{"id":248417,"date":"2025-09-23T08:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/248417\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:07:12","slug":"fermins-11th-inning-single-sends-the-padres-into-the-playoffs-with-5-4-win-over-the-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/248417\/","title":{"rendered":"Fermin’s 11th-inning single sends the Padres into the playoffs with 5-4 win over the Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO — – Freddy Fermin<\/a> singled in automatic runner Bryce Johnson<\/a> with one out in the 11th inning and the San Diego Padres<\/a> beat the three-time NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> 5-4 Monday night to clinch their fourth playoff berth in six seasons.<\/p>\n

Fermin, acquired from Kansas City at the trade deadline on July 31, drove the first pitch he saw from Grant Anderson<\/a> to center field. He tossed his bat aside and then tossed his helmet as he approached first base, setting off a wild celebration in front of a sellout crowd of 42,371 at Petco Park.<\/p>\n

The Padres pulled within 2 1\/2 games of the idle Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> in the NL West race and 2 1\/2 games behind the idle Chicago Cubs<\/a> in the race for the National League’s first of three wild card spots.<\/p>\n

The Brewers (95-62) clinched their third straight division title on Sunday and are headed to the playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons. They are trying to clinch the NL’s No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n

Jose Iglesias<\/a> bunted Johnson to third before Fermin delivered the winning hit.<\/p>\n

Each team scored a run in the 10th. The Padres left the bases loaded in their half of the inning.<\/p>\n

Three-time batting champion Luis Arraez<\/a> singled in the tying run with two outs in the seventh and emphatically pumped his fists toward the dugout on his bobblehead night.<\/p>\n

The Padres had fallen behind 3-1 in the second before Iglesias started the comeback with a leadoff homer in the fifth off ace Freddy Peralta<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Key moment<\/p>\n

Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth<\/a> had a hand in all three outs in the 11th. He started a rundown that erased automatic runner Andruw Monasterio<\/a> at third base and then with the bases loaded fielded Jackson Chourio<\/a>‘s grounder to start a 4-3 double play.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/p>\n

Arraez has driven in at least one run in four of the last five games with runners in scoring position.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Brewers LHP Bruce Zimmermann<\/a>, selected Saturday from Triple-A Nashville, is expected to start against Padres RHP Randy V\u00e1squez (5-7, 3.94).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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