The San Diego Padres entered the top of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins, trailing 4-1. The San Diego offense had been held in check by the Miami pitching staff throughout the contest, but the Padres put themselves in position to tie or potentially win the game before eventually suffering a 4-3 loss at loanDepot Park, Tuesday.
San Diego started the top of the ninth inning against Miami closer Ronny Henriquez with a leadoff walk by Gavin Sheets. He advanced to third base one batter later when Xander Bogaerts hit a double to left field. Sheets and Bogaerts came in to score to cut the deficit to 4-3 when Jackson Merrill doubled to right.