By ALANIS THAMES
MIAMI — 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 night time.
Merrill had an RBI single that scored Xander Bogaerts. Maldonado adopted with a double down the left area 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, related on a 1-0 changeup and despatched it 400 ft 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) obtained the final two outs of the inning. Robert Suarez obtained 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 towards Vásquez, Morejon struck out Jesús Sánchez and obtained Otto Lopez to floor out to finish the fifth.
Key stat
The Padres have performed in 56 video games this season which have been determined inside two runs, together with seven of their final 10, the second-most such video games within the majors.
Up subsequent
RHP Edward Cabrera (3-4, 3.61) shall be on the mound for the Marlins on Tuesday. San Diego has not introduced a starter.