Pitching control defined the night as the San Diego Padres blanked the Cincinnati Reds. Michael King set the tone with a scoreless start, and San Diego's offense supplied its support in the middle innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
King anchored the Padres with six scoreless innings and six strikeouts, keeping Cincinnati from finding an opening. His clean work on the mound gave San Diego room to build and protect its lead.
The Padres broke through in the fourth when Jackson Merrill's single brought Manny Machado home. Xander Bogaerts' double then brought Ty France and Jackson Merrill across, before Dustin Harris' single brought Bogaerts home. France added insurance in the seventh when his single brought Fernando Tatis across.
Brady Singer took the loss for Cincinnati after the Padres got to him during their fourth-inning rally. The Reds managed little against San Diego's pitching and never put a run on the board.
San Diego extended its winning streak while Cincinnati's losing streak continued. The game belonged to pitching control from the first meaningful turn, with King's steady start and the Padres' timely fourth-inning attack carrying the night.
San Diego Padres defeated Cincinnati Reds, 5-0.
- Ty France went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .292 on the season).
- Manny Machado went 4-for-5 with 1 double and 1 run scored (batting .220 on the season).
- Fernando Tatis went 1-for-5 with 1 double and 1 run scored (batting .281 on the season).
- Michael King allowed 0 runs on 4 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 6, to earn the win (9-9) (3.11 ERA).
- Brady Singer allowed 4 runs on 10 hits over 4.1 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (5-13) (4.83 ERA).
Cincinnati Reds fell to 65-73; San Diego Padres improved to 73-65.