SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Ty France’s tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night at PETCO Park, snapping a four-game losing streak for the Padres and handing Toronto its second straight defeat in the three-game series.

The Padres, who improved to 47-48, overcame a four-run deficit in the second inning and then answered Toronto’s three-run sixth with France’s solo shot off losing pitcher Mason Fluharty. Bradgley Rodriguez earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief, allowing one earned run on one hit, and Mason Miller recorded his 24th save of the season with a perfect ninth inning.

Toronto, now 45-50, had taken an early lead behind a four-run second inning, then tied the game at 7-7 in the sixth on a three-run homer by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. But the Blue Jays could not hold the momentum as France’s blast to left field in the bottom half of the inning put San Diego ahead for good.

The game featured eight hits for each team and lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 40,561.

San Diego struck first in the bottom of the first inning, taking advantage of walks and a sacrifice fly. Fernando Tatis Jr. led off with a walk, Jackson Merrill walked and Xander Bogaerts walked to load the bases with one out. After Manny Machado popped out, Gavin Sheets walked to force in Tatis Jr., and France followed with a sacrifice fly to right field that scored Merrill, giving the Padres a 2-0 lead.

Toronto answered emphatically in the top of the second. Kazuma Okamoto walked and Daulton Varsho walked before Alejandro Kirk doubled to right field, scoring Okamoto and sending Varsho to third. Andres Gimenez then grounded out, but Varsho scored on the play to tie the game 2-2. Jonatan Clase followed with a two-run homer to right field, his second of the season, scoring Kirk and giving the Blue Jays a 4-2 lead. Toronto loaded the bases later in the inning on a walk to Ernie Clement and a walk to Guerrero Jr., but George Springer struck out to end the threat.

The Padres tied the game in the bottom of the second. With one out, Sung-Mun Song walked, then Tatis Jr. grounded out, advancing Song to second. Merrill walked and Bogaerts walked to load the bases. Machado singled to center field, driving in Song and Merrill to knot the score at 4-4. Machado was caught stealing second to end the inning.

San Diego took the lead in the third. France was hit by a pitch, Jake Cronenworth singled to center, and after a strikeout and a stolen base, Song singled to center, scoring France and Cronenworth to give the Padres a 6-4 lead. The inning ended with a lineout.

Toronto narrowed the gap in the fourth but left runners stranded. Clase walked, Clement singled to center to put runners at the corners, but Nathan Lukes struck out, Guerrero Jr. struck out on a foul tip and Springer lined out to third.

The Padres added a run in the fourth. Gavin Sheets walked, France singled to center, and Cronenworth singled to center, scoring Sheets to make it 7-4.

After a scoreless fifth inning for both teams, Toronto mounted a comeback in the sixth. Gimenez popped out, Clase walked and Clement popped out. Lukes was hit by a pitch, putting runners at first and second. Guerrero Jr. then launched a three-run homer to left field, his sixth of the season, tying the game 7-7. Springer grounded out to end the inning.

But the Padres answered immediately in the bottom of the sixth. Machado struck out, Sheets grounded out, and France stepped to the plate. He hit a solo home run to left field, his 11th of the season, giving San Diego an 8-7 lead. Cronenworth flied out to end the inning.

Toronto put a runner on base in each of the final three innings but could not score. In the seventh, Okamoto flied out, Varsho lined out and Kirk flied out. In the eighth, Luis Urias singled, but Clase struck out and Clement grounded into a double play. In the ninth, Lukes singled to right, but Guerrero Jr. struck out, Springer lined out to center and Okamoto struck out to end the game.

Fluharty took the loss for Toronto, pitching two innings and allowing two hits, one earned run and striking out one. He fell to 4-1 on the season. For San Diego, Rodriguez improved to 2-2, and Miller earned his 24th save.

Key performances included Guerrero Jr. going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Toronto. France was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs for San Diego. Kirk had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays. For the Padres, starter Matt Waldron threw three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out three. Spencer Miles pitched two scoreless innings for Toronto, allowing one hit and striking out one.

The win evened the series at one game apiece, with the rubber match scheduled for Sunday. Toronto had won the series opener Friday 5-3. The Blue Jays entered the game having won four of their previous six, while the Padres had lost four straight before Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Toronto 5, San Diego 3. Interstat’s ELO system had given San Diego a 52.20 percent probability to win. Toronto had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 15 went under the over/under line of 7.5.