Padres beat Giants 4-3 in 10 innings for sweep, overcoming first righty Splash Homer by Ramos

San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos, right, hits a home run in front of San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka during the ninth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.

San Francisco Giants' Heliot Ramos, right, hits a home run in front of San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka during the ninth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)


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SAN FRANCISCO — David Peralta hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres overcame Heliot Ramos becoming the first right-handed batter to homer into McCovey Cove with a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants that finished a three-game sweep. Ramos hit a 394-foot, opposite-field drive into the water behind the right field stands in the ninth off Robert Suarez (9-3), tying the score 2-2. There have been 167 Splash Homers by left-handed batters since the ballpark opened in 2000, including 104 by Giants hitters, since the ballpark opened in 2000.

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