Heath didn't hit a hit, and Merrill doubled to save the Lord

Padres right-hand pitcher Dylan Cease and outfielder Jackson Merrill both suffered injury scares at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. Heath exited in the first half of the seventh inning with discomfort in his right forearm, as he was leaving the court with his trainer and repeatedly moving his right forearm; Merrill was hit in the left forearm by Devin Williams' fastball in the top half of the 10th inning. Thankfully, both men were fine – the team thought Heath had just had a forearm cramp and passed all post-match checks, with Merrill insisting on finishing the race and claiming to be unharmed. Although Heath went into the seventh inning with a no-hitter and Merrill contributed a home run and a key hit, the Padres still lost 3-4 to the Yankees in the playoff game and ended the series with a hate in the series.

Heath allowed the Yankees to shoot 21 up and down 21 in the first six innings until a no-hitter game was broken by Cody Bellinger's Sunny Cannon after two outs in the bottom half of the seventh inning. Against Anthony Volpe, who was then batting the ball, the Iron Man pitcher, who had started 32 games in four consecutive seasons, suddenly felt a tightness in his right hand, and head coach Mike Shildt and trainer Mark Rogow immediately hit the board. 'I really wanted to keep pitching,' Heath said after the game, 'but the coaching staff made the right decision. It is not expected to affect the next first shot and no further examination is required. "

Merrill smashed Yankee ace Max Fried with a 413-foot shot in the top half of the fourth inning, and hit a key hit in the top half of the eighth inning to give the team a 3-1 lead. The rookie, who was sidelined for more than a month with a right hamstring strain, hit four hits from eight hits after his comeback. "He studied the tactical report every day," Hilter praised, "and the physical recovery was just as good as the mental preparation." "

The Padres extended their lead in the top half of the eighth inning with a high-flying sacrifice from Xander Bogaerts, but the bottom of the ninth inning was tied by a two-point shot by former teammate Trent Grisham, an outfielder who came to the Yankees last offseason through a trade from Juan Soto. In the bottom half of the tenth inning, J.C. Escarra's goodbye Goofy sacrifice ended the game. The Padres had a full run in the first half of the 10-inning playoff with Merrill's touch, but Baez missed a strikeout.

"Every game is evenly matched," Merrill said, "and we have to look forward, the Colorado Series is waiting for us." Hilt commented: "The two sides kept fighting back and this time the opponent delivered the final blow. It's a high-level baseball matchup. "With Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin' playing on the locker room stereo, the Padres will leave Denver with the joy of the rest of their lives.