SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr.'s towering two-run homer gave them six runs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on Tuesday night to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-5, for two wins. -1 lead in a tense National League District Series.
The Padres are one win away from losing to the Dodgers in the National LDS for the second time in three seasons. Game 4 was held Wednesday night at Petco Park, with a record crowd of 47,744 waving rally towels.
Fans roared when Robert Suarez struck out Gavin Lux on a full count to complete a four-out save.
Tatis' impressive home run gave the Padres a 6-1 lead, but Michael King's grand slam by Teoscar Hernandez with one out in the third inning brought the Dodgers within one run.
The Dodgers' Mookie Betts also hit a home run, breaking an 0-for-22 drought in the playoffs, but just as he did in the Padres' 10-2 win at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night, left fielder Jurickson Pro Apparently he thought Farr had robbed him. At the stand.
Betts took the first round and headed to the dugout before his teammates or even King could signal it was a home run.
Tatis' shot into the left field seats was his third of the series, moving him just shy of the NLDS record held by Carlos Beltrán (2004, Houston) and Nick Castellanos (2023, Philadelphia).
On Sunday night, Tatis hit two of San Diego's six home runs.
A flamboyant Tatis stood for a few seconds and watched the ball fly out of the yard, then flipped his bat and gestured toward the dugout before beginning his trot.
King, who was part of the Juan Soto trade, earned his second win in a playoff start, allowing five hits and five runs in five innings, with three strikeouts and one walk.
He had a gem in the Wild Card Series opener against Atlanta, helping San Diego win 4-0 and becoming the first pitcher in history to record no runs, no walks, and 12 strikeouts in his postseason debut. It became.
Betts gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the first inning after some confusion.
With one out in the first inning, he hit a fly ball into the left field corner about the same distance as he hit Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, but Profar jumped, reached into the crowd and caught the ball.
After landing, Profar stared at the fans and bounced up and down several times before throwing the ball into the infield and trolling the fans.
Profar jumped up again Tuesday night, but was unable to bring the ball home as it flew off his glove and into the crowd.
Betts rounded first and turned toward the dugout before reaching second base.
When Betts' teammates in the dugout, including Max Muncy, signaled for Betts to continue, King gestured with his right arm that it was fair.
Betts got back on the trot with his first playoff hit since Game 3 of the 2022 National League against San Diego, which the Padres won for the first time in four games.
San Diego's two outbursts came against losing pitcher Walker Buehler, who was making his first playoff start since Game 6 of the NL CS against Atlanta.
Buehler missed the 2023 season after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery in August 2022.
The Padres' first five batters reached and scored.
Xander Bogaerts scored an RBI on a fielder's choice and David Peralta hit a two-run double.
Former Yankees Kyle Higashioka hit two batters with a sacrifice fly, and Tatis hit a home run with two outs.
Manny Machado hit a lead-off single, and first baseman Freddie Freeman handled a grounder from Jackson Merrill and found himself at third base after hitting Manny Machado in the left shoulder as he threw from his knee to second base.
Buehler also pitched five innings, allowing seven hits and six runs, no strikeouts, and one walk.
The Dodgers loaded the bases with successive singles by Miguel Rojas, Shohei Ohtani, and Betts, and Hernandez hit a high hit to center field, giving them a three-run lead.
