SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Nick Pivetta struck out eight over five one-hit innings, and the San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at PETCO Park. Pivetta’s dominant start, backed by a four-run eighth inning, helped both teams even their records at 2-4.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the first on an error and added single runs in the fifth and sixth. San Francisco scored its lone run in the seventh on Harrison Bader’s RBI single. Ramón Laureano’s two-run homer highlighted San Diego’s decisive eighth inning against the Giants’ bullpen.

Mason Miller earned his second save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Adrian Houser took the loss for San Francisco, allowing one earned run over 5 1/3 innings. Luis Arraez had three of the Giants’ four hits. The announced attendance was 41,491.