SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies, of all teams, made spacious Petco Park play like a bandbox Friday night.
Cameron Rupp hit Philadelphia’s fourth home run of the game, a leadoff shot in the 12th inning that lifted the Phillies to a 4-3 victory against the skidding San Diego Padres.
The Phillies (43-67) have won 14 of 19 since the All-Star break to tie Miami for fourth place in the NL East. The teams share the worst record in the majors.
Rupp drove a 90 mph fastball from Kevin Quackenbush (1-2) an estimated 416 feet to straightaway center field.