Rookie Ethan Salas delivered a pinch-hit, walk-off single in the 10th inning, singling home automatic runner Jake Cronenworth with one out to lift the San Diego Padres past the Miami Marlins 7-6. The 20-year-old’s hit was his first career walk-off and came a few weeks after his promotion to the big leagues. At 20 years and 110 days, Salas is the youngest MLB player with a walk-off hit since Manny Machado on September 13, 2012, and is reportedly the youngest player with a pinch-hit walk-off in at least the last 50 years. David Morgan was credited with the win after the extra-inning rally. The victory trimmed the Padres’ magic number to three and moved San Diego into the No. 2 National League wild-card position during their late-season push. Manager and teammates celebrated the rookie’s sudden big-game impact after he spent most of the game on the bench.
