Derek Dietrich enters the Cincinnati Reds to win extras

SAN DIEGO – Derek Dietrich crashed one point over the 11th inning Friday and smiled when he glanced into the Reds' canoe as he skirted the second goal.

Dietrich saw a band of guns in the air and party players. He said some of his teammates challenged him to hit a circuit. The Reds had not scored a goal since the first run, but their thrower was strong enough to allow Dietrich to win a 3-2 victory by defeating the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

"Some guys have me challenged to install one in the seats," said Dietrich while watching Tucker Barnhart. "I think I need to be challenged more often, maybe I'll have more runs at home."

Faced with Craig Stammen, reliever of the Padres, Dietrich fired a 3-0 plowman who hung in the middle of the plate. He followed the ground, thinking he had lost time if he saw a similar lead. Dietrich did not miss it when the next lead reached size.

It was the fifth Dietrich circuit of the season and his fourth tee shot.

"It's not easy to leave like this," said David Bell, the Reds coach. "He has the gift of staying prepared and doing a great job in this role."

After a good start from Anthony DeSclafani, the Reds' pen launched five scoreless innings and allowed two hits. Fernando Tatis Jr. scored a goal against reliever Zach Duke at the end of the 11th inning and scored on untouched ground. Michael Lorenzen earned the save when he signed up for the final.

The game probably shot at the bottom of the 10th inning after Padres second baseman Ian Kinsler scored twice in a game against Jared Hughes. Two shots later, Hughes surprised Kinsler who was trying to steal the third goal for a critical try.

"I mean it's the game of a certain way out there," Bell said. "It was a great awareness, an awareness of Jared, it's not a bad piece of Kinsler, at any price."

Hughes had planned to make a turn towards the second goal on this pitch and his good timing helped him to escape trouble.

"It's something I do often because I'm not necessarily quick to attack, so I have to mix different looks in my entrenchments," Hughes said. "When I arrived at the Reds, they said," Yes, you are really slow. You should mix it more often. "This coaching staff certainly tells me to do it a lot."

DeSclafani allowed two hits and one run in six innings, scoring six hits with a well-placed fastball. His only mistake was a 95-mph fast pitching ball against Tatis, the Padres phenomenon, in the third inning. Tatis tattooed the ground that was in the middle of the plate and saw it travel 43 meters above the wall of the central field.

After the solo home race, DeSclafani did not allow another shot. He blocked a runner in the third row of the fifth and sixth innings, erasing a mistake from José Iglesias and a walk.

"I had the impression that I was the weakest link in this rotation," said DeSclafani, who has signed an EER of 7.43 in three starts. "I just wanted to contribute and give my part."

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Then, in the clubhouse, the music rang and the players laughed. Barnhart played the guitar. They did not have to worry about a series of defeats. They all had the impression of playing well.

With a locker next to Dietrich, DeSclafani said he was motivated by Dietrich's weight before the match and his "ice cold" gold chain.

"This group of guys here," Dietrich said, "the best team I've ever played on, as much as the guys who are having fun, shooting each other for the other , just in there. "

Padres starter Matt Strahm has launched eight career heats, removing 22 of the 23 hunters he faced in the wake of Eugenio Suárez's home race early in the first run. Suárez led a 0-2 fast ball over the right field fence for his fourth lap of the season.

Strahm immediately realized that Suárez's attack would turn into a home run, mumbling before he even looked at the ball. It was the second consecutive game that the Reds dominated in the first inning.

From there, Strahm was in control. He induced a weak contact, yielding one more blow until he came to the eighth inning. Padres center player Wil Myers captured some highlights as Strahm lifted his hands to his head and applauded his glove.

Once it became a bull fight, the Reds made sure to give Dietrich and their roster as many opportunities as possible.

"Of course, it was a big house run by Dietrich," Bell said. "It was huge, but at the same time, if we do not get the pitching, then it does not matter."