Merrill retired injured, Suarez collapsed, and the Padres were tragically reversed by the Sidewinders

For the Padres, who have suffered many defeats recently, today's game was the worst defeat of all. They went into nine innings with a 7-3 lead, but Robert Suarez (21 successful rescues) dropped five points with just one out, and the Padres lost 8-7 to the Sidewinders at Chase Field.

"We already had the win," Padres head coach Mike Shildt said after the game, "and we still trust Suarez, and we will trust him tomorrow." Tonight was just an accident. "

To add insult to injury, in the seventh inning, outfielder Jackson Merrill was hit on the front of his helmet by second baseman Ketel Marte's glove when he was touched to steal second base, causing the helmet to displace. Merrill fell to the ground in a trance for several minutes before exiting on his own. Hilt said he still had a "feeling of vertigo" and that his follow-up treatment was pending.

Suarez's disaster in the ninth inning began with three first-run hits by a Sidewinders 789 bat. After a strikeout against Corbin Carroll, Malt hit a slow roll and shortstop Xander Bogaerts made a quick pass to first base for a retrial. Geraldo Perdomo then swept away a clearance third base to tie the score.

Hilter switched to a left-handed shooter, Adrian Morejon, and went to a left-handed showdown with Josh Naylor. Naylor hit the first ball with a slow bounce in the direction of first base, Perdomo went straight to home plate, and first baseman Luis Arraez made a pass to kill it, but a re-examination of the footage confirmed that his hand touched the base first. The rattlesnake starts the carnival.

"The difference between victory and defeat... Hilt sighed, "The scoreboard is a foregone conclusion." "

The Padres have lost four of their last five games against the Rattlesnakes and Dodgers, and will play four straight games at Dodgers Stadium after the Sidewinders on Sunday.

Suarez said after the game: "It's an anomaly, that's all. "

Hierter strongly supported: "He is the cornerstone of the team and he will continue to rely on it tomorrow. "

Glimmer in the Dark:

Rookie right-hand shooter Ryan Bergert started his rotation with a solid start-up, three hits and two guarantees (including Eugenio Suárez's four-inning three-point shot) and a career-high eight strikeouts (six in the top 10).

Seven-inning breakout: Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a two-point first-base hit, Manny Machado hit a two-point second-run hit, and added two more points in the nine-inning game.

"Keep it up," Machado stressed, "and the tactics were correct today, but it ended like this." Continue to trust the Terminator without changing. "