Jun 3, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Diego Padres relief pitcher Jeremiah Estrada (56) celebrates with catcher Elias Diaz (17) after the game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
San Francisco, California – Manny Machado delivered a vintage performance, going 4-for-4 and tying the game with a clutch two-run single in the ninth inning, as the San Diego Padres came from behind to beat the San Francisco Giants 3–2 in 10 innings at Oracle Park.
It was the second straight night the Padres needed extras to get past their NL West rivals, and once again, they found a way. Jake Cronenworth drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th with a sharply hit grounder past a diving Casey Schmitt, scoring Jackson Merrill from third and sealing back-to-back extra-inning wins for San Diego.
“Never out of it,” Machado said after the game. “That’s the kind of team we’re trying to be. Keep fighting until the last out.”
The win came in gritty fashion. Giants closer Camilo Doval had two outs in the ninth when he walked Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez, loading the bases for Machado. The veteran slugger came through, lining a single to left that erased a 2–0 deficit and sent the game into extras.
From there, it was the Padres’ bullpen that slammed the door. Yuki Matsui (1–1) pitched a clean ninth to earn the win, and Jeremiah Estrada closed it out with three quick outs in the 10th, working around the automatic runner. After a bunt moved the runner to third, Estrada induced consecutive grounders to shortstop to end the game.
For Machado, the four-hit night was a resounding return to form after a stretch of quiet games at the plate. His ninth-inning single was arguably his most impactful hit of the season so far.
San Diego’s offense had been stifled for much of the night by Giants rookie Landen Roupp, who tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings in just his second major league appearance. But the Padres made their late push count, just as they had in Monday night’s 1–0 win.
On the other side, the Giants’ struggles at the plate continued. Heliot Ramos provided the only spark with a two-run homer in the third — his 11th of the year — but San Francisco failed to add on, extending a brutal stretch in which they’ve scored four or fewer runs in 16 straight games. That’s their second-longest such drought since the franchise moved west in 1958.
The Padres also got a promising debut from rookie Ryan Bergert, who was called up from Triple-A El Paso and gave the club five solid innings. The right-hander allowed six hits and two earned runs in his first major league start, showing poise against a division opponent.
He nearly found himself in line for a tough-luck loss before Machado’s heroics bailed him out.
There was also a defensive gem in the eighth from Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, who made a stellar play to snatch Merrill’s grounder, tag third, and fire across the diamond for an inning-ending double play. At the time, it looked like it might preserve a Giants win — but the Padres had other plans.
Now with back-to-back wins in extras, the Padres look to sweep the series on Wednesday, riding the momentum of a team that is learning how to win the hard way — and enjoying it.
