SAN DIEGO -- Hector Sanchez, a light-hitting back-up catcher, blasted a 403-foot home run in the eighth inning to give the San Diego Padres a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers Saturday night at Petco Park.
Tigers reliever Shane Greene watched the ball sail over the left-field fence and then squatted on the mound, almost in disbelief, as Sanchez rounded the bases.
The inning unraveled from there, as the Padres scored five runs on four hits and three walks.
Nothing is going right for struggling Tigers, who have now lost eight games in a row for the first time since May 28-June 5, 2015.