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Ty France's 3-run homer helps Padres to 8-2 win over Marlins and into tie for top NL wild-card spot

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Wilson, B. (2026, September 19). Ty France's 3-run homer helps Padres to 8-2 win over Marlins and into tie for top NL wild-card spot. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/ty-france-s-3-run-homer-helps-padres-to-8-2-win-over-marlins-and-into-tie-for-top-nl-wild-card-spot/article_cfe2f576-33b9-57c4-b1d2-9adaefaee3db.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-19 · by Bernie Wilson

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Ty France hit a three-run homer as part of a six-run fifth inning rally that helped the San Diego Padres defeat the Miami Marlins 8-2 on Friday night. This win tied the Padres with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs for the top National League wild card spot, each team standing at 85-69. Despite being tied in record, the Padres would lose tiebreakers against both the Cubs and Phillies if the standings remained unchanged.
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Ty France hit a three-run home run off the balcony in the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse during the fifth inning, helping the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 on Friday night. This win put the Padres into a tie with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies for the top National League wild card spot at 85-69. However, the Padres would lose any tiebreakers against both teams in the race for the No. 1 position. The Marlins were eliminated from postseason contention with their loss.

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Bernie Wilson
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Padres ORG · 5× Chicago GPE · 3× Cubs ORG · 3× France GPE · 3× SAN DIEGO GPE · 3× Miami GPE · 2× Philadelphia GPE · 2× Phillies ORG · 2× Ty France PERSON · 1× the San Diego Padres ORG · 1×

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France, who signed a minor league deal during spring training, hit the first pitch he saw from reliever Tyler Zuber off the balcony on the third level of the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse in the left-field corner with two outs in the fifth to bring in Fernando Tatis Jr. and Dustin Harris to make it 6-1.
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🔮 Although Chicago, Philadelphia and San Diego are even at 85-69 for the three NL wild cards, the Padres would lose tiebreakers against the Cubs and Phillies in the race for the No. 1 spot and the right to host an opening round.
2026-09-19 · Toronto Star
Ty France's 3-run homer helps Padres to 8-2 win over Marlins and into tie for top NL wild-card spot · assertive framing

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ty France hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run rally in the fifth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 8-2 on Friday night to pull into a tie with Philadelphia and Chicago for the top National League wild card. asserted
Padres → hit → card
The Cubs and Phillies both lost just around first pitch in San Diego. asserted
Cubs → lose → Diego
Then the Padres erased a 1-0 deficit to win for the 11th time in 12 games. asserted
Padres → erase → games
Although Chicago, Philadelphia and San Diego are even at 85-69 for the three NL wild cards, the Padres would lose tiebreakers against the Cubs and Phillies in the race for the No. 1 spot and the right to host an opening round. asserted
Padres → lose → round
The Cubs beat the Padres 2-1 in the wild-card round in Chicago last season. asserted
Cubs → beat → Chicago
Miami (76-78) was eliminated from the postseason race. asserted
Miami → eliminate → race
France, who signed a minor league deal during spring training, hit the first pitch he saw from reliever Tyler Zuber off the balcony on the third level of the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse in the left-field corner with two outs in the fifth to bring in Fernando Tatis Jr. and Dustin Harris to make it 6-1. asserted
it → sign → Jr.
France paused for a moment to watch his career-high 21st homer sail away and then tossed his bat and began his trot. asserted
homer → pause → trot
France played at San Diego State for Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn and is in his second stint with the Padres. asserted
France → play → Padres
Tatis hit an RBI single with the bases loaded and one out, and Harris followed with a two-run single. asserted
Harris → hit → single
Agustín Ramírez, Miami’s No. 9 batter, lined a homer off Nick Pivetta into the seats in left field with one out in the third, his fifth. asserted
Ramírez → line → third
That was the only big mistake by Pivetta (3-2), who allowed one run and four hits in five innings while striking out four and walking one. asserted
who → allow → one
San Diego’s Jackson Merrill homered in the eighth, his 26th. asserted
Merrill → homer → 26th
Cade Gibson (5-2) took the loss in relief. asserted
Gibson → take → relief
Up next Marlins RHP Eury Pérez (7-11, 3.99 ERA) and Padres RHP Casey Mize (6-9, 3.69) are scheduled to start Saturday night. asserted
Pérez → schedule → ?
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