Padres beat Diamondbacks 10‑4 behind King’s strong start

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Michael King pitched six innings of four-hit ball, allowing one earned run with four strikeouts, as the San Diego Padres defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 on Wednesday night at PETCO Park before 39,423 fans in 2 hours, 57 minutes.

King improved to 6-7 while Jose Cabrera, who surrendered four earned runs over 4 1/3 innings, fell to 0-2 for Arizona. The Padres outhit the Diamondbacks 13-10.

San Diego broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth on Miguel Andujar’s RBI double. The Padres erupted for four runs in the sixth, highlighted by RBI singles from Sung-Mun Song, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill. Andujar finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Tommy Troy hit a two-run homer in the seventh for Arizona, his fourth of the season. Luis Campusano homered for San Diego. The Diamondbacks, who had won the series opener 8-0 on Monday, dropped to 45-47. San Diego improved to 46-46.