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Miami Marlins at San Diego Padres

MLBSeptember 20, 2026Petco Park76°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph L to R

MarlinsMiamiMIA76-80

Marlins 3, Padres 7

Final
PadresSan DiegoSDWon87-69
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
MIA000000300341
SD02020012–7100

W Walker BuehlerL Sandy Alcantara

Cronenworth homers twice, Padres beat Marlins 7-3 to lower wild-card magic number to 2Jake Cronenworth hit a pair of two-run homers and drove in five runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Sunday to move closer to clinching their third straight postseason berth.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Kyle Stowers walks.
  2.  Otto Lopez grounds into a force out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Kyle Stowers out at 2nd. Otto Lopez to 1st.
  3.  Griffin Conine grounds into a double play, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. Otto Lopez out at 2nd. Griffin Conine out at 1st.

Bot 1st

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. pops out to shortstop Otto Lopez.
  2.  Dustin Harris pops out to third baseman Graham Pauley.
  3.  Manny Machado pops out to catcher Joe Mack in foul territory.

Top 2nd

  1.  Heriberto Hernández flies out to right fielder Dustin Harris.
  2.  Jakob Marsee pops out to catcher Ethan Salas in foul territory.
  3.  Javier Sanoja lines out to left fielder Samad Taylor.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Ty France grounds out, pitcher Sandy Alcantara to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos.
  2.  Jackson Merrill grounds out, third baseman Graham Pauley to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos.
  3.  Xander Bogaerts singles on a line drive to right fielder Griffin Conine.
  4.  Jake Cronenworth homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Xander Bogaerts scores.SD 75%
  5.  Samad Taylor singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jakob Marsee.
  6.  Ethan Salas flies out to right fielder Griffin Conine.

Top 3rd

  1.  Graham Pauley strikes out swinging.
  2.  Joe Mack singles on a ground ball to left fielder Samad Taylor.
  3.  Deyvison De Los Santos called out on strikes.
  4.  Kyle Stowers grounds out to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, second baseman Javier Sanoja to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos.
  2.  Dustin Harris singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Griffin Conine.
  3.  Manny Machado strikes out swinging.
  4.  Ty France grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos.

Top 4th

  1.  Otto Lopez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Griffin Conine called out on strikes.
  3.  Heriberto Hernández strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jackson Merrill singles on a ground ball to second baseman Javier Sanoja, deflected by pitcher Sandy Alcantara. Jackson Merrill to 3rd. Jackson Merrill advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by second baseman Javier Sanoja.SD 86%
  2.  Xander Bogaerts pops out to second baseman Javier Sanoja.
  3.  Jake Cronenworth doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Jackson Merrill scores.SD 89%
  4.  Samad Taylor doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Jake Cronenworth scores.
  5.  Ethan Salas walks.
  6.  Fernando Tatis Jr. lines out to second baseman Javier Sanoja.
  7.  Dustin Harris pops out to shortstop Otto Lopez.

Top 5th

  1.  Jakob Marsee strikes out swinging.
  2.  Javier Sanoja grounds out, third baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France.
  3.  Graham Pauley grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Walker Buehler.

Bot 5th

  1.  Manny Machado pops out to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos in foul territory.
  2.  Ty France strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman Javier Sanoja to pitcher Sandy Alcantara.

Top 6th

  1.  Joe Mack grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Deyvison De Los Santos flies out to right fielder Dustin Harris.
  3.  Kyle Stowers grounds out to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 6th

  1.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos.
  2.  Jake Cronenworth strikes out swinging.
  3.  Samad Taylor singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Otto Lopez.
  4.  Samad Taylor caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Joe Mack to shortstop Otto Lopez.

