San Diego built its win early and spent the rest of the night defending it. A four-run second inning, capped by Jackson Merrill's homer, gave the Padres all the cushion they would need, and though the Giants clawed back within a run twice, San Diego closed it out 5-4 at Petco Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| SD | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Merrill went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs, a walk and a stolen base, and his blast to center was the game's decisive blow. Ty France added two hits and scored twice, while Jake Cronenworth chipped in an RBI single despite a pair of strikeouts. The Padres' second-inning outburst was built on more than the homer — Cronenworth's infield single later in the frame drove in two more.
The scoring started with Merrill's two-run shot to center, which erased an early tie and put San Diego in front 2-0. The Padres weren't finished: Cronenworth's infield single to shortstop later in the inning brought home Bogaerts and Sheets, making it 4-0 and effectively deciding the game's shape. San Francisco chipped away with Adames' RBI single in the fourth, a run on a Cavanaugh groundout, a Basabe homer to center in the fifth, and a Devers homer to left in the eighth, but they never drew level. San Diego answered in the fifth when Campusano's single brought in France for what proved to be the final margin.
Landen Roupp took the loss for San Francisco, allowing 5 runs on 6 hits with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts over 4.2 innings. Kyle Hart started for San Diego and was sharp, working 3.0 scoreless innings on just 1 hit, though the Padres bullpen combined for 4 runs (4 earned) over 6.0 innings before Adrian Morejon closed it out with 1.1 scoreless innings for his 2nd save, striking out three. Griffin Canning picked up the win after 2.0 innings, allowing 1 run.
The win extended San Diego's winning streak to three games as the Padres improved to 58-54. San Francisco fell to 47-65, losing its third straight. Willy Adames, who drove in a run, sits at 198 career home runs, two shy of 200, while Xander Bogaerts is two runs shy of 1,000 for his career after scoring once in this game.