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San Diego Padres Manny Machado gives thanks to the Almighty after hitting a three run home run against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Petco Park in San Diego on Sat May 1, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

Manny Machado came up with the biggest hit of the night for the San Diego Padres, and it was able to stick.

Machado hit a three-run home run off of Anthony DeSclafani in the bottom of the first inning, as the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-2 at Petco Park.

The Machado home run held up, as Blake Snell went five innings, two runs (one earned), walking three and striking out six on his way to his first win as a member of the Padres.

Trent Grisham led off the bottom of the first inning with a single and then Fernando Tatis, Jr., before Machado launched a three-run home run into the left-center field seats and the Padres never looked back.

After that nightmarish first inning, DeSclafani did not allow a run, gave up a hit, walked one and struck out three in his final five innings of work.

Overall, DeSclafani went six innings, allowing three runs on three hits, walking two and striking out three and he lost for the first time as a member of the Giants.

Mauricio Dubon got the Giants on the board in the top of the fifth inning, as he hit a solo home run to lead off the inning. It was the first home run of the season for Dubon, who also picked up his seventh run batted in of the season.

Darin Ruf cut the Padres down to one run, as he singled off of Snell to score DeSclafani, who reached on a fielding error by Snell. That would be as close as the Giants would get on the evening.

Jurickson Profar put the game out of reach in the bottom of the eighth inning, as he a pinch-hit home run off of Zack Littell.

Jake Cronenworth added on some insurance, as he hit a two-run single off of Jose Alvarez that scored Tatis, Jr., and Eric Hosmer.

NOTES: Through 27 games, the Giants have made only seven errors, the fewest errors of any team in major league baseball.

UP NEXT: Kevin Gausman looks to stop the bleeding on Sunday, as he takes the Petco Park mound, as the Giants look to avert the sweep.

The San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth slides in after scoring on a two run single by Jurickson Profar as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is late with the tag in the sixth inning at Petco Park in San Diego on Fri Apr 30, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

On a night where the San Francisco Giants could have lengthened their lead in the National League West, the San Diego Padres put a stop to that.

The Padres, who are predicted to contend in the National League West with the reigning World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take game one of the three-game series with a 3-2 victory over the Giants at Petco Park.

Despite the loss, the Giants remained in first place by a half-game, as the Dodgers lost to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.

Jurickson Profar singled to center field off of Logan Webb to score Eric Hosmer and Jake Cronenworth and the Padres move within 1.5 games of the Giants in the NL West.

Hosmer got the inning started, as he singled to left field off of Webb and then Cronenworth hit a double to right field that sent Hosmer to third base. After Wil Myers grounded out for the first out of the inning, and then Profar singled to give the Padres the lead for good.

It looked like the Giants took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, as Darin Ruf hit an opposite field pinch-hit grand slam off of Tim Hill; however, the umpires got together and ruled the ball foul and then Ruf struck out against Hill.

With a chance to take the lead in the top of the eighth inning, the Giants loaded the bases, as Buster Posey singled to left field off of former teammate Drew Pomeranz and advanced to second, when Profar was unable to field the ball for a fielding error. Both Brandon Belt and Austin Slater walked to load the bases. Evan Longoria then grounded into a double play that scored Posey from third base, and send Belt to third base; however, Mauricio Dubon was not able to be the hero, as he grounded out to end the threat and the inning.

Former Giants closer Mark Melancon was retired the Giants in order to pick-up his ninth save of the season.

Webb went six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out four, as he saw his record fall to 1-2 on the season.

On the side of the diamond, newcomer Yu Darvish won for the third time in four decisions, as he went 6.1 innings, allowing one run, scattering four hits, walking three and striking out a season-high 12.

The Giants jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, as with two outs, Posey hit his sixth home run of the season, an opposite field home run off of Darvish. Posey went 2-for-4 on the night, and scored both Giants runs.

Hosmer tied up the game in the bottom of the first inning, as he hit an infield single that scored Trent Grisham, who doubled to left field with one out in the frame.

Zach Littell made his season debut for the Giants in the bottom of the seventh inning, as he went one inning, walking one and striking out one.

