SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Pinch-hitter Ty France delivered a two-run triple in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park.

Matt Waldron pitched five innings of two-hit ball, striking out seven, as the Padres improved to 22-14. The Giants, who dropped to 14-23, have lost eight of their past nine games and managed only three hits while striking out 13 times.

Adrian Houser took the loss for San Francisco, allowing one earned run on three hits over six innings with three strikeouts. He fell to 0-4 on the season.

The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth inning, when San Diego first baseman Gavin Sheets hit his fifth home run of the season, a solo shot to right field off Houser. Sheets finished 1 for 3 with a home run and one RBI.

San Francisco answered in the bottom of the fifth. Rafael Devers led off with a home run to left field, his third of the season, tying the game 1-1. Devers was 1 for 3 on the day.

The score remained deadlocked until the top of the seventh, when the Padres broke through against Houser. Fernando Tatis Jr. led off and reached on a fielding error by Giants third baseman Matt Chapman. Ramon Laureano walked, and Nick Castellanos grounded out softly to shortstop, advancing Tatis to third and Laureano to second. After Freddy Fermin flied out, France stepped in and lined a two-run triple to right field, scoring Tatis and Laureano to give San Diego a 3-1 lead. France, who entered as a pinch hitter, also grounded out in his second plate appearance and finished 1 for 2 with two RBIs.

San Diego added two more runs in the eighth inning off Giants reliever Joel Peguero. Manny Machado drew a leadoff walk, and Xander Bogaerts followed by hitting his seventh home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field that extended the lead to 5-1. Bogaerts was 1 for 1 in the game, entering as a pinch hitter and delivering the decisive blast.

Waldron earned his first victory of the season against one loss. He allowed one earned run on two hits, struck out seven and walked none. He was supported by a bullpen that combined for four scoreless innings. Adrian Morejon pitched two innings, allowing one hit with four strikeouts. Mason Miller worked a perfect ninth inning, striking out two. Bradgley Rodriguez also contributed a scoreless inning, though he did not factor into the decision.

The Giants’ offense was limited to a single by Jesus Rodriguez in the third inning, Devers’ home run in the fifth, and another single by Rodriguez in the eighth. San Francisco’s only other threat came in the third when Rodriguez singled with two outs, but he was stranded as Patrick Bailey struck out.

San Francisco’s losing streak continued a pattern of offensive struggles. The Giants have scored two or fewer runs in seven of their past nine games and have been held to three hits or fewer four times during that span. The Padres, meanwhile, have won two of the three games in this series after dropping the opener Monday 3-2. They took the middle game Tuesday 10-5.

Key performances for San Diego included Waldron’s efficient start, Morejon’s high-strikeout relief, Miller’s clean ninth, Bogaerts’ clutch home run and France’s go-ahead triple. For San Francisco, Houser turned in a solid start despite taking the loss, and Devers provided the only run support. Joel Peguero pitched a hitless eighth for the Giants, striking out one.

Attendance was announced at 34,181. The game lasted 2 hours, 14 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Padres a 53.40 percent probability to win. San Diego was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 6 went over the over/under line of 8.5.