Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. contributed two-RBI singles to a seven-run second inning, Nick Pivetta pitched into the seventh for his 12th win of the year, and the San Diego Padres completed a three-game road sweep of the San Francisco Giants with an 11-1 pounding on Wednesday afternoon.
Ramon Laureano had a home run among three hits, while Ryan O’Hearn joined Cronenworth and Tatis with two hits apiece for the Padres, who temporarily took over sole possession of first place in the National League West, pending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ later game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Six consecutive Padres reached base against Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng (1-2) with one out in the second, with Cronenworth’s single making it 2-0 before Tatis’ single doubled the score.
Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly, a throwing error by Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos after a double by Manny Machado, and a passed ball by catcher Patrick Bailey capped the inning’s scoring.
En route to their fifth straight win, the Padres tacked on three in the fifth on an RBI double by O’Hearn and a two-run homer by Laureano, his 17th. The final tally came in the seventh when Tatis drove in his third run of the game with another single.
Pivetta (12-4) took a shutout into the bottom of the seventh before a triple by Jung Hoo Lee and a sacrifice fly by Christian Koss completed the game’s scoring.
The right-handed Pivetta was pulled at that point, having limited the Giants to four hits. He walked one and struck out five.
Making his third career appearance, Teng was charged with seven runs (six earned) on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. He walked four and didn’t strike out anyone.
Laureano scored three times for the Padres, who have caught and, at least temporarily, passed the Dodgers by winning 14 of their last 17 games. O’Hearn and Xander Bogaerts each scored twice for the visitors.
The double-digit run output was San Diego’s sixth of the season.
Lee’s triple was the only extra-base hit by the Giants, who were held to one run for the third straight time in the series. San Francisco has lost five straight.
The Padres out-hit the Giants 14-5 in the game and 34-20 in the series.
–Field Level Media
