Extra-inning heroics, Slam Diego, return to Petco Park

San Diego, California - April 09: Mason Miller #22 of the San Diego Padres celebrates after striking out Willi Castro #3 of the Colorado Rockies during the ninth inning at Petco Park on Thursday, April 9, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images) What. A.

Game. The San Diego Padres had their first walk off of the year last night and, with it, this team is starting to look like itself once again. After failing to score more than one run—despite plenty of opportunities—San Diego entered the tenth inning against the Colorado Rockies with Jeremiah Estrada on the bump.

He was mostly solid, but allowed the Rox to put a run on the board, putting the onus on the Friars to score in the bottom of the frame. San Diego delivered and went into the eleventh, where Estrada gave up another run. The inning shifted back to the Padres who, down to their final out with two runners on, saw Luis Campusano lace a double into left field, scoring the tying run.

That brought San Diego into the 12th, where the Rockies were finally unable to score. Fernando Tatis Jr. laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runner to third base.