Mason Miller sets record, Ty France homers twice as Padres rally past D-Backs
San Diego Padres relief pitcher Mason Miller (22) pitches in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on April 23, 2026. Miller retired all three batters he faced against Arizona in Mexico City on April 25. After laying in the weeds for much of the game, the San Diego Padres offense came alive late and set the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first game of the Mexico City Series on Saturday afternoon at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú.
Mason Miller pitched a clean ninth inning to set the franchise record by extending his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 34 2/3 innings pitched, as the Padres (18-8) pushed across four runs in the seventh inning. Ty France hit a pair of solo home runs as well to back up a strong six inning start from Germán Márquez. After putting up a four-spot in the second inning, Arizona (14-11) generated just two runners in scoring position opportunities the rest of the way.
Miller’s record-setting ninth saw a flyout on six pitches, a ground out on four pitches and then a ground out on three pitches — his 102. 7 MPH fastball got the final out to record his 10th save of the season. Through the first six innings, San Diego couldn’t generate any pressure on the base paths.
That changed in the seventh, starting with Jackson Merrill drawing a lead off walk en route to loading up the bases and ending the afternoon for reliever Brandon Pfaadt. Sheets stepped in against Taylor Clarke and roped a single to right field for a pair of RBI. France followed by hitting it sharply back up the middle that Geraldo Perdomo bobbled behind second base, twisting his ankle in the process and loading the bases — the shortstop would be removed after the play.
Freddy Fermin hit a sacrifice fly to score Xander Bogaerts, then Ramón Laureano did the same to plate Sheets and give San Diego the 5-4 lead. After having just one reach over the first 15 San Diego batters, France connected with a sinker that Brandon Pfaadt left over the middle in the fifth inning and went opposite field for his second home run of the season. He added his second home run of the game in the ninth inning, blasting reliever Andrew Hoffman’s low fastball out down the right field line.