The Los Angeles Angels lost late and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ fate was sealed early on Tuesday night.
Two-run rallies in the eighth and ninth innings allowed the San Diego Padres to catch and pass the Halos for a 6-4 victory for the home team at Petco Park and close to within a half-game of the lead in the National League West race.
As for the Blue Crew, they never led and were hammered 11-1 at Chavez Ravine by the Athletics.
The Angels got home runs from Zach Neto and Matthew Lugo to build a 4-2 lead going into the final two innings. But the Padres scored twice in the eighth to tie the game at 4-all, and Fernando Tatis settled it with a two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth.
The Dodgers’ sole run was on a pair of errors in the bottom of the third.
In losing to the Padres, the Angels wasted a good start by Jose Soriano, who pitched seven shutout innings. He yielded only four hits and struck out five batters. At bat, Nolan Schanuel was 3-for-4 with one run scored.
At Dodger Stadium, Will Smith was 3-for-4. Starter Landon Knack was touched for seven hits and five earned runs in 4.2 innings. He struck out eight A’s.
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