A Late Surge Shifts Momentum
The San Diego Padres erased a three-run deficit to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 7-5 on Friday, August 14, at Progressive Field. The away team trailed 3-0 after the third inning but scored five runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take the lead. San Diego improved to 66-57, while Cleveland fell to 59-64 before a crowd of 35,726.
Scoring Sequence
Cleveland built its early lead with two home runs and a single. In the second inning, Lowe homered to left center to put the Guardians ahead 1-0. The third inning proved decisive for Cleveland, as Rocchio homered to right and Lowe singled to right, driving in Kwan to make it 3-0. San Diego responded immediately in the fourth inning. Bogaerts homered to left center, driving in Merrill, and Tatis Jr. followed with a solo home run to left in the fifth, tying the game at 3-3. The Padres took the lead in the fifth when Campusano doubled to right, scoring Cronenworth and Machado to make it 5-3. Cleveland cut the lead to 5-4 in the sixth when Halpin doubled to center, allowing Genao to score. San Diego extended its lead in the seventh inning with two more runs: Campusano doubled to right, scoring France, and Bogaerts hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Merrill. The Guardians scored their final run in the eighth inning when Lowe scored on a wild pitch by Estrada.