MIAMI (AP) — Jackson Merrill and Martín Maldonado had run-scoring hits within the second inning and the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Monday evening.
Merrill had an RBI single that scored Xander Bogaerts. Maldonado adopted with a double down the left subject line off Eury Pérez (3-3) that scored Merrill from first and put San Diego up 2-0.
Miami’s Kyle Stowers hit a solo homer off Padres starter Randy Vásquez that made it 2-1 within the fourth. Stowers, who has an MLB-best 12 homers since June 22, linked on a 1-0 changeup and despatched it 400 toes to left-center for his twenty second residence run of the season.
Vásquez allowed one run on seven hits whereas issuing one stroll and no strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. He left with a runner at first and one out within the fifth earlier than Adrian Morejon (8-4) received the final two outs of the inning. Robert Suarez received the ultimate three outs for his twenty ninth save.
Pérez struck out 5 and allowed two runs on 5 hits in 5 innings.
Xavier Edwards had three of Miami’s eight hits, however the Marlins went 0 for five with runners in scoring place.
Key second
After Edwards reached on a single in opposition to Vásquez, Morejon struck out Jesús Sánchez and received Otto Lopez to floor out to finish the fifth.
Key stat
The Padres have performed in 56 video games this season which were determined inside two runs, together with seven of their final 10, the second-most such video games within the majors.
Up subsequent
RHP Stephen Kolek (3-4, 4.24) will begin Tuesday for the Padres in opposition to Miami’s RHP Edward Cabrera (3-4, 3.61)
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