Yastrzemski homers and drives in 2 runs because the Giants beat the punchless Padres 7-2

SAN DIEGO — A stable job by opener Jakob Junis and one massive inning on offense had been sufficient to hold the San Francisco Giants over the sloppy, listless San Diego Padres.

Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in two runs and Junis opened with 4 hitless, scoreless innings in a 7-2 victory on Thursday evening that opened a one-game lead over Arizona for the NL’s third wild-card spot.

Junis and three relievers mixed on a seven-hitter. The Giants had been up 7-0 earlier than the Padres bought their first hit, a single by Matthew Batten with two outs within the fifth off former Padres pitcher Sean Manaea (5-5).

Junis struck out three and walked one in 4 hitless, scoreless innings. Manaea allowed one run and three hits in 3 1/3 innings, whereas strolling 5 and placing out two. He loaded the bases with two outs within the sixth however the Padres failed to attain.

“That was about all Jake was ready for today,” supervisor Gabe Kapler mentioned. “That was a good workload for Junis. He pitched great, obviously. The slider was really working.”

Junis mentioned “having three pitches and mixing the changeup in there has been really beneficial for me. Limit the damage. Keeping the ball in the ballpark. I was giving up some home runs earlier in the year when I was going through tough stretches. Pounding the zone and doing what I do and attacking guys and good things are happening.”

PHOTOS: Yastrzemski homers and drives in 2 runs because the Giants beat the punchless Padres 7-2

Yastrzemski had an RBI single within the third, when the Giants scored six runs, 5 of them unearned as a consequence of two errors by first baseman Matthew Batten. The Padres had three errors total, tying their season excessive.

The Giants despatched 10 batters to the plate within the third and had 5 hits and a sacrifice fly to associate with Batten’s two errors. Blake Sabol had an RBI double whereas Joc Pederson, Yastrzemski and Wade Meckler had run-scoring singles.

“Big innings are just so critical to winning baseball games,” Kapler mentioned. “One-run innings are good, two-run innings are good, but you put up those crooked numbers and it makes it very difficult to come back. You get a little cushion, it gives a little confidence to the pitcher and then they go through the innings a little easier.”

Yastrzemski homered to left off Matt Waldron main off the fifth for a 7-0 lead. It was his twelfth.

The Padres had been coming off a 1-5 journey by means of Milwaukee and St. Louis that badly broken no matter hopes they’ve of returning to the playoffs. The Padres have been a large disappointment after reaching the NL Championship Series final yr after which beefing up their payroll to about $250 million, the third-highest within the majors. They are 8 1/2 video games out of the ultimate wild-card spot.

Padres starter Pedro Avila (0-2) allowed six runs, one earned, on six hits in three innings. He struck out 5 and walked two.

SUSPENSION

Padres reliever Robert Suárez dropped his attraction and started serving a 10-game suspension for utilizing banned sticky stuff. Suárez was ejected Aug. 23 for having sticky stuff on his left wrist and arm earlier than he threw a pitch within the eighth inning towards Miami. Suárez denied utilizing any banned substances, saying he solely had sunscreen on his arm as a result of it was a day sport.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Padres: RHP Yu Darvish has a bone spur in his pitching elbow and had a cortisone shot Thursday. He’ll relaxation for 3 to 5 days and the Padres ought to have a greater thought after that the place he stands, supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. Darvish was positioned on the 15-day IL Monday, retroactive to Saturday. “There’s some relief in the sense that there’s nothing going on with the ligament,” Darvish mentioned by means of an interpreter.

UP NEXT

The Giants haven’t named a starter for Friday evening’s sport whereas the Padres will go along with RHP Michael Wacha (10-2, 2.84).