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The San Diego Padres fell to 72-65 on the season after dropping a weekend series to the Tampa Bay Rays, a sweep sealed by a ninth-inning play in which outfielder Samad Taylor caught a fly ball at the left-field fence and let it fall, converting a game-ending out into a game-tying home run Sunday.
The ball off the bat of Rays outfielder Jonny DeLuca traveled 319 feet at an exit velocity of 90.7 mph and carried a .010 expected batting average.
San Diego, which had entered the weekend holding the final National League wild card position, now sits a half-game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks, the two clubs tied in the loss column.
Mason Miller was on the mound in the ninth inning protecting a 3-1 lead. Junior Caminero led off with a 78-mph single to center, but Miller struck out Liam Hicks and got Chandler Simpson to line out.
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