One of the new faces of the franchise and the franchise’s old face lifted the Padres off the floor Saturday night.
A rookie pitcher and a resurgent bullpen kept the Giants down in a 5-1Padres victory in front of 41,371 at Petco Park that stopped all sorts of ugly trends.
Rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a two-run homer, and a guy named Wil Myers hit two doubles, driving in a run and scoring one. Three relievers closed out the final 3 2/3 innings after Cal Quantrill spread three hits over the first 5 1/3.
The victory, which stopped a home losing skid at eight games and a six-game losing streak to the Giants, was the Padres’ fourth win in 14 games since the All-Star break.