Jake Burger on Sunday homered for the third straight game, Jesus Sanchez also had a home run and the Miami Marlins won 7-6 to end the San Diego Padres’ seven-game win streak.
Burger has homered 12 times since the All-Star break. He did it in just 23 games, surpassing Giancarlo Stanton for the fastest in club history. Stanton accomplished it during his 59-homer and National League Most Valuable Player season in 2017.
“My wife texted me after the game and said: ‘Are you even human now?’” Burger said. “Obviously, I’ve always felt I’m one of the best power hitters in the game. I’m not immune knowing this is not going to last forever, but If I can keep myself in these types of zones for a longer period, I feel I’ll have a real good career.”
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Kim Ha-seong was originally credited with a game-tying home run off Andrew Nardi when his drive first bounced off the padding in left field, then left fielder Kyle Stowers’ glove and over the wall with two outs in the ninth, but after an umpire review, the call was reversed to a double.
“Weird one. I was just trying to go after it and catch the ball as simply put and thought I put a good attempt at it,” Stowers said. “It was out of my reach and the way it bounced back up as it was coming down it hit my glove.”
Padres manager Mike Schildt said he did not receive a detailed breakdown from crew chief Bill Miller on the reversal.
“He gave me no explanation — overturned ground-rule double,” Schildt said. “I think they got it right. Whether I agree with the rule or don’t agree with the rule, it’s a tough play because of the timing of it. The ball went over the fence, didn’t touch the ground. Feels like a home run. But the rule tells you differently.”
George Soriano relieved Nardi and struck out Luis Campusano for his first save as Miami snapped a three-game skid, with all the losses in extra innings.
“The whole series and the whole homestand was emotionally and physically exhausting,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said.
“If I’m gassed, I can’t imagine what our players feel. There were some really tough, end-of-the-game, extra-inning losses and then to come back like that is incredible,” he said.
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