Wild pitch in 10th inning sends Padres past Phillies 4-3

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adam Frazier scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Philadelphia's Connor Brogdon in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres overcame a strong outing by Aaron Nola and beat the Phillies 4-3 on Saturday night.

“I'm so proud of the guys. Everything has been tough as of late. Nothing has come easily. ... Runs are tough to come by right now,” Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. “It (the win) can definitely jump start us now.”

Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run homer to center field with two-out in the ninth inning off Nola to tie the game at 3-all. Phillies centerfielder Travis Jankowski made a heroic leaping effort to try and snag the ball over the fence and missed by only a few inches.

“Nola was making great pitches all night. I honestly was just looking for something to drive,” Cronenworth said of his ninth inning at-bat. “I ended up getting one over the plate and put a pretty good swing on it.”

Mark Melancon (3-2) earned the win by pitching scoreless ninth and 10th innings. Brogdon (5-3) took the loss.

“Mark was outstanding,” Tingler said. “That is really hard to do, to hold the runner at second base with no outs.”

Nola, who didn't figure in the decision, pitched a perfect game through six innings and lasted 8 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs, two earned, and two hits with 11 strikeouts. He threw 117 pitches (76 strikes), tying his highest number of pitches in an outing in his career (July 2, 2019, at Atlanta).

“Nola was so good tonight, he had all the pitches tonight,” Tingler said. “Jake is just a special player and he keeps getting better. It's one of the biggest hits he has had and he has had some big ones.”

Nola also led off the eighth inning with a double to the right-center field gap off Padres reliever Daniel Hudson with the scored 1-1. With...

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