Tommy Pham hit a leadoff homer, Austin Nola had four hits and two RBIs, and the San Diego Padres thumped the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Tuesday evening.
Manny Machado added two hits and scored twice for San Diego. Blake Snell pitched around web page visitors for five innings and allowed one trip because the Padres won for the 2nd time in three games since star shortstop Fernando Tatís Jr. went out with a shoulder injury.
The Padres’ offense didn’t seem to omit the star hitter against the A’s. Every San Diego starter had on the least one hit or scored a trip.
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“Up and down the lineup the fellows factual didn’t attempt and prevent too worthy,” Padres supervisor Jayce Tingler said. “Stayed within the direction of the self-discipline and tried to preserve on high of that heater. With Tommy atmosphere the tone within the first and some sizable two-out hits within the 2nd, that modified into as soon as broad. Genuinely factual evening offensively.”
Starling Marte had three hits for Oakland, in conjunction with his first dwelling trip with the A’s.
Pham hit his 12th dwelling trip on the ninth pitch from A’s starter Sean Manaea (8-7). The Padres’ leadoff hitter also had an RBI single within the third when San Diego earn aside together four straight two-out hits.
San Diego scored twice within the fifth and twice extra within the seventh. Trent Grisham had a two-trip single that drove in Machado and Eric Hosmer, who slid previous catcher Yan Gomes with out being tagged, then speedily bought wait on up and touched dwelling plate.
“We’re animated around the lineup nicely,” Nola said. “The sizable component is develop the pitcher throw strikes and swing at factual pitches.”
Snell (5-4) went into the game with the ideal avenue ERA amongst pitchers with on the least 11 begins some distance from dwelling sooner than beating the A’s. He had six strikeouts and walked three.
Four relievers retired three batters apiece to total the seven-hitter.
“There’s lots to work on tranquil, but it’s positively headed within the fair direction with a take,” Snell said. “I must proceed to attack the zone and fetch faster outs. I factual must fetch one device to be higher.”
The A’s had runners on imperfect in every of the first four innings but did no longer attain.
After Mark Canha singled to open the first and Marte doubled, Snell retired the next three batters with out allowing the ball out of the infield. Oakland loaded the bases with one out within the 2nd when Canha flew out to easily and Wil Myers threw out Josh Harrison sliding into dwelling plate to total the double play.
“A difficult sport with situational at-bats,” A’s supervisor Bob Melvin said. “We bought some guys on, we ran some. We factual didn’t earn aside factual at-bats together in those cases. No longer our most moving sport.”
Manaea allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings in his shortest outing since early Could perhaps presumably fair. The left-hander bought drilled within the leg by a 112.5 mph comebacker within the 2nd inning.
“They were on everything,” Manaea said.
GOING THE EXTRA … BASE
The Padres enjoy had on the least two extra-imperfect hits in 24 consecutive games, the 2nd-longest active trip within the majors within the wait on of the Los Angeles Angels (37). The Padres’ trip is also the 2nd-longest in franchise historical previous.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: LHP Matt Strahm (fair patellar tendon) modified into as soon as activated from the 60-day Injured Listing. … RHP Taylor Williams (fair knee) started a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso. … IF Jorge Mateo modified into as soon as designated for assignment.
Athletics: IF/OF Chad Pinder (fair hamstring) fielded infield grounders sooner than the game but has yet to growth to running bases, which is your next step in his restoration. Pinder has been on the IL since July 8.
UP NEXT
Athletics RHP Frankie Montas (9-8, 4.08 ERA) pitches the finale of this rapid two-sport sequence whereas the Padres counter with RHP Joe Musgrove (7-7, 2.94). Montas beat the Padres in his handiest look against them in 2018. Musgrove has won three of his final four choices and is coming off an 11-strikeout efficiency against Colorado in his final originate.
