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SAN DIEGO (AP) — After a brutal collapse in September http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-stan-musial-jersey , the Arizona Diamondbacks were left with the consolation prize of finishing the season with a winning record.Rookie Ildemaro Vargas hit his first home run, got his first stolen base and drove in three runs to lead the Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.The Diamondbacks, who reached the postseason in 2017, are 82-79 with one game to go. They led the NL West heading into September but then went into a tailspin that left them 8-18 this month.“I think that is something,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “When it’s all said and done after the month that we had, it is really positive and a good way to finish.”Vargas hit an RBI single in the first inning and a two-run homer in the fourth, both off rookie Jacob Nix (2-5).“I’m so happy,” the 27-year-old Vargas said. “My teammates from Venezuela were so happy and they support me. I’m happy and they are happy.”Vargas was called up Sept. 3 from Triple-A Reno, where he was a mid-season and postseason All-Star. He made his big league debut last season, when he played in 12 games for Arizona.Vargas’ homer staked Zack Godley to a 4-0 lead and the Diamondbacks held on to give the right-hander his career-high 15th win.“Anytime you are talking about career first it’s an exciting time,” Lovullo said. “I think the guys gave him the silent treatment but it is something that he will never forget. And it had a big impact on the game. The home run didn’t surprise any of us because we have watched him play the past couple of years. It’s a special time for him and he’s one of those great stories.”San Diego dropped to 65-96, five more losses than last year with one game to go. Executive chairman Ron Fowler expected the rebuilding Padres to be better this year than their 71-91 finish last year Roger Maris Jersey , but they’ve lost more than 90 games for the third straight year and fourth time in eight seasons.San Diego pulled within one run in the fourth on Manuel Margot’s two-run triple and a single by rookie Javy Guerra, who got his first RBI.San Diego’s bullpen faltered in the sixth, when Jon Jay drew a bases-loaded walk off rookie Trey Wingenter.The Padres again pulled within one run when Eric Hosmer homered off Brad Ziegler in the eighth, his 18th.Godley (15-11) allowed three runs and five hits in six innings, struck out five and walked two. Yoshihisa Hirano pitched the ninth for his third save.Nix allowed four runs and five hits in four innings, walked three and had no strikeouts.“Overall I’m happy I got to be here; I’m not exactly happy with the results,” he said. “This isn’t how I was drawing up my last game in my head but it doesn’t always happen the way you imagine it. I’m ready to get to work in the offseason and try to turn my weaknesses into strengths and get back out there.”BRAD ZIEGLERThe 38-year-old Arizona reliever, who’s in the last year of his contract, told Lovullo he’d like to pitch in more than half of the team’s games. Saturday night’s appearance was his 82nd.“When the big man runs the floor, you’ve got to give him the ball,” Lovullo said. “I’m going to dish that one to him and let him dunk it. He deserves that. He’s had two managers who really relied on him and that’s a credit to him.”UP NEXTDiamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (6-2, 3.91) gets the start in the season finale. He’s 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA in his last 10 starts.Padres: Rookie LHP Joey Lucchesi (8-9 http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-matt-carpenter-jersey , 4.14) looks to break through against Arizona after going 0-5 with a 6.85 ERA in five starts against the Diamondbacks. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a majestic three-run homer a few hours after he pitched a simulated game. Mike Trout followed Ohtani’s blast two innings later with the first homer of his emotional August.And those weren’t even the important hits in a wild comeback victory for the Los Angeles Angels.Eric Young Jr. put the Angels ahead with a two-run single during their five-run eighth inning, and Los Angeles blew a three-run lead before rallying to snap its six-game skid with a 10-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.Ohtani and Trout connected early on a night when the Big A played a bit like Coors Field. After DJ LeMahieu’s first career grand slam put the Rockies up 7-5 in the eighth, the struggling Angels improbably rallied in the bottom of the inning to steal a win from Colorado, which missed the chance to pull into a tie for first place in the NL West.“Mathematically we’re still in it, but those guys are right in the thick of it,” Young said. “So I know we just don’t want to give it to them, and I’m sure other teams that are in the race also appreciate us going out there and giving it everything we’ve got.”Trout had an RBI single during a four-run fourth inning by the Angels, driving in his first run of August. Ohtani capped the rally with a huge shot to left-center, the 15th homer of the season by the two-way rookie star.“Mike Trout always gets on base in front of me, and as long as I can get on base, it can lead to a big inning Tim McCarver Jersey ,” said Ohtani, who added a single in the eighth for his fifth multihit game in August.Trout added a sixth-inning solo homer, his 31st of the season, in the two-time AL MVP’s fourth game back from a 19-game absence due to an injured right wrist and his brother-in-law’s death.Moments after LeMahieu’s dramatic homer in the eighth, Los Angeles loaded the bases against Adam Ottavino (6-3) and got a run on Andrelton Simmons‘ sacrifice fly. Three batters later, Young capped an eight-pitch at-bat with a two-out, bases-loaded single to center on a full-count pitch from Seunghwan Oh.The Angels, who sent 11 men to the plate and drew five walks in the eighth, added two insurance runs on Rockies shortstop Trevor Story’s throwing error.“Getting the big swing from DJ was awesome,” Colorado manager Bud Black said. “We sort of gave it back to them with the walks.”After both bullpens flopped mightily in the eighth inning, Noe Ramirez calmly pitched the ninth without incident for his first career save.Tony Wolters hit an early homer for the Rockies (71-60), but their bullpen wasted the chance to match the Diamondbacks’ record for the second time in three days. Colorado opened a six-game California road trip by losing for the third time in four games http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-lou-brock-jersey , and for the 11th time in its last 12 interleague meetings with the Angels.DJ SLAMLeMahieu doubled and scored in the seventh, and he drove a hanging curveball from Jim Johnson (5-3) into the short porch down the left-field line in the eighth after the Angels’ bullpen walked the bases loaded. The homer was LeMahieu’s 12th of the season, setting a new career high for the veteran second baseman.10 SHADES OF GRAYJon Gray pitched seven-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Rockies’ late rally prevented him from losing for the first time since June 12. Colorado failed to win for the first time in Gray’s last 10 starts, leaving him even with Ubaldo Jimenez’s run in 2010 for the longest such streak in franchise history.TRAINER’S ROOMRockies: Tyler Anderson’s next start will be pushed back while he works on mechanical issues, manager Bud Black said. Anderson is 0-4 with an 11.39 ERA in August, and he got just two outs against St. Louis on Sunday. Gray is likely to take Anderson’s next scheduled start at San Diego on Saturday.Angels: Ohtani threw 50 pitches over three innings in a simulated game during the afternoon at Angel Stadium. The two-way sensation hasn’t pitched in a real game since June 6, but he would like to return to the mound during Los Angeles’ final 30 games. Manager Mike Scioscia said Ohtani will throw in the bullpen later this week before the Angels determine his next step.UP NEXTRockies: Kyle Freeland (11-7, 2.96 ERA) has never lost in seven career starts against AL teams, posting a 1.81 ERA.Angels: After the game, Scioscia announced that Ramirez will make his first start of the season after 60 relief appearances. Ramirez will become the first player in Angels history to start the next game after earning a save.