Astros vs. Padres – Game summary – September 4, 2021

SAN DIEGO-Manny Machado, Wil Myers and Fernando Tatis Jr. each hit an impressive two-run home team, and Joe Musgrove had a solid exit against one of his former teams when the San Diego Padres defeated AL West to lead Houston Astros 10. Saturday night .

Tatis, who beat the NL’s leading 37th home game, also hit a two-tiered single during the second set of the Padres ’four innings, which remain in the half-game behind the Cincinnati Reds from the NL’s second race. wild card slot.

After taking a 4-2 lead during the melting of Framber Valdez in the second, Padres ’big bats came to life towards the end of the game.

Machado and Myers no doubt hit Cristian Javier in seventh and Tatis in eighth, a long drive from Josh James.

Machado drove the ball an estimated 453 feet to the farthest corner of the second deck of the left field. It was his 24. Myers hit the ball on the middle balcony of the brick warehouse in the left corner, which was his 17th place. Tatis, who was on a ride to Machado’s homer, also reached the second deck on the left.

You definitely felt it, “manager Jayce Tingler said of the Machado explosion. We came down early and then we were able to get four matches back. And it felt like when Manny put the ball in the ball, I don’t know, it took something. It took the weight off the shoulders and guys, you start to see smiles and just body language and everything else.

Musgrove (10-8) kept Astro in two runs and seven hits in a 5 1/3 inning when he hit four and walked one.

I thought he strengthened, as usual, as the game progressed, “Tingler said.” They have a really tough line-up, and he was able to navigate and get through after giving up times.

The large right-hander from the suburbs of El Cajon was left behind 2-0 after just seven strokes. After retiring after his first two strokes, Musgrove allowed three straight singles, including RBI base Yuli Gurriel. Then Kyle Tucker opened the second with a homer to the right center. Tucker hit a two-stage homer in Houston’s 6-3 win on Friday night.

Musgrove then kept Astro in check, including four nice defensive games in the fourth. He placed Martin Maldonado’s comeback and caused Tucker to fall between second and third second, and then on the field Valdez’s comeback to get third.

Musgrove allowed Gurriel to single-handedly on the volleyball of sixth, retired Carlos Correa and then gave way to Tim Hill, who threw one field and got Tucker to hit the doubles.

Musgrove made his big league debut with Houston on August 2, 2016. He earned a win in World Series 5 in 2017 when Astros won the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.

Padres made four strokes from Valdez (9-5) with another four hits, a batsman and a batsman. Valdez got out first and then gave up the next four beaters, including Austin Nola with the RBI single. Musgrove struck while trying to shoot the bases loaded, but Tatis hit one dive past the first baseman Gurriel to bring two sets. Jurickson Profar scored.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Astros: Yordan Alvarez hurt himself badly when he hit the wrong ball with his left foot in the fifth set, so he had to leave the game. Alvarez collapsed and remained on the ground for several minutes. Chas McCormick replaced him and struck out, which was credited against Alvarez.

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RHP Luis Garcia (10-6, 3.23) from Astros and RHP Chris Paddack (7-6, 4.98).

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