MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — The San Diego Padres used a three-run eighth inning to defeat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Saturday afternoon at loanDepot Park. San Diego outhit Miami 11-5. The Padres opened the scoring in the third on a two-run single by Ty France, but Miami answered with a sacrifice fly from Otto Lopez. San Diego added a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Gavin Sheets. The Padres broke the game open in the eighth as France drove in a run with a single and Jase Bowen followed with a two-run single. Miami got one back in the bottom half on a Kyle Stowers single. San Diego added an insurance run in the ninth on a Jake Cronenworth single. JP Sears (3-3) earned the win, while Eury Pérez (5-8) took the loss. The attendance was 22,319. The game lasted 3 hours, 15 minutes. Both teams are 52-53.