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Padres' David Peralta: Swats homer Saturday
David Peralta went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs in a 6-2 win against the White Sox on Saturday.Peralta got the start at DH with Luis Arraez taking a turn at first base. Peralta took advantage of the opportunity, belting a solo shot in the fourth inning and adding a double in the eighth. It was just the second start in the San Diego Padres' past six games for Peralta, who has seen his role diminish since Fernando Tatis returned in early September from a lengthy stay on the injured list.
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Padres' David Peralta: Loses lineup spot to Tatis
David Peralta is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.Peralta has largely served as a strong-side platoon player at designated hitter or in the corner outfield since he was promoted from Triple-A El Paso in late May, but his opportunities will likely be more scarce for the rest of the season with Fernando Tatis having taken back an everyday role since being activated from the 60-day injured list Monday. Since Tatis' activation, Peralta has now started just twice in the San Diego Padres' ensuing six games, sitting against right-handed pitchers on four occasions.
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Padres' David Peralta: Swats two-run homer
David Peralta went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run in Friday's 13-5 win against the Rays.Peralta singled and scored in the third inning and added a two-run blast to right field in the fourth. The long ball was his first in 15 games, though the veteran outfielder kept up his good hitting even during the power drought, batting .286 with a 5:6 BB:K. On the season, Peralta is slashing .278/.340/.438 with seven home runs, 25 RBI, 29 runs and two stolen bases over 212 plate appearances.
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Padres' David Peralta: Idle against lefty
David Peralta is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.Peralta will take a seat Friday against southpaw David Peterson and the Mets. Bryce Johnson will bat eighth and play right field in place of Peralta.
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Padres' David Peralta: Reaches three times in loss
David Peralta went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a walk and a run scored in Thursday's loss to the Mets.Peralta reached on a single in his first at-bat before swiping his second bag of the season. He added another hit in his next trip to the plate and went on to reach three times in the contest. It marked the sixth multi-hit performance this month for the outfielder and he's now hit safely in three straight games. Peralta is batting .345 in August with nine extra-base hits, 13 RBI and 11 runs scored.
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Padres' David Peralta: Goes deep Tuesday
David Peralta went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.Peralta took Luis Ortiz deep to lead off the fifth to extend the San Diego Padres' lead to 2-0. It was the only extra-base hit of the evening for the Padres. The home run was also his third this month after he had just two total coming into August. He's enjoying a productive month despite not getting everyday at-bats, slashing .367/.424/.767 with nine RBI and six runs scored across 33 plate appearances. For the year, Peralta is slashing .262/.323/.414 with five homers, 19 RBI, 20 runs, a steal and an 11:33 BB:K in 158 plate appearances.
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Padres' David Peralta: Homers in win Thursday
David Peralta went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 7-6 victory over the Pirates.Peralta built upon the San Diego Padres' early lead with his two-run blast to right field in the second inning. It was his second homer over his past four games, a stretch during which the veteran outfielder has gone 4-for-10 with three walks and five RBI. Peralta had only two long balls over 49 contests prior to the four-game surge.
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Padres' David Peralta: Beginning game on bench Wednesday
David Peralta is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.With lefty Marco Gonzales starting for the Pirates, Peralta will hit the bench for a second straight day, but he'll be a candidate to enter the contest if Pittsburgh turns to a right-handed pitcher out of its bullpen at some point in the game. Platoon mate Bryce Johnson will pick up another start in right field in place of Peralta.
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Padres' David Peralta: On bench against southpaw
David Peralta is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.Peralta will take a seat Tuesday as lefty Bailey Falter takes the mound for Pittsburgh. In his place, Bryce Johnson will bat ninth and play right field.
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Padres' David Peralta: Goes deep Sunday
David Peralta went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and a walk in Sunday's win over the Rockies.Peralta broke the game open with a three-run blast off Justin Lawrence in the sixth to make it a 6-1 lead for the San Diego Padres. Peralta has logged RBI in consecutive games now, and Sunday was just the fourth time this year he's posted a game with multiple RBI. It's been a slow year for the aging Peralta, who's now slashing just .233/.298/.342 with three homers, 14 RBI, 15 runs, a steal and a 9:27 BB:K in 131 plate appearances.