PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks designated hitter Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a home run unlike any other ever tracked, turning on a 103.9 mph pitch to tie Tuesday’s game in the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres.
The Diamondbacks, however, finished 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position and lost to the Padres 10-5 in 11 innings.
San Diego snapped Arizona’s three-game winning streak and evened the series at Chase Field.
The Padres scored five runs on six hits in the 11th inning off Jake Woodford, as Luis Arraez flipped the go-ahead RBI single on a bloop to left field.
After climbing back to force extra innings, the D-backs went quietly in the bottom of the 11th.
The Diamondbacks (54-60) fell to 4-8 in extra innings this season, as only the Red Sox and Mariners have more extra-inning losses.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. turns on 104
Gurriel turned on a 103.9 mph heater from Padres reliever Mason Miller for the game-tying, two-run home run in the eighth inning. It was the fastest pitch homered off of since pitch tracking began in 2008, according to MLB researcher Sarah Langs, and tied the game at 5-5.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.!!! Off 103.9 mph
That’s the fastest pitch homered off of under pitch tracking (2008) t.co/D2ne9wWDoL
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) August 6, 2025
Gurriel had fouled off the previous four pitches and perfectly connected on a fireball thrown down the middle to shoot it 439 feet to left-center field. He threw his bat toward the home dugout and pounded his chest.
It was Gurriel’s second two-run home run of the night, as he gave Arizona a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Padres starter Yu Darvish.
Geraldo Perdomo set up both home runs with two-out walks.
Missed chances late
Andrew Saalfrank pitched a scoreless ninth inning, stranding a runner on third base. Third baseman Blaze Alexander made a tough stop to potentially save a run.
In the bottom of the ninth, Alexander singled and Alek Thomas was hit by a pitch with one out by Wandy Peralta.
San Diego called on closer Robert Suarez, and Arizona countered with pinch hitter Adrian Del Castillo, who popped out. Corbin Carroll struck out to end the threat.
Woodford came in for the 10th with Arizona running low on available relievers, and he successfully stranded the runner with a pair of ground outs.
The Diamondbacks continued to struggle with runners aboard, failing to even get the Manfred Man over 90 feet to third base. Gurriel hit into the inning-ending double play.
Ryne Nelson solid before bullpen struggles
D-backs starter Ryne Nelson delivered 5.2 innings with two earned runs and eight strikeouts. He allowed six hits but managed to limit the damage and exited with a 3-2 lead.
Nelson came back out for the sixth and struck out the first two batters. His pitch count was at a season-high 100, and with left-handed Jake Cronenworth coming up, the Diamondbacks turned to southpaw reliever Kyle Nelson.
The game became a mess for a while, as Nelson walked the bases loaded, throwing 12 balls and three strikes. That stretch sucked a lot of life out of Chase Field, and he was booed back to the dugout.
Rookie Andrew Hoffmann, a hero of Monday’s win as he pitched in high leverage for the first time in his career, entered the game with the bases loaded and Fernando Tatis Jr. coming up. Hoffmann struck out Tatis on Monday, but this time Tatis worked a walk. Ball four appeared to be in the strike zone.
Hoffmann managed to keep the game tied, but veteran Kendall Graveman failed to follow suit.
Kyle Nelson, Hoffmann and Graveman threw 46 pitches and only 16 strikes between them, as Graveman allowed the go-ahead runs on a two-run double from Ramon Laureano.
Up next for Diamondbacks
The series concludes on Wednesday evening at 6:40 p.m. MST. Anthony DeSclafani will start for Arizona against San Diego southpaw Nestor Cortes.
Catch the game on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.
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