SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Carlos Rodón allowed one run over five innings and the New York Yankees broke open the game with a four-run second inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday at PETCO Park.

Rodón (5-4) permitted two hits and struck out seven. The left-hander improved after taking a loss against Boston on Aug. 29. Robbie Ray (11-8) took the loss for San Diego.

New York jumped ahead in the second. Spencer Jones doubled home Ben Rice, and Cody Bellinger followed with a two-run single. The Yankees added a run in the third on George Lombard Jr.’s sacrifice fly, with Rice scoring again. Manny Machado homered in the fourth for San Diego’s only run, his 25th of the season.

New York finished with nine hits and San Diego collected three. The Yankees improved to 82-63 and the Padres fell to 74-68. The announced attendance was 40,946, and the game lasted 3:08.