David Peralta's 7th inning homer leads Padres past Rangers

The Padres came from behind to beat the Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday night, thanks in large part to David Peralta's first home run in brown and gold. After Manny Machado's 2-run homer in the 3rd put the Padres on top 2-0, the Rangers immediately responded with 3 runs of their own. Luis Arraez tied the game at 4 with an opposite field RBI-single in the 6th inning. In the top of the 6th, David Peralta blasted a 427 foot 2-run homer to center field to put the Padres on top 6-4.

Adam Mazur struggled again, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits in just 4 innings, but Yuki Matsui and Adrian Morejon combined for 3 scoreless innings. Jeremiah Estrada entered in the 8th, and struck out the first two batters he faced, but then gave up a single to Nathaniel Lowe, bringing the tying run to the plate. Mike Shildt opted to bring in Robert Suarez to attempt a 4-out save. The presumed All-Star closer got Jonah Heim to ground out to end the 8th, and then pitched a 1-2-3 9th inning to earn his 21st save of the season, as San Diego's bullpen combined to too 5 scoreless frames. The Padres will send Michael King to the mound on the 4th of July to wrap up their series against Max Scherzer and the Rangers.

You can watch the Padres Postgame Show below, with full highlights from the game and Mike Shildt's postgame press conference:

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