San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb throws against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of the second game of the doubleheader on Sunday at Petco Park (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

Trying to make the playoffs for the first time since Bruce Bochys last season as manager of the San Diego Padres, they moved closer their goal.

The Padres won both games of the doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants, as Mike Clevinger threw a two-hitter for his second career shutout in the first game, as the Padres defeated the Giants 6-0 at Petco Park.

Greg Garcia and Wil Myers each hit two-run singles off of Johnny Cueto, who lost for the first time in the shortened season and is now 2-1.

Jurickson Profar came up with the big hit in the second game, as he hit a go-ahead single ni rhe bottom of the fifth inning to help the Padres sweep the doubleheader over the Giants.

The second game of the doubleheader was part of a makeup after what turned out to be a false positive test of Covid-19 for San Diego native Alex Dickerson, who played on Sunday.

Dickerson received news of the positive test just moments before Fridays game. He was pulled from the field and eventually placed in isolation at Petco Park, as both Friday and Saturdays games were postponed.

Major League Baseball and the players union said Sunday morning that the test was originally positive was actually a false positive.

Profar executed what is called a Butcher Boy, where he showed bunt and then hit away off of Sam Selman and the single bounced off of Evan Longorias glove into left field that scored Jake Cronenworth to score the eventual game-winning run and then Manny Machado hit a two-out run-scoring single to give the Padres their sixth straight win, as the Padres swept the doubleheader with a 3-1 victory.

Mike Yastrzemski put the Giants on the board, as he hit a double with two outs in the top of the second inning to give them a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, that lead did not last long, as Myers hit his 12th home run of the season in the bottom of the second inning to tie up the game.

Tim Hill won for the third time without a loss, as he was able to get the Giants out in order in the top of the fifth inning before Profar and Machados run-scoring singles.

Clevinger went seven innings in the first game for the Padres, as he struck out seven and walked just one.

Cueto gave up six runs, four earned and allowed six hits in 5.1 innings of work and lost for the first time this season.

NOTES: These two teams play each other the final three games of the season at Oracle Park from September 25-27; however, Major League has yet to decide when the other game will be made up that was postponed this weekend.

Giants reliever Trevor Gott was placed on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his pitching elbow, and is retroactive to Thursday.

Kevin Gausman was scratched from his start, as he developed an elbow issue while playing catch and will undergo an MRI.

UP NEXT: After an off-day on Monday, the Giants will open a two-game series against the Seattle Mariners on T-Mobile Park on Tuesday night.