Ty France came in to pinch-hit in the top of the seventh inning and hit a two-out, two-run triple to score Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ramon Laureano to give the San Diego Padres a 3-1 lead over the San Francisco Giants. Xander Bogaerts, who entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning as a defensive substitution, added a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to make the score 5-1 and the Padres went on to beat the Giants and win the series before returning home to Petco Park. San Diego only
outhit San Francisco 6-3 and the Padres were 2-for-10 with RISP, while the Giants were held without an opportunity to hit with runners in scoring position.
Matt Waldron did not start the game, instead he followed Bradgley Rodriguez, who pitch one inning without allowing a run to open the game. Waldron came into the game in the bottom of the second inning and pitched five innings without allowing a walk. He finished his five innings with one run allowed on two hits with seven strikeouts. Adrian Morejon covered the seventh and eighth innings and allowed one hit with four strikeouts. Mason Miller was called on to get the final three outs in the ninth inning and he did just that while recording two strikeouts.
The Padres return to home today to host the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Park at 7:10 p.m.
Padres News:
- Sung-Mun Song has provided a boost of energy to the Padres lineup since he joined the team earlier this week.
Baseball News:
- The Chicago Cubs won their third consecutive game in walk-off fashion.
- Paul Skene nearly threw a perfect game, but ultimately, he led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros, 12-2 thanks to three home runs from Andy Pages.
- Juan Soto hit a leadoff home run and helped the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies.
- The Texas Rangers knocked off the New York Yankees, 6-1.
- The Washington Nationals broke out for 15 runs to beat the Minnesota Twins.
- The Philadelphia Phillies got past the Athletics, 6-3.
