Profar homers and Estrada sets expansion

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar homered and reliever Jeremiah Estrada extended his club-record strikeout streak to 13 straight batters, the most in the expansion era, for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 on Tuesday night for their third straight win.

Estrada achieved his milestone by striking out the side in the ninth. He celebrated by pounding his chest and glove and blowing a kiss to the sky. A few minutes later, he got a Gatorade shower from his teammates.

All 13 strikeouts in the streak have been swinging.

“It’s kind of hard to believe,” said Estrada, 25, who was picked up off waivers from the Cubs in November. “I feel like I just got done playing a video game and I finally accomplished a mission that I’ve been trying to go after for so long.”

Estrada, who is from the Palm Springs area, said he knew Robert Suarez was unavailable after getting consecutive saves.