Suárez Delivers Two Huge Hits Late as Diamondbacks Defeat Padres

Suárez Delivers Two Huge Hits Late as Diamondbacks Defeat Padres
Eugenio Suarez of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates after hitting a tie-breaking, seventh-inning home run against the San Diego Padres in San Diego on July 7, 2024. Gregory Bull/AP Photo
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SAN DIEGO—Eugenio Suárez hit a tiebreaking two-run home run with two outs in the seventh inning and a bases-clearing double in the ninth as the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Diego Padres 9–1 on Sunday.

Arizona improved to .500 at 45–45, winning the final two games of the series after dropping the opener. The Diamondbacks went 4–2 on their Southern California road trip, also rebounding from an opening loss to take the final two games of a series in Los Angeles.