The Padres shut out the Giants 8-0 to win their weekend series and increase their lead in the National League Wild Card race.
Joe Musgrove tossed 6.0 shutout innings and production came from up and down the lineup in an 8-0 win over the Giants on Saturday night. It's San Diego's second straight shutout in San Francisco and, with the Diamondbacks losing 15-8 to the Brewers, gives the Friars a 1.5 game cushion over Arizona for the top National League Wild Card spot.
Xander Bogaerts launched a solo homer in the 4th inning but the Friars blew it open with a pair of long rallies. In the 6th inning Luis Arraez singled home Donovan Solano and Manny Machado brought home two with a bases loaded single to make it a 5-0 Padres lead.Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter.
In the 8th inning the strung hits together again. Fernando Tatis Jr. singled home Arraez then Jackson Merrill doubled in two more to pump the lead up to 8-0. The first four hitters in the San Diego lineup had eight hits. The last five hitters in the order had nine hits. That's the kind of lineup length that could made the Padres extremely dangerous in October.
The Padres can sweep their longtime rivals on Sunday afternoon with Martin Perez on the mound against Giants rookie Landen Roupp.
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