Padres playing outside Fernando Tatis Jr. he hit just his second home run of the season on Wednesday, but he made it count. Tatis belted the slide hanging from it Chase Petty over the left field wall to walk the Reds.
1. The big cap returns with a walk-off grand slam
The Giants appeared headed for a shutout by the Nationals in seven innings on Wednesday. San Francisco entered the bottom of the eighth inning trailing 9-1. The Giants then put together a five-run inning with the help of a solo homer Rafael Devers again Matt Chapman. Washington scored once in the ninth inning to extend the lead back to four runs. The first three batters reached base against the shortstop Gus Varland bottom of the ninth inning, cutting the deficit to three. Jung Hoo Lee singled to load the bases, setting the stage for Bryce Eldridge. The rookie snapped a 2-0 slide Mitchell Parker in the right field seats to complete the wild comeback.
2. Callihan enters the board
Pirates forward Tyler Callihan joined the big league club at the end of May. He has played sparingly since being promoted, but he put together a big game against the Dodgers yesterday. Callihan took over Shohei Ohtani deep into the fourth inning for the first homer of his career. He then erased a two-run deficit in the eighth inning, giving up three runs Kyle Hurt. Pittsburgh entered the seventh inning down five runs, but scored eight runs in its final two trips to the plate.
3. Scherzer moves up the strikeout list
The Blue Jays are good Max Scherzer he returned to the mound Wednesday against the Phillies. The veteran has been sidelined since late April due to forearm and ankle injuries. Scherzer was not at his best against Philadelphia, allowing five earned runs over 3 1/3 innings. He had four strikeouts, bringing his total to 3,503 for his career. Scherzer is the 11th pitcher to reach 3,500 punchouts. He needs just seven strokes to pass Walter Johnson and move into the top 10 on the all-time leaderboard.
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