National League Roundup: Padres prevail in 18 innings
Padres 12, Reds 9 (18)
San Diego – The lights were on and the sun was going down when Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 18th inning to give the Padres a victory over the Reds.
It was the fourth time the Padres played at least 13 innings this season. They played a 22-innning game at home against Colorado on April 17-18, losing 2-1.
The last team to play a game of at least 22 and 17 innings in the same season was the 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers, who played two 22-inning games and a 17-inning game.
Scott Hairston started the winning rally with a one-out walk off Edinson Volquez (7-2), the second starting pitcher the Reds put on the mound in extra innings. Brian Giles reached on first baseman Joey Votto’s two-out throwing error, moving Hairston to third. Gonzalez then hit a full-count pitch over the fence in straightaway center field for his 14th homer.
The game lasted 5 hours, 57 minutes. It was the third-longest game in Reds history.
Rockies 4, Mets 1
Denver – Seth Smith hit his first major league homer.
Marlins 8-5, Giants 6-4
Miami – Kevin Gregg picked up his 10th save in the first game, then earned the win in the second.
Phillies 15, Astros 6
Houston – Chase Utley and Shane Victorino each had three RBIs for the Phillies, who finished with 16 hits after Houston’s Chris Sampson allowed five through five innings.
Pirates 6, Cubs 5 (11)
Pittsburgh – Jason Bay beat the Cubs with an extra-inning single for the second day in a row, delivering a two-out line drive down the left field line in the 11th after Pittsburgh tied it on a dropped fly ball in the ninth.
Diamondbacks 9, Braves 3
Atlanta – Eric Byrnes hit his first career grand slam.
Nationals 7, Brewers 6
Washington – Elijah Dukes scored the winner on a wild pitch.
Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3 (10)
Los Angeles – Andre Ethier singled home the winning run.