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Rookie Salas has walk-off single in 10th as Padres beat Marlins 7-6, reduce magic number to 3

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Wilson, B. (2026, September 20). Rookie Salas has walk-off single in 10th as Padres beat Marlins 7-6, reduce magic number to 3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/rookie-salas-has-walk-off-single-in-10th-as-padres-beat-marlins-7-6-reduce-magic-number-to-3/article_e558b77d-4507-5233-b858-497c8526cefa.html

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In a crucial game, San Diego Padres rookie Ethan Salas hit a walk-off single in the tenth inning on Saturday night, securing a 7-6 victory over the Miami Marlins and reducing the Padres' magic number for clinching a playoff spot to three. The win also extended the Padres’ winning streak to twelve out of thirteen games, keeping them tied with the Chicago Cubs for the top wild-card position in the National League.

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On Saturday night, Ethan Salas, a rookie and top prospect for the San Diego Padres, delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning to beat the Miami Marlins with a final score of 7-6. This victory reduced the Padres' magic number for clinching their third consecutive postseason berth to three. The decisive hit came after pinch-hitter Griffin Conine tied the game earlier in the ninth with a homer off Mason Miller, who was trying for a five-out save but gave up the tying shot estimated at 427 feet. With this win, the Padres have won 12 of their last 13 games and are now tied with the Chicago Cubs (86-69) for the National League's top wild-card spot, although the Cubs hold the tiebreaker. The earliest the Padres can clinch a playoff spot is Tuesday night against the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Marlins Padres SAN DIEGO the Miami Marlins the San Diego Padres

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Padres ORG · 6× Marlins ORG · 3× Cronenworth PERSON · 1× Ethan Salas PERSON · 1× Jake Cronenworth PERSON · 1× Josh Ekness PERSON · 1× SAN DIEGO GPE · 1× Salas PERSON · 1× the Miami Marlins ORG · 1× the San Diego Padres ORG · 1×

Narrative

Rookie Ethan Salas singled in Jake Cronenworth from third base with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 7-6 on Saturday night to lower their magic number to three for clinching their third straight postseason berth.

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🔮 Fernando Tatis Jr. tied it at 5 with a solo homer leading off the fourth off Eury Pérez for the Padres, who on Sunday will go for their second sweep of the Marlins this season.

2026-09-20 · Toronto Star

Rookie Salas has walk-off single in 10th as Padres beat Marlins 7-6, reduce magic number to 3 · assertive framing

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Padres → single → berth

Salas, the Padres’ top prospect who was called up Sept. 1, punched a single up the middle on an 0-2 pitch from Josh Ekness (2-4) and his teammates mobbed him in a wild celebration that ended up in the outfield. asserted

that → call → outfield

Cronenworth, the automatic runner, advanced on a wild pitch. asserted

Cronenworth → advance → pitch

David Morgan (4-1) got the victory. asserted

Morgan → get → victory

The winning hit came an inning after pinch-hitter Griffin Conine drove a towering, tying homer off Mason Miller with one out in the ninth. asserted

Conine → win → ninth

The Padres won for the 12th time in 13 games and remained tied with the Chicago Cubs at 86-69 for the National League’s top wild-card spot, although the Cubs hold the tiebreaker. asserted

Cubs → win → tiebreaker

The Philadelphia Phillies lost 10-3 to the New York Mets to drop a game back. asserted

Phillies → lose → Mets

The earliest the Padres can clinch a wild-card spot is Tuesday night at the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers. asserted

Padres → clinch → Dodgers

Miller was trying for a five-out save when Connine hit a 102-mph four-seamer an estimated 427 feet to right, his 17th. asserted

Connine → try → 17th

Fernando Tatis Jr. tied it at 5 with a solo homer leading off the fourth off Eury Pérez for the Padres, who on Sunday will go for their second sweep of the Marlins this season. asserted

who → tie → Marlins

Ty France then punched an opposite-field double over the outstretched glove of right fielder Esteury Ruiz with two outs in the sixth to bring in Dustin Harris, who was aboard on a one-out opposite field double to left. asserted

who → punch → left

Harris extended his hitting streak to nine games. asserted

Harris → extend → games

The Marlins roughed up Casey Mize through three innings to take a 5-1 lead, including Otto Lopez’s two-run home run, his 11th, in the second. asserted

Marlins → rough → second

San Diego’s Samad Taylor homered off Pérez in the second, his second, and the Padres scored three in the third, including on Jake Cronenworth’s bases-loaded walk. asserted

Padres → homer → walk

Up next Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara (13-10, 3.85 ERA) and Padres RHP Walker Buehler (8-6, 4.58) were scheduled to start Sunday in the series finale. asserted

Alcantara → schedule → finale