MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers closer Josh Hader stopped San Diego’s rally in the ninth inning and the Padres’ nine-game winning streak ended Monday night with a 5-3 loss to Milwaukee.
Fresh off sweeping a nine-game homestand, the Padres trailed 5-0 going into the ninth.
Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer off Angel Perdomo in the ninth. Hader relieved with a runner on first and no outs, and gave up Eric Hosmer’s RBI double with one out and then a walk.
Hader settled down to retire Austin Nola on a popup and Ha-Seong Kim on a lineout for his 11th save of the season.
“I was proud of the way we kept battling,” Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. “I thought our at-bats against Hader were about as good as we could have.”
Brandon Woodruff (3-2) gave up three hits over seven innings against a Padres team that had won 12 of 13. He struck out eight and walked none.
“That’s a championship level, playoff caliber pitcher out there,” Tingler said. “We knew it was going to be a tough challenge tonight with him on the mound. We just weren’t able to square up enough heaters tonight and he got stronger as he went. ”
Woodruff hasn’t allowed a run in three of his nine starts this season.
“They’re the hottest team in baseball, best record and everything, they’ve got a lot of big names in that lineup,” Woodruff said. “The thing is you really have to make some pitches and mix it up. You can’t get too predictable. They’re tough. Try to make my pitches and go from there.”
Manny Pina hit a two-run homer in the second off Blake Snell (1-1).
Avisail Garcia led off the fourth with a homer and Kolten Wong’s two-out, two-run single later in the inning finished Snell.
“I thought his fastball and his secondary pitches were good,” Tingler said. “He was missing…
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