Padres pull away from Giants with seventh-inning surge

Jake Cronenworth broke a seventh-inning tie with an RBI single, Freddy Fermin followed with a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres rewarded Yu Darvish’s sharp effort with a 4-1 road victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Jackson Merrill chipped in with an RBI double and two singles for the Padres, who opened an 11-day stretch of seven games against the Giants with a win that created eight games of separation between the second- and third-place teams in the National League West.

After San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb had matched Darvish through six innings in a 1-1 game, Gavin Sheets opened the seventh with a double, and Cronenworth followed with a run-scoring single to right.

Recap: San Francisco Giants fall to San Diego Padres

Fermin then belted Webb’s next pitch over the fence down the left field line for his fourth homer, extending San Diego’s lead to 4-1. The long ball was the backup catcher’s first in eight games since the Padres acquired him from the Kansas City Royals last month.

Webb (10-9) was pulled one batter later, charged with four runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three.

Making just his seventh start of the season, Darvish (2-3) limited the San Francisco Giants to four hits and one run in six innings. He struck out six without issuing a walk.

San Francisco’s only run came on Rafael Devers’ 23rd home run of the season in the sixth, pulling the hosts into a 1-1 tie.

Jeremiah Estrada, Mason Miller and Robert Suarez threw a scoreless inning apiece for the Padres, with Suarez nailing down his 33rd save while delivering the Giants am 11th loss in their past 12 home games.

The Padres scored first in the top of the sixth on doubles by Fernando Tatis Jr. and Merrill.

Tatis finished with two doubles and Sheets had a double and a single for the Padres, who moved within one game of the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

Dominic Smith had one of the San Francisco Giants’ five hits, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games.

–Field Level Media

When is the next San Francisco Giants game?

• Monday, August 11th – Wednesday, August 13th – vs. San Diego Padres
• Friday, August 15th – Sunday, August 17th – vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Monday, August 18th – Thursday, August 21st – @ San Diego Padres
• Friday, August 22nd – Sunday, August 24th – @ Milwaukee Brewers
• Tuesday, August 26th – Thursday, August 28th – vs. Chicago Cubs

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