Rojas, his first hit this year. There we go. Good start. Fly ball, center field. Grisham wandering in. Will make the catch. Middle of the cap high for the first out. Fights this one off on the ground. Right side, Darvish has got to get over to cover, and he does. As Rojas advances to third with two downs. Fly ball to right over is Dahl towards the line. Glasses on. Makes the catch. Darvish out of the jam. The Padres are coming up. Bottom of the first inning, here is right-hander Zach Allen for his second start of the year. And you could not ask for two tougher opponents on the road to begin a season. First the Dodgers, now the Padres. So far, so good. Two outs on seven pitches. Machado has DH duty today. And he was not ready. Wow. So with eight seconds, that's going to be strike three. Wow. Man, he was kind of fiddling around with his batting gloves, and it got to eight seconds. He was not ready and looking back out at the pitcher. We're on the clock here this year, and that's an automatic strike, and it happens to be strike three. Here comes Bob Melvin, and somebody's been ejected. Looks like Machado. The inning just ended on a pitch timer violation with Manny Machado at the plate, and now it looks like his day may be done. 0-1 to Thomas. Runner goes. Here's the pitch. It's outside. Nola's throw down to second. The tag is in time. Bogart smacked him with the glove. The throw was offline. Some athleticism on behalf of Xander Bogart. Catch it. Got to go back. Looks like McCarthy got that tag right in the grill. Breaking ball. That's low ball four. Two down. The batter is Geraldo Perdomo. That's ball four. It didn't go, and that's three walks in a row for you, Darvish. One strike away from getting out of this mess. 30th pitch of the inning is strike three. Went to the slider to get it. Gets out of the jam. We're scoreless. Went for 17 to start the year for Cronenworth. He was up for extra BP today. This is to center. Struck well. Thomas going back. Going to be way over his head. One hops the wall, and into second base goes Jake Cronenworth with a double. Here's Nola with two down, and Cronenworth at second base. Up the middle into center field. Here comes Cronenworth around. He will score, and the Padres take a 1-0 lead. To second base goes Nola with that throw coming in. Cronenworth scores, and the Padres strike first on top 1-0. Nola rounds first. He kind of hesitated. He recognizes the high trajectory of the throw. He is off to second base. Really good base running by Austin Nola. That stays fair for Walker. Bobble Christian can't pick it up. And that's the fourth base on balls drawn by D-backs hitters today against UDarvish. Now the 0-1, and that hit McCarthy. Hey, it's a free 90. Ground ball right side. Cronenworth to second for one. On to first. That's two. Two double plays and two innings for the Padres. Nelson Cruz, pinch hitting for the ejected Manny Machado, who was the DH today. He hits one high and deep to left field. Carroll back at the wall. Nelson Cruz hits his first home run in a Padres uniform, and the Padres take a 2-0 lead. Answering the bell right from the get-go after Manny Machado was ejected, Nelson Cruz, the DH, paying dividends here. Reaches out, pokes it to center. That'll drop in for a base hit. Xander Bogarts with a single to center field. Opposite field base hit now for Cronenworth. So Jake with two hits and two A.B.s today. First and third with one out. As you're looking for more, here's Nola. There goes Cronenworth at first. The throw is going into center field. So Bogarts will come in, throw goes to third. It's late, and the Padres take a 3-0 lead. It was not a double steal. Bogarts was not going. Only Cronenworth was, but the throw ends up in center, and the Padres end up on top 3-0. Now the pitch, swung on, grounded at first. Walker will throw to the plate. They have Cronenworth in a rundown. And now Rojas with a little dummy fake. He tags out Cronenworth, but both runners move up 90 feet. Now the pitch, he swings, hits a bouncer to third. Rojas on a knee, spears it, and his throw to first in time, and the inning is over. But a rough inning for Gallin. He gives up two. Diamondbacks have had plenty of chances against Darvish. Herrera belts it into center. Perdomo will take the turn and head for third. He'll get there standing up. Good to see bottom-of-the-order rally starting here. There you go. They're on the corners. Nobody out. Rojas sends it out to left field. Soto is there. Perdomo coming home. And Herrera moves up, play at second, and he's in there. Diamondbacks on the board. Army guy for Josh Grob. And it's three to one. Soto's third A.B. today. He's grounded out to first, grounded out to second. Flying towards right center field, a gap, and Soto is headed for second base. Run down by McCarthy, but a one-out double for Juan Soto. Hanging breaking ball, stayed back on it, pull side, got extended. Xander Bogarts coming up with two outs, and Soto at second base. To left field for Bogarts. Carroll going back at the wall. It's gone! Xander Bogarts hits his third home run in a Padres uniform and puts the Padres on top, five to one. He plays in San Diego. One-hand flip into the left center field seats. Xander Bogarts has not disappointed in his early showing in this Padres uniform. With two outs, a single, and a walk. And now a two-out threat in the sixth inning. Trailing five to one. Pernomo sends it out to Dahl in right field. And he can't make the catch. McCarthy scores. They're going to wave Thomas. Pernomo's in at second. Here's the throw, and he's in there. David Dahl almost made the diving grab, but it turned into two diamondback runs, and it's five to three. Comes in a little bit, then goes to his right. Oh, he had it. He just couldn't squeeze it. You know what? His left foot was up in the air. His left foot initially did not touch home plate. This is going to be interesting. After review, on the field, the runner is safe. San Diego loses their challenge. And again, the diamondback dugout is barking at Juan Coco. I think Chris Matt was right on the borderline just as Herrera looked up. And he's just put an automatic ball on the scoreboard. He is not waiting until the batter is alert to the pitcher. San Jose keeps the line moving. That's four consecutive who have reached, all with two outs. Flip it over for Josh Rojas, who's had a good day today. That's with Perdomo at second, Herrera at first. Two runs in. Rojas, get through there. Get through. And it's under the glove of Cornenworth. Perdomo coming home. Herrera's at third, and it's a one-run ballgame. Yeah. Rojas had been 0 for 7 to start the year. He's got three hits and two RBIs today. But that tying run gets him to third. Here is Perdomo, and the infield has to come in. Perdomo shows bunt, gets it down. Carpenter can't pick it up. And we're tied. They got him again with a bunt. They have come back from 5-1 down to tie it. Put an error on the board for Carpenter at first. There goes Perdomo. The throw from Nola is not in time. Now that's the go-ahead run with one out. Bidding for one more, Grisham got a late break. It'll drop down. Here comes Perdomo. And the Diamondbacks have grabbed the lead. Jose Herrera aboard for the third time today. Oh, those stolen bases. I love it. And the bases are loaded for Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. Lourdes lines it to right center. Grisham is over there. Here comes Herrera. Rojas will go to third, and it's 7-5. And there goes Cattell. Nola throws through. Here comes Rojas, and he is in there. Aggressive base running by Josh Rojas. He's safe, says Ron Copeland. The Bluebirds are out at Petco. Double and a walk, and just like that, the time run coming to the plate. In the air a little for Jake. Follow it around, and he's got it. How about that? Jake McCarthy up and over, and he gets Dre Jameson out of a big jam. And the Padres are down to their final out. Top of the order now, Trent Grisham. High fly ball, deep right field for Grisham, and that ball is gone. Trent Grisham, with his second home run of the year, keeps the Padres' hopes alive. It's now 8-6. Line to line, and a base hit for Soto. The time run coming to the plate in Nelson Cruz. It's been a wild one here today. The 0-2. Got him! Dre Jameson shuts the door. Diamondbacks win it by a final score of 8-6. They split the two-game set, and they come back home with a 500 record.