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By Liz AlperPhoto via @padres on Twitter
May 8, 2021 (San Francisco) - Last night’s loss was tough, especially after a great come-from-behind, but the Padres tried again against the Giants tonight. Grossmont High alum and Padres sole no-hitter owner Joe Musgrove started against Kevin Gausman for the Giants.
The Giants kicked things off in fashion again with a three-run bomb to right by Brandon Crawford in the second and the Giants led 3-0 after two.
The Padres finally got on the board in the fifth with an Austin Nola sac groundout that scored Jake Cronenworth and the Padres trailed 3-1.
Brandon Belt launched a solo homer over the right field wall in the home half of the fifth to extend the Giants’ lead to 4-1 after five.
Austin Slater added on with an RBI single in the sixth and the Giants led 5-1 after six.
The same guy added two more on a two-run blast to left in the eighth and the Giants left the Padres in the dust again, taking the series with a 7-1 win. The Padres fall to 18-16.
UP NEXT
The rubber match is tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. A pitcher yet to be named will start against Johnny Cueto for San Francisco.
TRANSACTION NEWS
- Keone Kela placed on the 10-Day IL (right forearm strain)
- Miguel Diaz recalled from Triple-A El Paso
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