The Padres beat the White Sox on Saturday night, dropping their Magic Number to clinch a playoff spot to 2.
In their flurry of moves at the MLB Trade Deadline, Martin Perez was the last guy the Padres acquired in a last-minute swap with Pittsburgh. At the time it seemed like a superfluous move to get a little depth in the starting rotation.Perez was fantastic again in a 6-2 Padres win over the White Sox on Saturday night at Petco Park, working 5.1 innings of one-run ball with six strikeouts. Perez has made nine starts since the trade. San Diego has won eight of them.
Oh, yeah, since the Braves beat the Marlins the Padres Magic Number is down to two, meaning they can now officially lock down a playoff spot any day. In fact, if they finish a sweep of the Sox and Atlanta loses their series finale to the Marlins, there will be a heck of a party in the clubhouse at Petco Park on Sunday night.Perez got some offensive help from some big blasts.
Tanner Scott did just what the doctor ordered. It took him two pitches to get Dominic Fletcher to ground into a 4-6-3 double play to end the threat. In the bottom of the inning another new guy let the sellout crowd breathe a whole lot easier. Catcher Elias Diaz, signed after the Rockies let him go, unloaded on his first homer in a Padres uniform. The 2-run shot made it 6-2 and let Scott cruise through a scoreless 9th inning to give the Friars a series win. They can sweep the series on Sunday afternoon behind Yu Darvish.
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