SAN DIEGO (AP) -Eighteen was enough for Mark Reynolds and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday in the longest major league game this season.
“It’s tough because No. 1, he’s a position player and you don’t want him to get you out, and No. 2, you don’t know what he’s going to throw,” Reynolds said.
The Padres were held hitless through nine extra innings by four relievers. Their only baserunners in extras came on three walks in a game that took 5 hours, 45 minutes.
San Diego used all its relievers and had starter Chad Gaudin – the loser in Friday night’s series opener – pitch the 16th and 17th innings before turning to Wilson in the 18th for his third career relief appearance.
Wilson (0-1) was claimed off waivers from Arizona on May 15, four days after he pitched a scoreless inning for the Diamondbacks against Cincinnati.
“When he pitched for us he threw all fastballs, so you figure he has some kind of wrinkle,” said Reynolds, who fell behind 0-2. “He threw a curveball up there and I laid off some high fastballs, and he left one out over and I was able to barrel it up.”
Wilson allowed a single to Felipe Lopez and walked Ryan Roberts with one out before Reynolds hit a full-count pitch off an advertising sign atop the right-field wall.
“One pitch away,” Wilson said. “I had Mark 0-2 there. I wish I could have thrown a strike before I got to 3-2.
probably just a matter of time. I was ready.”
Wilson pitched in high school and his two other big league relief appearances had been in blowout losses.
“I don’t know how long I could have lasted,” he said. “I started getting tired toward the end of that inning.”
Arizona manager A.J. Hinch said he didn’t want his players getting comfortable facing a position player.
“Your swings can get a little bit big,” said Hinch, who had Gerardo Parra lay down a sacrifice bunt to advance Lopez. “We had the players concentrate on getting a good pitch to hit and hit it hard.”
Phillies 7, Dodgers 2
At Los Angeles, Ryan Howard, Carlos Ruiz and Shane Victorino homered, and Philadelphia earned a split a the four-game series.
Antonio Bastardo (2-0) allowed two runs and seven hits over five-plus innings to win his second major league start.
Randy Wolf (3-2), who pitched for the Phillies from 1999-06, gave up six runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings. The loss was his first in 12 starts since April 7, his season debut.
Braves 8, Brewers 7
At Atlanta, Chipper Jones had four hits, including two homers, and matched his career high with five RBIs to prevent the Brewers’ first series sweep in Atlanta.
Ryan Braun hit a pair of two-run homers and Mike Cameron also had a two-run shot for the Brewers.
seven runs, six earned, in six innings.
The Braves trailed 7-5 before scoring three runs in the eighth off Carlos Villanueva (2-4).
Eric O’Flaherty (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and Mike Gonzalez got his eighth save.
Rockies 7, Cardinals 2
At St. Louis, Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight innings of four-hit ball and Paul Phillips drove in three runs.
Jimenez (4-6) allowed two runs, struck out nine and walked one. Phillips had a career-best four hits, including his first homer since 2006.
Albert Pujols had a rare two-run sacrifice fly in the first inning for the Cardinals. Joel Pineiro (5-6) allowed three runs in five innings.
Cubs 6, Reds 3, 14 innings
At Cincinnati, Alfonso Soriano led off the 14th inning with a home run for Chicago.
Mike Fontenot added an RBI single off Lincoln (1-1) and Reed Johnson doubled in a run for the Cubs.
Rookie David Patton (2-1) pitched the 13th to get the win and Angel Guzman finished for his first career save.
Ryan Hanigan, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Jonny Gomes each drove in a run for the Reds.
Mets 7, Nationals 0
At Washington, Livan Hernandez allowed four singles in seven innings and New York scored five runs in the first inning.
Hernandez (5-1) walked four and struck out four to win for the fifth time in seven starts. The right-hander improved to 10-5 lifetime against his former team.
raig Stammen (0-2) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings for the Nationals.
Astros 6, Pirates 4
At Houston, Matt Kata scored from second base on Miguel Tejada’s infield single, snapping a seventh-inning tie.
Humberto Quintero, who went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, had an RBI single and Jason Michaels added a run-scoring double in the eighth to make it 6-3.
Steven Jackson (1-1) took the loss, allowing three runs, three hits and two walks in 1 1-3 innings.
Jeff Fulchino (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for his first major league win and LaTroy got his eighth save in 10 tries.
Giants 3, Marlins 2
At Miami, Tim Lincecum pitched three-hit ball into the eighth to win his fifth consecutive decision.
Bengie Molina had two RBIs to back Lincecum (5-1), who went 7 1-3 innings. He also doubled and scored.
Brian Wilson worked the ninth for his 15th save in 18 opportunities.
Ricky Nolasco (2-6) pitched seven innings, giving up three runs (two earned) and 10 hits.
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