Nothing about this one stayed settled for long. San Diego and San Francisco traded the lead four times, and it took a ninth-inning single from Jake Cronenworth to finally end it, as the Padres beat the Giants 6-5 at Petco Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| SD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Osleivis Basabe carried the Giants' offense with a 2-for-4 night that included a home run and 4 RBI, but it wasn't enough to hold off San Diego's late push. Freddy Fermin also went deep for the Padres, finishing 2-for-3 with 3 RBI, while Ty France added three hits out of the leadoff spot.
The finish came in the bottom of the ninth, tied at 5-5, when Cronenworth singled to center to bring home Bogaerts, with Fernando Tatis Jr. moving to third on the play. That capped a game that had already swung twice in the late innings — San Francisco tied it in the third on Basabe's two-run homer and again in the eighth when Basabe doubled to left, scoring both Rafael Devers and Willy Adames to make it 5-5. San Diego had answered every Giants surge, starting with a two-run double from Jackson Merrill in the first that scored Ty France and Manny Machado, and Fermin's fourth-inning homer that put the Padres back in front.
Giants starter Tyler Mahle struck out 9 over 5.2 innings but allowed 5 runs on 5 hits. Dylan Smith took the loss after allowing 1 run in 0.2 innings of work. San Diego starter Walker Buehler lasted 4.1 innings and allowed 3 runs, with the bullpen covering the rest — 4 relievers combined for 4.2 innings and 2 runs, with Mason Miller earning the win after 1.2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts.
The win pushed San Diego's streak to two straight, improving to 57-54, while San Francisco fell to 47-64 with its second straight loss. Bogaerts finished with two hits and two runs scored, sitting at 993 career runs and 394 career doubles, both closing in on milestone thresholds. Adames, who drew two walks and drove in a run, remains at 198 career home runs.