Dickerson drives Padres past Diamondbacks
SAN DIEGO -- Alex Dickerson hit a three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Padres a 9-8, come-from behind victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night at Petco Park.
With Arizona holding a 7-6 lead, Diamondbacks reliever Jake Barrett retired the first two Padres he faced in the eighth before Travis Jankowski singled for his fourth hit of the night. Wil Myers followed with a single, and Yangervis Solarte drew a walk to load the bases.
Enrique Burgos replaced Barrett and gave up Dickerson's bases-clearing drive to left-center that gave the Padres a 9-7 lead and marked the fifth time the lead changed hands.
Arizona moved in front in the top of the eighth when Michael Bourn singled home Rickie Weeks Jr. with one out. Weeks opened the inning by drawing a walk off Ryan Buchter. Weeks stole second without a throw and scored on Bourn's single to center.
The win moved the Padres (51-70) back into sole possession of fourth in the National League West and snapped a five-game losing streak. Arizona (50-71) saw its four-game winning streak end.
Buchter (3-0) was credited with the win despite giving up a run in his lone inning. Brandon Maurer picked up his sixth save.
Barrett (1-1) took the loss after yielding three runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Arizona scored an unearned run in the top of the ninth on a single by Mitch Haniger. However, Maurer got the last two hitters he faced to strand the tying run at second.
Jean Segura tied the game with a two-run homer off Padres reliever Jose Dominguez in the top of the sixth after both starting pitchers had departed.
Arizona's Archie Bradley allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings. San Diego's Paul Clemens gave up three runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings.
The game's first five innings took two hours and 10 minutes to complete.
Arizona jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Segura opened the game with a double off the center field wall, advanced to third on a deep drive to center by Bourn and scored on a wild pitch by Clemens on ball four to Paul Goldschmidt. Singles by Jake Lamb and Welington Castillo brought Goldschmidt around.
The Padres got one back in the bottom of the first when Jankowski singled, moved to second on a groundout, reached third on a wild pitch and scored on Solarte's groundout to second.
San Diego then scored four in the third to take a 5-1 lead.
Jankowski opened the inning with a single, stole second via a successful appeal and scored on Myers' single to center to tie the game. Solarte then singled Myers to third.
Dickerson then hit what appeared to be a potential double-play grounder to Segura, but the ball bounded away from the second baseman for an error that allowed Myers to score and Solarte to reach third.
After Ryan Schimpf drew a walk to load the bases, Christian Bethancourt drilled a two-run single to center.
Chris Owings opened the Diamondbacks' sixth with a triple. Segura homered 416 feet into the Padres' bullpen in left-center to tie the score.
However, San Diego regained the lead at 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth.
With two outs, the Padres, who are down to four bench players, sent up pitcher Edwin Jackson to pinch-hit against left-handed reliever Edwin Escobar. Jackson drew a walk, moved to third on an opposite-field double inside the third base bag by Jankowski and scored on a passed ball by Castillo.
The Diamondbacks again drew even in the top of the seventh against Padres lefty Brad Hand.
Yasmany Tomas singled with one out, moved to second on a short grounder to third baseman Solarte and scored on Haniger's double into the left field corner.
NOTES: Padres RHP Colin Rea got an injection in his right elbow Thursday after meeting with orthopedic surgeon James Andrews. The injection was recommended as an alternative to Tommy John surgery. The Padres hope he can resume a throwing program in a month. ... Padres RHP Tyson Ross (shoulder, ankle) will have a second session against live hitters Saturday at Petco Park. Ross, who hasn't pitched since Opening Day, might be ready to start a rehab assignment next week. ... Diamondbacks OF A.J. Pollock, out all season following elbow surgery in the spring, tweaked his back driving from Southern California to the start of a rehab assignment with Class A Visalia and missed a day. He is expected to play in Visalia on Friday night before joining Triple-A Reno. ... Arizona announced it was slowing down the rehab assignment of C Chris Herrmann (hamstring). ... LHP Andrew Chafin was backed off his rehab assignment with Visalia because of groin and shoulder soreness.