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Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee and then settled down to tie his season high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants.
The San Francisco Giants lost 5-1 to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday at Petco Park after a first-inning home run from Jung Hoo Lee.
SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres had a home run overturned due to fan interference, and manager Mike Shildt was ejected for coming out of the dugout to talk to the umpires in the second inning of the game against the San Francisco Giants.
It probably happened again for thousands of fans in San Diego's Petco Park on Monday night. Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts sent a deep fly to left field that ended up in the seats and was initially ruled a home run. It appeared to have slipped out of Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos ' glove and into the seats.
SAN DIEGO — Roughly a week ago, Kai-Wei Teng and Nick Pivetta faced off at Oracle Park in what ended up being a 10-run loss for the Giants. There would be no blowout on Tuesday night at Petco Park, but the result was the same.
The Padres’ losing streak reached four games in part as a result of the play reversal. San Diego dropped to two games out of first place.
San Diego Padres southpaw JP Sears has a locker at Petco Park, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Jeff Sanders, hinting at a roster move.
Nestor Cortes gave up three homers in the first inning while pitching for the Padres on Aug. 18, and ... that sounds familiar.
The Padres entered their weekend series at Dodger Stadium in unfamiliar territory at this juncture of a season -- in first place. They had overturned a nine-game deficit and rode a five-game winning streak into Los Angeles.
While not shirking his share of responsibility, Tatis clung to the positives: six weeks remain in the regular season. The Padres host the Dodgers for three games beginning Friday at Petco Park. There's no reason to throw in the towel yet.