This one was decided before most fans had settled into their seats. San Diego scored twice in the first inning and never let San Francisco back into it, riding a combined shutout to a 7-0 win at Petco Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 12 | 0 |
German Marquez was the stabilizing force behind the win, working 5.0 innings and allowing just 1 hit with 0 runs, striking out 2 and walking 1. He was credited with the save in a decision line that reads S, 1. Yuki Matsui followed with 3.0 scoreless innings of his own, giving up 1 hit with 0 runs, 2 strikeouts and no walks, and picked up the win to move to 2-1 on the season with a 2.38 ERA. Together with starter Bradgley Rodriguez, who opened with a scoreless first inning, the Padres' pitching staff did not allow a run all night.
San Diego's offense set the tone immediately. Fernando Tatis scored in the first inning on a Machado sacrifice fly to left, a go-ahead run that put the Padres up for good. Campusano added a single to left that brought home Rengifo the same inning. San Diego kept building: Merrill scored in the third when Bogaerts grounded into a double play, Bowen homered to left in the fourth, and France delivered a two-run single that plated both Tatis and Rengifo. France later added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to score Rengifo, closing the scoring for the night.
San Francisco's offense could not get going against San Diego's pitching. Starter Carson Whisenhunt took the loss, allowing 6 runs, all earned, on 7 hits over 3.1 innings with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts, falling to 2-2 on the season with a 6.63 ERA. The Giants managed only 2 hits as a team and never threatened to score.
The win pushed San Diego to 56-54, riding a one-game winning streak after this victory. San Francisco fell to 47-63, having lost its most recent game. Ty France drove in 3 runs on 2 hits, while Bowen's home run was his first of the season, part of a night in which the Padres spread the damage across four separate innings.