SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Xander Bogaerts delivered a tiebreaking, two-out single in the eighth inning Sunday afternoon, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox at PETCO Park.

The Padres snapped a two-game skid and avoided a three-game sweep after the White Sox had won the first two games of the series by a combined 12-2. San Diego improved to 20-13, while the White Sox fell to 16-18.

The game remained scoreless through three innings before the White Sox struck first. With one out in the top of the third, catcher Drew Romo launched a solo home run to right field, his third of the season, giving Chicago a 1-0 lead.

Padres starter Griffin Canning settled in after that, striking out seven over five innings while allowing three hits and one earned run. He retired 10 of the final 12 batters he faced after the homer.

San Diego answered emphatically in the bottom of the fourth against White Sox starter Anthony Kay. Miguel Andujar led off with a solo home run to left-center field, his second of the year, tying the game at 1-1. Two batters later, Manny Machado crushed a fifth-inning homer to left-center, his fifth of the season, putting the Padres ahead 2-1.

The Padres continued the rally. Xander Bogaerts singled, Ty France singled, and after a groundout by Nick Castellanos moved both runners into scoring position, Freddy Fermin drew a bases-loaded walk. A passed ball by catcher Drew Romo allowed Bogaerts to score, giving San Diego a 3-1 lead before Jake Cronenworth struck out to end the inning.

Kay lasted five innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out five. He exited with the Padres holding a 3-1 advantage.

The White Sox chipped away in the seventh inning against the Padres bullpen. Chase Meidroth led off with a single off reliever Bryan Hudson. Derek Hill, pinch-hitting for Jarred Kelenic, then crushed a two-run homer to center field, his second of the season, tying the game at 3-3. Hudson struck out two in the inning but allowed the two runs on two hits.

San Diego reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the eighth against White Sox reliever Tyler Davis. Ramón Laureano drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third on a single by Jackson Merrill, a ground ball deflected by first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Machado struck out for the second out, but Bogaerts delivered a soft ground ball to third baseman Colson Montgomery that eluded his glove, scoring Laureano for a 4-3 lead.

Davis took the loss, falling to 0-1, after allowing one earned run on one hit and two walks in one inning.

The White Sox mounted a threat in the ninth against Padres closer Mason Miller. Tristan Peters led off with a single to right field, but Miller struck out Luisangel Acuña to end the game. Miller earned his 11th save of the season, striking out three in a perfect inning of work.

Jason Adam earned the win for San Diego, improving to 1-0, after pitching a scoreless eighth inning with one hit allowed and one strikeout.

Key performances included Canning’s strong start for the Padres, striking out seven while allowing only one earned run over five innings. Kay matched Canning with five innings of two-run ball for Chicago, striking out five. Hill’s pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh was the White Sox’s biggest offensive blow, while Machado and Andujar each homered for San Diego.

The White Sox out-hit the Padres in the early innings but finished with seven hits to San Diego’s nine. Chicago left seven runners on base.

After dropping the first two games of the series by scores of 4-0 and 8-2, the Padres avoided a sweep with the victory. The White Sox had won four of their previous five games before Sunday’s loss.

Attendance was 40,171, and the game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes.

San Diego will travel to San Francisco to open a three-game series Monday. Chicago continues its road trip with a three-game set at the Los Angeles Angels beginning Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Diego Padres 7, Chicago White Sox 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave San Diego a 68.30 percent probability to win. San Diego was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 7 went under the over-under line of 8.