Cleveland built an early cushion, but the Padres kept answering until they had the last word. San Diego pulled away for a 7-5 win at Progressive Field, riding a five-run middle-innings surge and enough length from the bullpen to hold off a Guardians club that never stopped scratching back.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Nathaniel Lowe carried the Cleveland offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI. He opened the scoring with a solo shot to left center in the second inning, then delivered an RBI single in the third that brought Kwan home. Lowe added a third run late when he scored on a wild pitch in the eighth, finishing a night that kept the Guardians within reach even as the Padres pulled ahead.
San Diego's decisive turn came in the fifth. Fernando Tatis tied the game with a solo homer to left, and two batters later Luis Campusano doubled to right to bring home Cronenworth and Machado, putting the Padres in front 5-3. That two-run double stood as the go-ahead blow of the game. The Padres tacked on more in the seventh, when Campusano doubled again to score France before Bogaerts added a sacrifice fly to plate Merrill, stretching the margin to 7-4. Earlier, Bogaerts had already made his mark with a two-run homer to left center in the fourth that pulled San Diego within one.
Cleveland starter Gavin Williams struggled to hold the line, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits over 4.1 innings with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts, and took the loss to fall to 11-7. Michael King worked 6.0 innings for San Diego, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits with a walk and 4 strikeouts to pick up the win, improving to 8-8. Bradgley Rodriguez closed it out with a scoreless inning of relief, striking out two, for his first save of the season. Cleveland's bullpen covered 4.2 innings and allowed 2 runs, while San Diego's relievers combined for 3.0 innings and 1 run.
The win extended San Diego's winning streak to six games, improving the Padres to 66-57. Cleveland, held to a fourth-place standing in the division, dropped to 59-64 with a second straight loss. Ty France went 2-for-4 with a double and sits two home runs shy of 100 for his career, while Bogaerts, who drove in 3 runs on the night, is four runs shy of 1,000 for his career.