SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Samad Taylor drove in three runs with two singles and the San Diego Padres defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Monday night at PETCO Park.

Taylor’s go-ahead single in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie, and he added a two-run single in the eighth to seal the victory. Xander Bogaerts went 2 for 4 with two runs scored.

The Padres scored once in the third on a Gavin Sheets double that scored Bogaerts. After the Reds took a 2-1 lead on a Sal Stewart groundout in the fifth and an Edwin Arroyo sacrifice fly in the sixth, San Diego answered with two in the seventh on Sheets’ double and Taylor’s bunt single. Three runs in the eighth, capped by Freddy Fermin’s RBI single, put the game away.

Adrian Morejon (5-1) earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Andrew Abbott (4-4) took the loss. Mason Miller and Jason Adam each struck out three in a perfect inning.

Cincinnati had nine hits and San Diego 10. Attendance was 37,223. Time of game: 2:48. The Padres improved to 34-31, the Reds fell to 31-34.