SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Jackson Merrill homered and drove in two runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at PETCO Park.

Merrill’s two-run homer in the second inning scored Ty France and opened the scoring. Jake Cronenworth followed with a two-run single, capping a four-run inning. San Francisco got two runs in the fourth on Willy Adames’ RBI single and Drew Cavanaugh’s run-scoring groundout. Osleivis Basabe homered in the fifth, cutting San Diego’s lead to 4-3, but Luis Campusano’s RBI single in the bottom half restored San Diego’s two-run lead. The Giants scored once in the eighth but got no closer.

Kyle Hart was the top star for San Diego, pitching three scoreless innings while allowing one hit. Griffin Canning (3-9) earned the win in relief, and Adrian Morejon recorded his second save with 1 1/3 hitless innings, striking out three. Landen Roupp (7-10) took the loss.

San Diego improved to 58-54, while San Francisco dropped to 47-65. The game drew 43,856 and lasted 2 hours, 59 minutes.