NOTES: Prior to the game, the Giants made several different transactions to the roster, as Stephen Duggar was recalled from the Alternate Training Site, Littell was added to the Major-League roster. Jason Vosler was sent to the Alternate Training Site and Skye Bolt was optioned on Wednesday to the Alternate Training Site and was designated for assignment today.

Brandon Crawford was forced to leave the game early due to a left calf contusion and will be reevaluated tomorrow.

It was 60 years ago today that Willie Mays hit four home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium. Mays, who turns 90 on Thursday became the ninth player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game.

UP NEXT: Anthony DeSclafani looks to improve to 3-0 on the season, as he takes the mound on Saturday night, while the Padres will send Blake Snell to the mound, as he looks for his first win as a member of the Padres.

San Francisco Giants second baseman Donavon Solano left and shortstop Brandon Crawford (right) give thanks to the Almighty for a Giants win at Petco Park on Wed Apr 7, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Donovan Solano’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning provided San Francisco with its margin of victory Wednesday, as the Giants edged San Diego 3-2 at Petco Park.

Solano drove in pinch-hitter Alex Dickerson, who was placed at second base to start the inning. Dickerson moved to third when Austin Slater flied out to center, and, after Mike Yastrzemski reached on an infield hit, scored on Solano’s fly to right off Padres reliever Tim Hill (0-1).

In the bottom of the 10th, Wandy Peralta threw a scoreless inning, stranding designated runner Jurickson Profar at third to earn his first save. Jake McGee (1-0) threw a scoreless ninth and picked up the win.

The Padres tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning when Wil Myers homered to left-center off San Francisco reliever Tyler Rogers.

Darin Ruf’s two-run home run to deep center off Padres starter Blake Snell put the Giants up 2-0 in the top of the second. San Diego cut that lead in half in the bottom of the fifth on Jorge Mateo’s RBI single to center.

Giants starter Kevin Gausman gave up one earned run on four hits over seven innings; he struck out five and walked one. Snell struck out eight and walked four while giving up two earned runs on two hits in his five innings of work.

Snell also got his first major league hit, a single in the third inning.

The Giants have Thursday off, then host Colorado for a three-game weekend series.

San Diego Padres’ Victor Caratini, center, is congratulated by Manny Machado, right after belting a two run seventh inning home run against the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park in San Diego on Tue Apr 7, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

Things were looking good in the middle game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres were going good, but that all changed with one pitch.

Victor Caratini hit a two-run home run off of Matt Wisler in the bottom of the seventh inning, helping the Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Giants at Petco Park.

With one out in the inning, Wisler walked Ha-Seong Kim on six pitches and on the first pitch to Caratini, he launched it into the right field seats to give the Padres the lead for good.

Keone Kela pitched a perfect seventh inning, striking out two to pick up his first win of the young season. Former Giants closer Mark Melancon threw a perfect ninth inning that included a strikeout to pick up his third save of the 2021 season.

Yu Darvish made his second start of the season, as he went six innings, allowing one run on three hits, walking one and striking out seven, as he was straddled with a no-decision.

Aaron Sanchez made quite a first impression on the Giants and their fans in his first start as a member of the team. In five innings of work, Sanchez gave up just one run on six hits, not allowing a walk and striking out four and like Darvish, did not fare in the decision.

Brandon Crawford got the Giants on the board in the top of the third inning, as he took a Darvish offering and planted it into the right-center seats for his first home run of the season to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.

Unfortunately, that lead did not last long, as Sanchez gave up a game-tying, run-scoring single to Eric Hosmer in the bottom half of the third inning to score Jake Cronenworth and that would be the score until Caratini untied it in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Giants managed just three hits on the night against the Padres, as Buster Posey and Austin Slater picked up the other two hits.

NOTES: In the opener of the three-game series that the Giants won 3-2, they were helped by hitting three solo homers…the last time the Giants won a game by hitting three solo home runs to account for all their runs was October 3, 2015 vs. Colorado (Kelby Tomlinson, Marlon Byrd and Brandon Crawford each homered), this according to SportsRadar.

Crawfords home run in the top of the first inning was the teams 10th of the season and the ninth solo home run. Evan Longoria hit the only non-solo home run, when he hit a two-run home run on Friday night against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

UP NEXT: Kevin Gausman will make his second start of the season, as he takes the mound in the series finale for the Giants, while the Padres will send Blake Snell for his second start of the young season.