SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Pinch-hitter Ty France delivered a two-run triple in the seventh inning to put San Diego ahead to stay as the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park.

The Giants, who have lost eight of their past nine games, managed only three hits and struck out 13 times. It was a 1-1 game after six innings. Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the seventh and reached on a fielding error by third baseman Matt Chapman, setting up France’s go-ahead hit.

San Diego added two runs in the eighth on a two-run homer by Xander Bogaerts. Matt Waldron (1-1) earned the win, allowing one run on two hits over five innings with seven strikeouts. Adrian Morejon and Mason Miller combined for three scoreless innings of relief.

Adrian Houser (0-4) took the loss, giving up one run on three hits over six innings with three strikeouts. Rafael Devers homered for San Francisco.

The Padres improved to 22-14, while the Giants fell to 14-23. Attendance was 34,181. The game lasted 2 hours, 14 minutes.