Jose Iglesias, Jackson Merrill hit house runs as Padres beat Giants once more, 5-1

San Diego is retaining tempo with the first-place Dodgers within the NL West race — a place supervisor Mike Shildt anticipated his membership to be for the season’s stretch run.

Jake Croneworth contributed an RBI single within the fourth and Jason Adam labored out of a bases-loaded jam by recording the ultimate two outs of the sixth for the win.

The Padres took a lead within the first getting Manny Machado’s two-out single adopted by a double from Xander Bogaerts earlier than Robbie Ray was referred to as for a balk that introduced house the primary run.

San Francisco — which misplaced for the twelfth time in 13 house video games — tied it on Wilmer Flores’ two-out single within the backside half.

The Giants dropped their fourth straight sport and Ray’s winless stretch reached seven begins since beating Arizona on July 3 in Phoenix. The lefty allowed 4 runs on seven hits over six innings, struck out 4 and walked one.

Nestor Cortes struck out six with one stroll whereas giving up one run and 6 hits in 4 2/3 innings for San Diego.

San Francisco’s Dominic Smith prolonged his career-best hitting streak to fifteen video games with a pinch-hit single to load the bases within the sixth and chase David Morgan.

The Padres secured their season-best fifth straight profitable sequence and improved to 8-1-2 over their final 11 sequence courting to July 4-6 towards Texas.

RHP Nick Pivetta pitches the sequence finale for San Diego, whereas the Giants ship RHP Kai-Wei Teng to the mound for his second begin and third look of 2025.

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