Top 7th

  1.  Otto Lopez flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
  2.  Griffin Conine singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dustin Harris.
  3.  Heriberto Hernández grounds into a force out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. Griffin Conine out at 2nd. Heriberto Hernández to 1st.
  4.  Jakob Marsee walks. Heriberto Hernández to 2nd.
  5.  Javier Sanoja homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Heriberto Hernández scores. Jakob Marsee scores.SD 75%
  6.  Agustín Ramírez walks.
  7.  Esteury Ruiz pops out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

Bot 7th

  1.  Ethan Salas called out on strikes.
  2.  Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.SD 87%
  3.  Dustin Harris flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández.
  4.  Manny Machado called out on strikes.

Top 8th

  1.  Deyvison De Los Santos flies out to left fielder Samad Taylor.
  2.  Kyle Stowers singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.
  3.  Otto Lopez grounds into a double play, third baseman Sung-Mun Song to second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Kyle Stowers out at 2nd. Otto Lopez out at 1st.SD 91%

Bot 8th

  1.  Ty France lines out to center fielder Jakob Marsee.
  2.  Jackson Merrill called out on strikes.
  3.  Xander Bogaerts walks.
  4.  Jake Cronenworth homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Xander Bogaerts scores.SD 99%
  5.  Sung-Mun Song grounds out, first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos to pitcher Bradley Blalock.

Top 9th

  1.  Griffin Conine pops out to third baseman Sung-Mun Song in foul territory.
  2.  Heriberto Hernández grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France.
  3.  Jakob Marsee pops out to catcher Ethan Salas in foul territory.

Bot 2nd

  1.  MIA 0, SD 2Jake Cronenworth homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Xander Bogaerts scores.SD 75%

Bot 4th

  1.  MIA 0, SD 3Jake Cronenworth doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Jackson Merrill scores.SD 89%
  2.  MIA 0, SD 4Samad Taylor doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Jake Cronenworth scores.

Top 7th

  1.  MIA 3, SD 4Javier Sanoja homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Heriberto Hernández scores. Jakob Marsee scores.SD 75%

Bot 7th

  1.  MIA 3, SD 5Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.SD 87%

Bot 8th

  1.  MIA 3, SD 7Jake Cronenworth homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Xander Bogaerts scores.SD 99%

Win probability

Bot 2nd · Biggest swing #1 · MIA 0–2 SD

Jake Cronenworth homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Xander Bogaerts scores.

See it in the scoring summary
SD 75%SD +22 pts

Game leaders

MarlinsMiami

PadresSan Diego

Team stats

  • MIA 4HitsSD 10
  • MIA 1Home runsSD 3
  • MIA 3WalksSD 2
  • MIA 6StrikeoutsSD 6
  • MIA 7Left on baseSD 8
  • MIA 0Stolen basesSD 1
  • MIA 1ErrorsSD 0
All team stats
  • MIA 3RSD 7
  • MIA 02bSD 2
  • MIA 3RbiSD 7
  • MIA 29AbSD 33
  • MIA 8ASD 10
  • MIA 24PoSD 27
  • MIA 33TcSD 37
  • MIA 8.0IpSD 9.0
  • MIA 10HSD 4
  • MIA 7RSD 3
  • MIA 7ErSD 3
  • MIA 2BbSD 3
  • MIA 6SoSD 6
  • MIA 3HrSD 1
  • MIA 129PSD 113

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Kyle Stowers DH3010010.237
Otto Lopez SS4000001.305
Griffin Conine RF4010001.256
Heriberto Hernández LF4100001.228
Jakob Marsee CF3100011.230
Javier Sanoja 3B3113100.291
Graham Pauley 3B2000001.207
Agustín Ramírez C0000010.235
Joe Mack C2010000.231
Esteury Ruiz PH1000000.222
Jared Serna 2B0000000.214
Deyvison De Los Santos 1B3000001.200
Totals29343136

HR: Sanoja.RBI: Sanoja 3.LOB: 7.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Sandy Alcantara L6.084413973.91
Bradley Blalock2.023313325.63

Video

0:19Jake Cronenworth's second homer of the game (7)0:11A deep dive into Jake Cronenworth's home run0:08Walker Buehler against the Marlins0:11Fielding alignment for Miami, September 20 vs Padres
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