A late rally made this a tense finish, but the San Diego Padres held off the San Francisco Giants. San Diego took control after the game was tied and preserved its advantage through the final inning.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fernando Tatis supplied the Padres’ biggest offensive spark, homering in the sixth and reaching on a fielding error in the seventh that allowed Xander Bogaerts to score. Jackson Merrill also homered, while Michael King anchored San Diego’s start before Mason Miller closed the game.
The turning point came in the fourth, when Dustin Harris’ sacrifice fly brought Samad Taylor home and put San Diego in front. Jake Cronenworth’s bunt single later brought Austin Hays across, and Tatis’ homer extended the lead.
San Francisco answered in the eighth. Drew Cavanaugh homered, then Drew Gilbert’s homer brought Christian Koss home and pulled the Giants within reach. San Diego’s bullpen, led by Mason Miller, kept the lead intact.
The Padres extended their winning streak, while the Giants absorbed another loss in a game defined by San Francisco’s late rally and San Diego’s ability to withstand it.
San Diego Padres defeated San Francisco Giants, 7-6.
- Fernando Tatis went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .286 on the season).
- Drew Gilbert went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .235 on the season).
- Rafael Devers went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .258 on the season).
- Michael King allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (11-9) (3.03 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:702885) allowed 5 runs on 10 hits over 4.2 innings, striking out 3, and took the loss (0-1) (3.68 ERA).
- Mason Miller allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (36) (1.14 ERA).
San Francisco Giants fell to 61-87 (2 straight losses); San Diego Padres improved to 80-68 (6 straight wins).