The San Diego Padres were almost a season high 20 games over .500.
The Padres carried a 3-0 lead in to the 9th inning and were one strike away from completing a 3-game sweep of the Tigers.
However, the Padres post game party at Petco Park never materialized. Parker Meadows hit a grand-slam with 2 outs and 2 strikes in the 9th inning off Robert Suarez, giving Detroit a 4-3 lead.
The Padres bats were doing damage early in this game as Jurickson Profar hit a solo home run in the 1st inning to give the Padres a 1-0 lead.
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Next inning, Xander Bogaerts hit a 2-run homer giving the Padres a 3-0.
Starting pitcher Martin Perez supported the early offense with 6.1 innings of shutout baseball to pick up the win.
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The Padres loss, coupled with the Diamondbacks loss held San Diego's lead in the NL Wildcard at 1 game.
Next up the Padres welcome former manager Bob Melvin and the San Francisco Giants to Petco Park for a 3-game series starting Friday.
