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By Jeremy Kahn

Even though he did not get the win in his major league debut, this will be a game that Chris Paddack will never forget.

Paddack retired the first 10 batters he faced, and struck out seven in five innings of work, as the San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-1 to win the opening series of the season three games to one.

Not all things went well for Paddack, as he blew a chance to get his first major league run batted in, when Giants right fielder Gerardo Parra threw Paddack out at first base to end the bottom of the second inning.

Manny Machado, who signed a lucrative contract with the Padres after finishing the 2018 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers after being acquired from the Baltimore Orioles drove in the eventual game-winning run with a ground out in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Giants got to Paddack in the top of the fifth inning, as Brandon Crawford singled and then Pablo Sandoval doubled him Crawford for what was the Giants only run of the afternoon.

Unfortunately, that lead would last until the bottom of the inning, as Franchy Cordero waked as a pinch hitter for Paddack, when to second on a Sandoval throwing error and then scored the tying on a Eric Hosmer single.

The Padres took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Nick Vincent walked Hosmer to load the bases; however, Machado beat the throw on a ground ball from Joe Panik that allowed Hunter Renfroe to score from third base.

Austin Hedges drove in the final run of the game, as he singled in the bottom of the eighth inning.

San Diego native Vincent, who grew up in Ramona, allowed one run on three hits in 1.1 innings in relief of Giants starter Jeff Samardzija.

It was a tough no-decision for Samardzija, who went five innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits, walking four and striking out two.

Adam Warren pitched two strong innings to notch his first win as a member of the Padres.

NOTES: Evan Longoria sat out the finale after fouling a pitch off his calf in his second at-bat on Saturday night.

UP NEXT: Drew Pomeranz will make his Giants debut on Monday night, as the Giants open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.