The Padres completed their third late-inning comeback victory of the season by topping the Dodgers 8-7 on Friday night
. Rookie Jackson Merrill poked a single through the left side with two outs and two strikes in the top of the 11th inning to score José Azocar from second base with the winning run. Robert Suarez then set down the Dodgers in order to complete his fifth save, his third in which he got more than three outs. Enyel De Los Santos got the first two outs of the 10th before giving way to Suarez.
The Dodgers had led for the bulk of the game because an error by Bogaerts on a grounder that should have ended the second inning instead extended it long enough for Mookie Betts to hit a three a three-run homer. After Bogaerts booted a backhand attempt with two outs and a runner on first, Betts hit the next pitch to the seats beyond left field to put the Dodgers up 5-3.
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