Padres edge Marlins 4‑2 behind Rengifo’s two-run homer

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to break a tie and lift the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night at loanDepot Park.

San Diego scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings before Rengifo’s blast, his second of the season, scored Jase Bowen. The Padres managed only five hits but made them count. Manny Machado drove in a run with a single in the fifth, and Jackson Merrill’s lineout in the fourth scored Machado.

Adrian Morejon (8-2) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings for the win. Mason Miller earned his 26th save with a perfect ninth, striking out one. Tyler Zuber (0-1) took the loss.

Heriberto Hernández homered for Miami, which outhit San Diego 9-5 but left runners on base. The Marlins fall to 52-52; the Padres improve to 51-53. Attendance was 16,151. The game lasted 3:06.