SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Jacob Lopez scattered six hits over 4 2/3 innings and Carlos Cortes homered as the Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Sunday evening at PETCO Park before 41,799 fans in 3 hours, 5 minutes.

The Athletics jumped ahead quickly, scoring once in the first inning and twice in the second on a Henry Bolte double and an Alika Williams single. added a run in the fourth and another in the ninth on Tyler Soderstrom’s single. San Diego got on the board in the sixth on a Manny Machado sacrifice fly and added a run in the seventh but could not complete the comeback.

Lopez (4-2) allowed one earned run with three strikeouts. Scott Barlow earned his first save, recording the final two outs. Michael King (4-3) took the loss. Cortes went 2-for-4 with a home run and one RBI, while Ty France also homered for the Padres.

Oakland outhit San Diego 10-9. The win improved the Athletics to 27-26, while the Padres fell to 31-21.