PHOENIX — San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller was bringing the warmth on Tuesday evening.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned the favor.
Gurriel crushed a 103.9 mph fastball from Miller into the left-field seats for a two-run homer within the eighth inning, tying the sport at 5-all. It was the toughest hit pitch for a homer since MLB began pitch monitoring in 2008.
It was a part of a two-homer evening for Gurriel. The veteran additionally hit a two-run shot within the first inning.
The hard-throwing Miller was acquired from the Athletics ultimately week’s commerce deadline. He routinely throws over 100 mph and hit 104.2 mph together with his hardest pitch on Tuesday evening.
Luis Arráez hit a go-ahead single within the eleventh inning and the Padres tacked on 4 extra runs to beat the Diamondbacks 10-5.
The Related Press contributed to this report.