After 1-5 road trip in which Padres lost leads in four games, Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr. and rest of Padres offense won't let that happen in opener of homestand
The Padres know they have been playing better in most games while falling further behind in the standings.
Xander Bogaerts gave the Padres an early advantage, and Blake Snell preserved it for five innings before the bullpen started making it interesting in the sixth. Bogaerts’ three-run homer in the first inning put the Padres up 3-0, and the lead was 4-0 when Bogaerts doubled and scored on Jake Cronenworth’s single in the fourth.
Nick Martinez took over for Hill with a runner on first and two outs, ended the seventh and worked a scoreless eighth. Josh Hader allowed a single and walked a batter, but got a double-play grounder between those and ended the game with a strikeout. The left-hander was unable to get past the fifth inning for the first time in seven starts, having thrown 100 pitches . But he did not allow a run and has a 0.77 ERA over his past eight starts dating to May 25.
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