Arraez's RBI groundout in 10th lifts surging Padres to 9-8 win over Marlins

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez had two hits and drove in three runs, including a go-ahead RBI groundout in the 10th inning, and the surging San Diego Padres beat the Miami Marlins 9-8 on Saturday.

David Peralta singled twice and doubled for the Padres, who have won seven straight and 16 of their last 18 games. San Diego clinched its eighth consecutive series and has won 17 of 21 on the road.

“It’s a privilege to manage a game like that with the club we have,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “The desire, the ability to compete, and the dedication to playing the game right — that’s what it’s all about.”

Ha-Seong Kim drew a leadoff walk against reliever John McMillon (0-1) to start the winning rally. Kyle Higashioka’s sacrifice bunt advanced Kim and automatic runner Tyler Wade before Luis Arraez hit a soft grounder to first baseman Jonah Bride that scored Wade.

Arraez is 4 for 11 in the first two games of the series against his former club. He won the NL batting title with Miami last season before being traded to San Diego on May 4.

“They were very challenging at-bats, they know me well,” Arraez said in Spanish. “You always wait for an opportunity to do something well.”

Robert Suarez (7-1) pitched a perfect ninth for the win, with 11 of his 15 pitches reaching 100 mph.

“The main thing is being healthy but also the hard work and preparation you do,” Suárez said. “Thankfully, you are seeing the results.”

Miami’s Derek Hill reached on a leadoff bunt single against reliever Tanner Scott in the bottom of the 10th, advancing automatic runner Vidal Bruján to third. After pinch hitter Cristian Pache popped out, Xavier Edwards hit a grounder to third baseman Manny Machado, who threw Bruján out at home. Acquired from Miami at the trade deadline, Scott struck out Jake Burger for his 19th save.

“Our group is very united and that is the key as to why things are going great,” Arraez said. “There is not one rotten apple on this team.”

The Marlins have lost five of six and three straight in extra innings.

Jackson Merrill’s two-run homer in the eighth tied it at 7-all.

Peralta followed with a double and Kim’s sacrifice bunt advanced pinch runner Bryce Johnson to third. Arraez’s two-out infield single scored Johnson and to put the Padres ahead.

Miami tied it in the bottom half on Burger’s solo blast, his 21st homer and 11th since the All-Star break.

“It fired me up,” Burger said of his homer. “I gave a couple of fist bumps. You almost blacked out in those situations.”

The Marlins sent 12 to the plate and scored six runs in the fifth for a 7-3 lead. Jesús Sánchez and Otto López hit two-run doubles against Padres starter Matt Waldron and reliever Jeremiah Estrada. Hill added a sacrifice fly and Jhonny Pereda followed with a run-scoring single.

Shildt praised reliever Jhony Brito, who ended Miami’s rally by getting the last out in the fifth and pitched two additional scoreless innings. The former Yankee was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

“Don’t forget Jhony Brito in this equation. He kept it right there,” Shildt said. “Huge, effective job by Jhony to set us up for the later use of our guys.”

The Padres loaded the bases on three consecutive singles to start the seventh against reliever Declan Cronin. Arraez then hit an RBI groundout before Cronin hit Jurickson Profar with a pitch. Jake Cronenworth followed with an RBI fielder’s choice to get San Diego within 7-5.

Marlins starter Roddery Muñoz gave up six hits and struck out three in five innings of three-run ball.

Waldron was lifted after 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander allowed five runs and five hits, walked two and struck out five.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: OF PJ Morlando, the club’s No. 1 selection in this year’s draft, will miss the rest of the season because of a lumbar stress reaction. The 19-year Morlando began his professional career with Single-A Jupiter.

UP NEXT

RHP Dylan Cease (11-8, 3.40) will start the series finale for the Padres on Sunday, while RHP Max Meyer (2-2, 5.10) gets the start for the Marlins.

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Miami Marlins' Vidal Brujan watches after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

San Diego Padres' Ha-Seong Kim runs after hitting a single to score David Peralta during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

San Diego Padres' David Peralta scores on a single hit by Ha-Seong Kim during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Matt Waldron reacts after giving up back-to-back singles to Miami Marlins' Jake Burger and Jesus Sanchez during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Marlins' Vidal Brujan celebrates as he rounds third base after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

San Diego Padres' Luis Arraez follows through on a single to score Bryce Johnson during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Lawyers representing 100 survivors and family members of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the Army and an Army hospital for failing to act to stop the reservist responsible for the tragedy, attorneys announced Tuesday.

The individual notices of claim say the Army was aware of the reservist's mental health decline that left him paranoid, delusional and expressing homicidal ideations, producing a “hit list” of those he wanted to attack.

“It is difficult to conceive of a case in which Army personnel could have more warning signs and opportunities to intervene to prevent a service member from committing a mass shooting than what happened in the case of Army Reservist Robert Card,” lawyers wrote in their notices mailed Friday.

The notices of claim by four law firms are a required step in suing the federal government. The Army will have six months to determine whether to respond, after which a lawsuit may be filed.

Eighteen people were killed when the 40-year-old Card opened fire at two locations he'd frequented — a bowling alley and a cornhole league hosted by a bar and grill — on Oct. 25, 2023. Another 13 people were injured. Card was found dead two days later from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

An independent commission appointed by Maine's governor concluded that there were ample opportunities to intervene by both civilian law enforcement and the Army. For now, lawyers for victims and family and friends who suffered loss are focusing on the Army, and not a private hospital that treated Card or civilian law enforcement.

The Department of Defense, U.S. Army and Army Keller Hospital “broke its promises, failed to act reasonably, violated its own polices and procedures and disregarded directives and orders,” the claim said.

In September 2023, when Card threatened to “shoot up” an armory and his friend warned of "a mass shooting,” the Army failed to provide critical background about two doctors recommending that Card not have access to weapons when it requested that local law enforcement officers check on his well being. Card's commanding officer even downplayed the threat by undercutting the credibility of the soldier who issued the warning, and by declining to share all information at his disposal, the claims said.

Cynthia Young, whose husband William and 14-year-old son Aaron were killed at the bowling alley, said in a statement that pain and trauma never goes away. “As terrible as the shooting was it’s even more tragic that there were many opportunities to prevent this and they were not taken,” she added.

The filings said there may have been a time when mass shootings were so rare that they couldn’t be predicted but “that has not been true in America for decades.”

“Mass shootings, like what happened in Lewiston, are an epidemic in America. Consequently, those in positions of responsibility and authority are required to appreciate the warning signs and behaviors that telegraph the risk of mass violence, take them seriously, and act to prevent their occurrence," the claims said.

FILE - A man photographs a make-shift memorial at the base of the Lewiston sign at Veteran's Memorial Park, Oct. 29, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

FILE - A woman visits a makeshift memorial outside Sparetime Bowling Alley, the site of a mass shooting, Oct. 28, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

FILE - Rain-soaked memorials for those who died in a mass shooting sit along the roadside by Schemengees Bar & Grille, Oct. 30, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

FILE - Law enforcement personnel are staged in a school parking lot during a manhunt for Robert Card in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FILE — In this image taken from New York State Police body camera video that was obtained by WMTW-TV 8 in Portland, Maine, New York State Police interview Army reservist Robert Card, the man responsible for Maine's deadliest mass shooting, at Camp Smith, in Cortlandt, N.Y., July 16, 2023. (WMTW-TV 8/New York State Police via AP, File)

FILE - Law enforcement gather outside Schemengee's Bar and Grille, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)