San Diego Padres (85-68) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (106-47)
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 9:40 pm
Even after being demoted from the closer role last week, Craig Kimbrel blew another game for the Dodgers on Tuesday night.
The embattled right-hander was far from the only culprit in the Dodgers’ 4-3 defeat to the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, in which shaky defense contributed to the Padres' first three runs and the Dodgers lineup went one for 17 with runners in scoring position.
But it was Kimbrel’s blunders that proved fatal in the 10th: a pair of two-out walks, including a bases-loaded free pass to Jorge Alfaro, that gave the Padres their third walk-off win over the Dodgers this year and the fourth in which they scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning or later.
Expect tonight's game to feature more offense as the Dodgers tip toe into the postseason.