Padres beat Brewers in another slugfest, 7-5 in 11 innings
MILWAUKEE — One home run in extra innings wasn’t enough for the San Diego Padres, so they cranked out a couple more Saturday.
It’s been that kind of weekend at Miller Park.
Cory Spangenberg and Chase d’Arnaud each hit solo homers in the 11th inning, lifting the Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 in yet another slugfest.
The teams have combined for 15 home runs in the first two games of the three-game series. The Padres totaled a season-best five homers Saturday, including two by Yangervis Solarte and one by Wil Myers, while Milwaukee got a homer each from Orlando Arcia, Eric Thames and Keon Broxton. On Friday night, Thames’ game-ending shot in the 10th was the seventh home run of the game.
Spangenberg hit the first pitch from reliever Oliver Drake (2-2) leading off the 11th, and two outs later, d’Arnaud followed with his first homer of the season.
“Our guys fought all day,” Padres manager Andy Green said. “You look up, you get down 3-1. You battle back late. You tie the game against a very a good bullpen. You take some good swings in extra innings, too.”
Solarte hit a two-run homer in the 10th, but Broxton tied it at 5 with a two-run shot off Brandon Maurer in the bottom of the inning.
The clubs also combined for 30 strikeouts, including 19 by the Brewers. Padres starter Dinelson Lamet accounted for a career-high 12 of those punchouts while allowing three runs in six innings.