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DENVER – Maybe it's too early to write off these Padres.
Friday night was.
After a series of six losses and a six-run deficit in the ninth inning, the Padres rallied improbably to win a 16-12 12-round win over the Rockies at Coors Field. They made the biggest comeback of the franchise in the ninth in franchise history, then added five more points in 12th place to win a 5 hour marathon at 4 minutes.
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"I have not seen anything like it," Wil Myers said.
"Show what this team is," said Eric Hosmer.
It was simply one of the craziest games in franchise history and arguably the craziest baseball this season.
The way baseball is designed – with 30 different teams playing 162 games and almost every night – most games are getting weaker in the story. It's rare for a regular season game in mid-June to produce folklore like this.
"It's a special case," said Padres director Andy Green. "You do not forget them."
Here are all the details of one of the most memorable round nine rallies in Padre history:
Fernando Tatis Jr .: Mike Dunn's single
Goal: 11-5
Probability of winning: 0.8 percent
Of course, Tatis was the spark. It has been the spark all year long. To start the ninth, Tatis took the ball one. Mike Dunn then punctured a fastball and the rookie phenomenon threw it into the shallow left field for a single.
"I'm not giving up," said Tatis. "It's always a baseball game. That's why I'm not giving up – these kinds of things today. "
Tatis may not have given up. But he briefly forgot to "cut" at the first goal – his signature gesture after each hit and a move that the entire team is now reproducing. Tatis reached the first goal, removed her shin guards, then heard a chirp from the Padres canoe. Even in six points, they wanted him to cut. Finally, he forced himself – a little sheepishly.
Josh Naylor: Barred against Dunn
Goal: 11-5
Probability of winning: 0.3 percent
Until the ninth inning on Friday night, the Padres had played their most sloppy game of the season. That included an error in the sixth inning of Naylor that led to a three-innings circuit inside the park for Ian Desmond.
Later in this frame, the Padres allowed a race on wild ground. In the seventh, Manny Machado and Matt Wisler made stray throws that led to two points.
"It has gone from as little as possible and as incredible as possible," Green said.
When Naylor hit a man on board, the Padres victory probability dropped to 0.3%.
Manny Machado: single from Dunn
Goal: 11-5
Probability of winning: 0.6%
Offensively, Machado has not yet been the force paid by the Padres this season. But he is warming up. His four successes were a peak of the season and he dominated for the third time in two nights. When Machado aligned the first step he saw from Dunn to the right field, the Padres were in business.
"You have some guys, you feel like you have a chance," said Hosmer. "Suddenly, the energy starts to rise a little."
Eric Hosmer: single from Dunn
Goal: 11-7
Probability of winning: 2%
Hosmer has been part of some memorable comebacks with the Royals in their consecutive winning seasons in pennants earlier in the decade. He claims to have never seen a match with as many strange twists as this one.
Facing Dunn on ninth goal, Hosmer played a brilliant 10-step batting match in which he missed four double-takeoffs. Wild terrain allowed both riders to progress, before Hosmer rolled a fast Dunn 3-2 ball into the middle of the field.
"After Hoz hit the single and scored both, I thought," Okay. Maybe, said Renfroe.
Hunter Renfroe: Dunn's house
Goal: 11-9
Probability of winning: 4.6%
Renfroe's three-man game was the second of his career and the first for a Padres hitter from Myers last July in Arizona. He joined Steve Finley as the only Padres to have played several home games in three games, and he has won big times for home runs.
His feat in the second set gave the Padres a 1-0 lead. His shot in the background in the 12th was decisive. But his gigantic home race in the ninth was by far the most majestic. He sent her to the last rows of the center-left.
"It hit about seven miles," said Green.
Statcast had a 459 feet, to be more precise.
"I quickly got two shots and I managed to get a barrel on a ball that I could handle," said Renfroe. "I managed to make myself understood and I thought," Well, it can really happen. "
Wil Myers: Single, Wade Davis
Goal: 11-9
Probability of winning: 10.2%
"When we saw Wade get up, we knew something was going on," said Hosmer.
The approach of the Rockies could not stop the bleeding. Myers, who was famous for being traded to Tampa Bay against Davis and James Shields, sent a missile to the center of the field on the first pitch he saw, setting the score tied.
Ian Kinsler: Single, Wade Davis
Goal: 11-9
Probability of winning: 18.1 percent
Kinsler's mandate with the Padres was rocky. His tough start coincided with calls for the promotion of Luis Urias, 2nd hope, to replace him. Kinsler, meanwhile, has quietly built a solid past month. He has hit .299 / .373 / .507 in his last 20 games.
On Friday night, Kinsler reached the base five times, becoming the second Padre to do so this season. His singles in the ninth round put the vein on par.
"These guys are not stopping," said Hosmer. "In the ninth inning, everyone was in a difficult situation. You saw the bats. You saw the guys grind. Everyone just kept the line moving. "
Austin Hedges: flyout against Davis
Goal: 11-9
Probability of winning: 8.2%
Here is an underrated candidate for the return hero: third baseman Glenn Hoffman.
Hedges strike an ordinary ball in the right field. Myers, thinking that there were two outs, broke for the third goal. Hoffman started screaming in the direction of Myers and held a stop sign at the same time. Myers made the allusion and returned to second base just in time to defeat Charlie Blackmon's shot.
"This round was so long, I almost forgot how many outs there were," joked Myers.
Manuel Margot: get out of Davis
Goal: 11-9
Probability of winning: 15.6 percent
Given her difficulties in attack this season, Margot was not exactly the guy the Padres wanted to hit with the game in the eighth. But it was the only option left on their bench, except for Allen. The Padres were hoping not to use Allen, their rescue catcher, there because of recent ankle problems Hedges had faced.
Nevertheless, Margot made a decisive pass by firing four consecutive Davis quick balls after sank to first base. Two innings later, Margot saved the match with a brilliant catch in the middle of the field, robbing Ryan McMahon of additional bases – on a game with a capture probability of 30%.
"He's clearly our best defenseman," said Green. "He came in, did a great run during this rally in the ninth inning, then went on to play defense for us and made a huge catch."
Fernando Tatis Jr .: single from Davis
Goal: 11-11
Probability of winning: 44.3%
Perhaps rightly, the second ninth round of Tatis was also his final asset as a prospect. The 20-year-old rookie officially left Friday night to rank among the top prospects, and he did it in style.
Tatis swung a Davis 2-1 knife in the middle field at 115.9 mph. This is the most difficult ball a Padre has hit this season. Myers scored. Kinsler scored. The Padres had a draw. Naylor would follow with a withdrawal of the innings, but they would win three innings later.
"It's probably one of the best moments I've had in baseball," said Tatis. "You feel like games like this. That's how you become a playoff team. "
"This win," added Hosmer, "could lead to a lot of good things."
AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell.
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