Wilmer Flores had three hits in his return from the injured list while Donovan Solano and Evan Longoria hit home runs, as the San Francisco Giants rolled to an
Wil Myers bashed a three-run, opposite-field home run to right field in the top of the 12th inning as the San Diego Padres came from behind for an 11-8 victory
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HOUSTON Nothing is coming easy these days for the Astros, who are battling a growing wave of injuries and an ineffective bullpen that’s having an increasingly difficult time closing out games. So when closer Ryan Pressly got Fernando Tatis Jr. to hit a pop up with two outs in the ninth inning Saturday night, it appeared as if the Astros had escaped with a win.
Not so fast.
What followed was an excruciating turn of events that resulted in arguably the Astros’ worst loss of the season, an 11-8 setback to the Padres in 12 innings that had manager Dusty Baker wondering how his team could blow a five-run lead and how it s going to escape this tailspin.