Cronenworth's single gives Padres 6-5 win over Giants after Miller blows save

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth singled in Xander Bogaerts with two outs in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Saturday night for their seventh win in eight games.

The Padres remained a game back of the third NL wild-card spot.

The Padres had to rally after Osleivis Basabe, a late replacement for MLB batting leader Luis Arraez, hit a two-run double off All-Star Mason Miller with two outs in the eighth to tie it at 5.

Xander Bogaerts hit a leadoff double off Dylan Smith (0-3) and was sacrificed by Freddy Fermin. With two outs, Fernando Tatis Jr. was intentionally walked before Cronenworth singled to center.

Miller (4-1) got the win as well as his first blown save.

With the Padres trying to hold onto a 5-3 lead, Miller relieved Jeremiah Estrada with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth. He struck out pinch-hitter Grant McCray before Basabe, playing in just his third game this year, hit a 103-mph four-seam fastball from Miller just in front of the wall in left to bring in Rafael Devers and Willy Adames. Miller got Bryce Eldridge to ground out.

Fermin hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Tyler Mahle for a 3-2 lead.

Basabe had tied it at 2 with a two-run homer off Walker Buehler with one out in the third. The Giants went ahead 3-2 when Buehler walked Willy Adames with the bases loaded.

It was the first homer since 2023 for Basabe, who started at second and batted ninth after Arraez was scratched minutes before the game with cramps.

The Giants said Arraez was scratched as a precaution after he came out of Friday night's game in the seventh inning with cramps. Arraez, who leads the majors with a .328 batting average, is among the top trade candidates as Monday’s deadline approaches.

Basabe's contract was selected from Triple-A on Tuesday after Casey Schmitt went on the injured list.

Giants RHP Landen Roupp (7-9, 4.12 ERA) and Padres RHP Michael King (6-7, 3.38) were scheduled to start the series finale Sunday.

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San Francisco Giants' Osleivis Basabe celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Francisco Giants' Osleivis Basabe runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres' Freddy Fermin, right, celebrates with teammate Luis Rengifo after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres' Freddy Fermin celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth celebrates after hitting a walk off single during the ninth inning as the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams are trying to recover their bodies, Purja's expedition company said Saturday.

“The world has lost one of mountaineering's greatest climbers,” the company, Elite Exped, said in a statement. It stressed that it mourned all the lives lost, adding: “No words can ease the pain of this unimaginable loss."

The 10-member expedition was swept away by an avalanche Thursday on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.

Rescuers found four bodies and recovered three of them Friday in harsh weather that hampered flights by search and rescue helicopters. Rescuers backed by military helicopters had resumed a search earlier on Saturday for the others.

“The loss of these courageous climbers, who came from different nations united by their passion for the mountains, is an immeasurable loss to the global mountaineering fraternity,” said Irfan Arshad Khan, the president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

Khan paid tribute to the military and civilian rescuers and sherpas who took part in the search mission. “The mountains inspire us with their beauty, but they also remind us of the immense risks faced by those who venture into the high Himalaya and Karakoram,” he said.

Earlier on Saturday, a local police official, Tahir Khan, said the remains of Omani climber Nathira Ahmed were being flown to the capital, Islamabad, while the bodies of American climber Mallory Geis and Nepalese climber Bahadur Gurung remained at a hospital in Skardu, the main city in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.

A statement from Geis’ family said “Mallory was a bright light who was loved deeply by her family and friends. She will be profoundly missed.”

The expedition was led by Purja, the Nepal-born former British Army soldier widely known as Nims Dai. He climbed the world’s 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary “14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.” His record was broken in 2023.

Purja's company described him as “a leader who inspired millions through his courage, humility and unwavering belief that human potential is far greater than we often imagine.”

The expedition was Geis’ first try at an 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan, while it was expected to be the final one for Sakhi, who is a guide for the company, as well as a geographer and high-altitude photographer who has climbed some of the world’s major peaks, according to the Moving Mountains website.

Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, high altitude and rapidly changing weather.

Khan reported from Peshawar, Pakistan. Associated Press writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed.

This version corrects the name of the expedition company to Elite Exped, which is the company's formal name.

In this photo released by the Alpine Club of Pakistan on Friday, July 31, 2026, members of a mountaineers rescue team pose for photo with honorary general secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan Ayaz Ahmed Shigri, center, before departing from an airbase on a search operation for climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, in Skardu, in Gilgit-Baltistan's region, in northern Pakistan. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)

In this photo released by the Alpine Club of Pakistan on Friday, July 31, 2026, members of a mountaineers rescue team prepare to depart from an airbase on a search operation for climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, in Skardu, in Gilgit-Baltistan's region, in northern Pakistan. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)