Salas Makes History, Padres Near Clinch, and a Marlin Breaks Records
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The Padres enter the weekend at 84-69, second in the NL West, after a 9-2 rout of Colorado on Thursday fueled by a seven-run second inning. The math is favorable for a postseason clinch as early as Sunday. Tonight they host Miami — sitting at 76-77, six games under .500 — at Petco Park, first pitch at 6:40 p.m., with the Padres opening as roughly two-hundred-and-two to two-hundred-and-four favorites.
The story generating the most attention heading into the series is 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas, who on Wednesday hit two home runs against Colorado at Coors Field — a 426-foot solo shot and a two-run homer — to become the youngest catcher in Major League Baseball history to hit multiple home runs in a single game. That record will follow Salas through his career; that it arrived in a pennant-relevant September adds to its weight.
On the water, sportfishing captain Alec Stockfeldt reportedly landed a 648-pound blue marlin off San Diego, a new largest-fish-weighed record at Fisherman's Landing. In college soccer, San Diego State men's fell 2-0 to 25th-ranked UC Santa Barbara on Thursday night in Santa Barbara.
Weekend weather sets up favorably for outdoor plans across the region. Friday along the coast brings morning clouds clearing to mostly sunny by midday, highs in the 73-to-78-degree range, and afternoon westerly winds up to 10 miles per hour; marine winds shift west around 10 knots with seas running 3 to 4 feet Friday afternoon. Saturday warms further — mostly sunny after any early coastal cloudiness, inland temperatures reaching into the 80s with some hotter spots approaching 90, and overnight lows staying in the 60s. The Adams Avenue Street Fair runs Saturday and Sunday along a 10-block stretch of Adams Avenue in Normal Heights, free admission, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Mission Bay Bayfair continues through Sunday, and San Diego Bunnyfest returns to Liberty Station on Sunday as a fundraiser for the San Diego House Rabbit Society. The La Jolla Art and Wine Festival is set for October 10-11, featuring more than 170 artists.