 pitched a perfect fifth for the win. Will Smith pitched a perfect ninth for his 22nd save.Tatis Jr. put the Padres ahead 4-3 when he drove a pitch from rookie Shaun Anderson an estimated 406 feet to the second deck in left-center with two outs in the fourth.After Padres reliever Luis Perdomo (1-1) got Dickerson to hit into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the fifth, the right-hander gave up four runs during an odd Giants rally in the sixth.Facing Kevin Pillar with one out, Perdomo apparently thought time had been called and lobbed a pitch toward the plate, hitting the batter. Time hadn't been called, so Pillar was awarded first. Perdomo retired Joe Panik before Donovan Solano hit an RBI double and pinch-hitter Pablo Sandoval followed with another RBI double that center fielder Wil Myers lost either in the lights or the hazy sky. Brandon Belt followed with an RBI double and Austin Slater with a run-scoring single.San Diego took a 2-0 lead on RBI singles by Myers and Austin Hedges in the second. They tied it at 3 on Hunter Renfroe's RBI double with two outs in the third. Renfroe was thrown out at home by rookie right fielder Mike Yastrzemski on Greg Garcia's single to end the inning. It was the first career outfield assist for the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.Renfroe homered to right-center off Tony Watson with one out in the eighth to pull the Padres within two runs. He and Garcia had three hits apiece.Anderson allowed four runs and eight hits in four innings. Quantrill gave up three runs and five hits in 4 1/3 frames.HOME RUN DERBY SNUBPadres sluggers Franmil Reyes (25) and Renfroe (25) were not invited to the Home Run Derby despite being among the MLB's leaders. Renfroe said on Tuesday that he knew the field would not include any Padres players.ROSTER MOVESThe Giants optioned RHP Tyler Beede to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled RHP Ray Black from Triple-A.UP NEXTGiants: Have a rare Fourth of July off. LHP Drew Pomeranz (2-8, 6.25) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game home series Friday night against St. Louis, which counters with RHP Dakota Hudson (6-4, 3.40).Padres: RHP Dinelson Lamet is scheduled to start the opener of a four-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking his return from Tommy John surgery that sidelined him the entire 2018 season. He went 7-8 with a 4.57 ERA as a rookie in 2017 before he was injured making his final spring training start in 2018. The NL West-leading Dodgers are expected to counter with Hyun-Jin Ryu (9-2, 1.83).---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Padres trying to avoid home sweep at hands of GiantsFLMWednesday could be a watershed night in the San Diego Padres' 2019 season.The Padres complete a three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants at Petco Park, and need a win to avoid being swept.If they lose, the Padres will fall two games below .500 with four games remaining before the All-Star break. Those four games? Against the Dodgers, the runaway leaders of the National League West, and the game will be in Los Angeles ... where the Dodgers are 35-9.The Padres, who are a disappointing 23-23 at home this season, could be at a crossroads after consecutive lopsided losses to the Giants by scores of 13-2 and 10-4."We've been a streaky team in the first half of the season," Padres manager Andy Green said recently. "But we've also been resilient. We've responded well when we've lost a couple." Wednesday would be a perfect time for the Padres to start playing well. They have lost three in a row.But breaking the streak might be tough in a match of rookie right-handers -- the Padres' Cal Quantrill (2-2, 4.66 ERA) opposing the Giants' Shaun Anderson (3-2, 3.86).It was only 10 days ago that Green announced Quantrill was moving from the rotation to the bullpen. Now, after four appearances out of the bullpen, the Padres' first-round pick in the 2016 draft is back in the rotation -- although this is likely a spot start.Quantrill, who will be facing the Giants for the first time, will be making his 11th major league appearance and seventh start. He has a 1.36 WHIP and a .268 opponents' batting average -- allowing 19 runs on 38 hits and 12 walks with 32 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings.Quantrill's ERA as a starter is 5.23. In his most recent start on June 14, he allowed four runs on six hits in five innings. In 5 2/3 innings over his four relief appearances, he gave up one run on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts.He'll be facing a Giants team that that has posted three straight wins while scoring in double digits in each game."When you're hitting like we're hitting right now, you're going to win games," Giants manager Bruce Bochy told reporters.Anderson, who made his major league debut on May 15, will be making his 10th big league start while facing the Padres for the second time.He earned the win on June 12, holding San Diego to two runs on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts over six innings in the Giants' 4-2 win.Anderson also won his most recent start on June 28, holding Arizona to two runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in a 6-3 Giants win.Anderson has a .266 opponents' batting average with a 1.34 WHIP. He has allowed 25 runs (22 earned) on 53 hits with 16 walks and 29 strikeouts in 51 1/3 innings.The Giants are 5-2 against the Padres since losing three of the season's first four games in San Diego.--Field Level Media
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