San Francisco 1, at San Diego 7

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Nick Pivetta delivered a dominant bounce-back performance, striking out eight over five sharp innings, and Ramón Laureano launched a decisive two-run homer as the San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep with a 7-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon at PETCO Park. A crowd of 41,491 watched the Padres, under rookie manager Craig Stammen, halt a two-game skid against their National League West rivals and level both teams’ early-season records at 2-4. The Giants, managed by rookie skipper Tony Vitello, had taken the first two games of the series but could not… Read more...