Homers lift Padres past Yankees 4‑3 with King on mound

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Michael King pitched six scoreless innings, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado homered in the first inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Sunday, Sept. 6, at PETCO Park.

King allowed four hits and struck out three while improving to 10-9. Luis Campusano added a solo homer in the seventh to extend the Padres’ lead to 4-0.

New York scored three in the eighth. Spencer Jones doubled in Cody Bellinger, and Amed Rosario’s single and a throwing error allowed two more runs to score, trimming the Padres’ lead to 4-3. Gerrit Cole gave up four runs in seven innings to fall to 7-8. Mason Miller earned his 33rd save with a scoreless inning.

San Diego improved to 75-68, while New York fell to 81-62. The Padres won the season series 2-1. New York outhit San Diego 7-6. The game lasted 2:26 and drew 41,061.