Yasmani Grandal #12 of the San Diego Padres celebrates his two run homerun with Chase Headley #7 for a 3-3 tie against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on September 4, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
BOX SCORE | WILD-CARD STANDINGS
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Logan Forsythe hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the 11th inning after Yasmani Grandal tied the score with a two-run homer in the eighth, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 Tuesday night.
The Dodgers wasted an excellent outing from ace Clayton Kershaw and dropped 1 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild card.
John Ely (0-1), working his second inning of relief, gave up a leadoff single to Cameron Maybin in the 11th. Everth Cabrera followed with a bunt single, and both runners took an extra base on third baseman Luis Cruz’s throwing error to first.
Will Venable was intentionally walked with one out before Forsythe lined a 1-2 pitch to right-center. Chase Headley followed with an RBI single.
