Padres come back on Profar & Machado homers in 9th

The Padres won one of the wildest games of the year on Friday night, defeating the Diamondbacks 10-8. Randy Vasquez gave up a 2-run homer to Joc Pederson in the 1st inning, but rebounded nicely to finish up with just those 2 runs allowed over 6.1 innings. The Padres built a 7-2 lead heading into the 9th inning, highlighted by a 2-run triple from Jackson Merrill in the 4th inning and a 3-run home run from Kyle Higashioka in the 6th. With a 5-run lead in the 9th, Enyel De Los Santos loaded the bases with just 1 out, causing Mike Shildt to bring in closer Robert Suarez for what had become a save situation despite having pitched 2.1 innings over the previous two nights.

The likely NL All-Star served up a grand slam to the first batter he faced, Alek Thomas, to make it a 7-6 game. After getting Geraldo Perdomo to ground out, Corbin Carroll legged out a hustle double to put the tying run in scoring position. With 2 strikes and 2 outs, pinch-hitter Randal Grichuk hit a go-ahead 2-run homer to give the D'Backs an 8-7 lead.

Jurickson Profar's magical season continued, blasting a game-tying solo homer off of Arizona closer Paul Sewald in the bottom of the 9th. After Jake Cronenworth drew a walk to put the go-ahead run on base, Manny Machado blasted a 2-run walk-off homer in front of the largest crowd in Petco Park history.

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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