CINCINNATI (AP) — Jose Trevino drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
San Diego (73-66) began the day with a half-game lead on Arizona for the third and final NL wild-card spot. The Diamondbacks hosted the Phillies later Tuesday night.
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Cincinnati Reds' Héctor Rodríguez tries to stay on second after hitting a double as San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts attempts to tag him out during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
Cincinnati Reds' Héctor Rodríguez scores on a single by JJ Bleday during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
San Diego Padres' Samad Taylor celebrates with Ty France after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Manny Machado during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
San Diego Padres' Randy Vásquez pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
Cincinnati Reds' Nick Lodolo pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
With the score tied at 2 in the eighth, the Reds loaded the bases with one out against Adrian Morejon (9-3). Trevino lined a sharp single to center, scoring Elly De La Cruz with the go-ahead run.
Juan Brito followed with a sacrifice fly to give the Reds a two-run cushion.
Emilio Pagán allowed a solo homer to Fernando Tatis, his second of the night, in the ninth but secured his 20th save.
Brock Burke (6-5) got the win for Cincinnati.
Samad Taylor tripled for the second time this season and scored on Manny Machado's sacrifice fly to put the Padres ahead 1-0 in the first.
The Reds tied it in the bottom half when Hector Rodriguez doubled and later scored on JJ Bleday's single.
Tatis put the Padres ahead 2-1 in the fifth with his 18th home run.
Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo allowed two earned runs and five hits with two walks and five strikeouts while tying a season high with 100 pitches.
Edwin Arroyo doubled in the fifth and scored on Rodriguez's single to tie it at 2.
Padres starter Randy Vazquez allowed two earned runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings with a walk and three strikeouts.
San Diego missed a couple scoring chances late in Tuesday's game.
They had runners on first and second with no outs in the seventh, but Reds right-hander Luis Mey worked out of the jam. In the eighth, Jackson Merrill doubled with two outs, but Brock Burke struck out Luis Campusano to end the inning.
Padres RHP Casey Mize (5-8, 3.45) will face Reds LHP Brandon Williamson (2-3, 6.11) in the series finale on Wednesday.
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Cincinnati Reds' Héctor Rodríguez tries to stay on second after hitting a double as San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts attempts to tag him out during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
Cincinnati Reds' Héctor Rodríguez scores on a single by JJ Bleday during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
San Diego Padres' Samad Taylor celebrates with Ty France after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Manny Machado during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
San Diego Padres' Randy Vásquez pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
Cincinnati Reds' Nick Lodolo pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson)
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Dozens of young people gathered recently on a beach in Peru’s capital to dance, pose and show off their most creative moves — all in pursuit of one thing: aura.
They were taking part in a so-called “aura battle," a real-world spin on the Internet trend known as “aura farming” that is sweeping across Latin America.
Dressed up as characters from comic books or animated films, competitors engaged in dance battles of sorts, vying for the crowd’s applause. Those with the loudest cheers and the most creative moves advanced to the next round. One competitor dressed up as Spider-Man performed forward rolls and push ups, as techno music played in the background. Another hopped on one leg while kicking the other forward, in a move that looked straight from a video game.
“Aura farming is about letting your essence flow in a place where people are watching you, but where there is no shame,” said Liam González, a 20-year-old film student who attended dressed up as the movie character Shrek.
Gonzalo Cornelio, 19, came dressed as former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, wearing a grey tracksuit like the one worn by the deposed leader the night he was captured by the U.S. military.
Aura farming competitions first emerged in Brazil and spread through social media. Now, teenagers and adults are holding aura battles across Latin America.
“It’s not about being popular,” said María Paula Martínez, a professor in the arts faculty at Colombia’s Los Andes University. “It’s about showing off good vibes, and having others recognize that.”
Like video game characters who farm for points, people who go aura farming are trying to earn a reward. In this case, it's about generating good vibes, and thus improving their “aura,” a term that, according to some spiritual traditions, refers to an energy field that surrounds people.
Fernando Lícito, a Peruvian content creator, said that in aura battles participants do not touch each other or trade insults. “They are simply farming their aura," said Lícito, 25. “And whoever gets the crowd to make more noise wins.”
Lícito said he saw a video in June of an aura farming contest in Brazil, and decided to bring the idea to Peru. So far, he has organized three aura battles there.
During the contests, some participants imitate soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration, extending their arms downwards and making a sound that sounds like “siuu."
Aura farmers also draw on other online trends, with some repeating the words “six, seven” as they move their hands.
Aura battles have spread to cities across Latin America, including Mexico City, Quito and Buenos Aires, where dozens of people staged a battle in front of the Obelisk, one of the most iconic monuments in the Argentine capital. The contests have also reached Spain, with events taking place in Madrid, Burgos and Zaragoza.
Martínez, the Colombian arts professor, said that the concept of aura farming has moved beyond the digital world into physical spaces, enabling teenagers to socialize.
But some aura battles have met some resistance.
In Lima’s Miraflores district, officials recently cancelled an aura farming event, saying organizers had not obtained the permits required to hold it in a public space.
In July, the mayor of Cuiaba, a city in southwestern Brazil, denied permits for an aura tournament, arguing it was not in the public’s interest. The event was transferred to a university campus. And in Costa Rica, the ministry of education banned aura battles in public schools arguing they could create conflicts between students or disrupt learning.
In Mexico, by contrast, the education minister embraced the trend, posting a video in which he smiles and says he is “farming good education” as the country prepares for the new school year.
González, the aura farmer who dresses up as Shrek, said that this hobby gives him a way to have fun and express himself, even if his grandmother doesn’t get what he’s doing and thinks it’s silly. “We were born in a different era,” he said.
Suárez reported from Bogota, Colombia. Associated Press journalists Mauricio Muñoz in Lima, Berenice Bautista in Mexico City and Gonzalo Solano in Quito, Ecuador, contributed to this report.
A participant who goes by “Ciclope,” or Cyclops, competes in an aura-farming battle at Las Sombrillas beach in Lima, Peru, on Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
“Ciclope,” or Cyclops and "Chamo," or dude face off in an aura-farming battle at Las Sombrillas beach in Lima, Peru, on Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Aura farmers wait their turn to compete in aura-farming battles at Las Sombrilla beach in Lima, Peru, on Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Young men dressed as “Mr. Chainsaw” and “Maduro” face off in an aura-farming battle at Las Sombrillas beach in Lima, Peru, on Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
