Sep 2, 2024; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres beginning pitcher Joe Musgrove (44) pitches in opposition to the Detroit Tigers throughout the first inning at Petco Park. Necessary Credit score: Denis Poroy-USA TODAY Sports activities Joe Musgrove and three relievers mixed on a six-hit shutout Monday because the San Diego Padres beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-0 to maneuver into the Nationwide League’s prime wild-card spot.
Musgrove (5-4) permitted simply three hits and two walks in six innings, placing out eight to enhance to 2-0 in 5 begins since coming off the injured record final month. San Diego acquired an inning every from Jason Adam, Tanner Scott and Robert Suarez, with Suarez selecting up his thirty first save in 34 possibilities.
In upping their report to 79-61, the Padres took a one-game lead on Arizona atop the NL wild-card race due to the Diamondbacks’ 11-6 residence loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The highest wild-card finisher will get to open the playoffs at residence.
Reliever Brenan Hanifee (0-1), who took over for opener Tyler Holton within the third, was tagged with the loss after permitting an unearned run within the third. Ty Madden dealt with the majority of the innings for Detroit (70-69), going 4 scoreless innings earlier than being charged with two insurance coverage runs within the eighth.
Luis Arraez gave San Diego the one run it wanted within the backside of the third. After Mason McCoy legged out an infield hit and moved to second through Hanifee’s throwing error, Arraez grounded a 1-2 pitch into proper to attain McCoy.
Arraez was concerned within the eighth inning rally as properly. Kyle Higashioka led off with a double and McCoy beat out a bunt for a single earlier than Arraez poked an 0-2 pitch by a drawn-in infield for his second RBI single. Manny Machado tacked on the ultimate run with a two-out single to proper off Jason Foley that scored Arraez.
The Tigers squandered the few scoring possibilities that they had, going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place and stranding seven males. Their greatest alternative got here within the fourth once they put two males on with no outs, however Musgrove acquired a pair of flyouts then whiffed Spencer Torkelson.
Detroit stayed 5 video games behind Kansas Metropolis for the American League’s final wild-card spot.
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