Manny Machado and Gary Sanchez hit three-run homers on Thursday as the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 10-0 to end the Giants’ 10-game winning streak.
“Obviously, the first inning and getting a couple of three-run homers in the first three helped,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “Runners in scoring position, a lot of good at-bats today.”
Blake Snell (4-6) won his third straight decision, striking out 11 and allowing three singles in six innings as the Padres avoided getting swept in a four-game series for the first time since 2017.
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Snell has an 18-inning scoreless streak and has allowed one one run over 31 innings in his past five starts.
“I’m just in a zone, competing with every pitch,” Snell said. “When I have four pitches and they’re all working, that’s when I’m at my best.”
Snell, Garcia and Ray Kerr combined to retire San Diego’s final 13 batters in the Padres’ eighth shutout this season, a game that lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.
San Francisco batters struck out 14 times in the Giants’ seventh shutout loss.
“Snell was as good as we’ve seen him,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said.
Kim Ha-seong added a solo homer as the Padres went five of 10 with runners in scoring position.
Sanchez ended an none-for-22 slump with his three-run homer in the first inning off Alex Wood (2-2).
Sanchez added a pair of singles to finish three of five and is hitting .214 with seven homers and 18 RBIs in 22 games since joining the Padres.
Machado doubled the lead in the third with his 10th homer.
“After three tough losses, nobody went home too terribly happy last night, so it was good to see an early response,” Melvin said.
Wood allowed six runs, four hits and four walks in 3-1/3 innings. The Giants’ winning streak had been their longest since 2004.
Kim homered in the fourth off Jakob Junis. Jake Cronenworth added an RBI single in the fifth and Nelson Cruz followed with a two-run double.
Juan Soto had his fourth straight multi-hit game, going two of three with a walk and two runs.
San Francisco were seeking their first four-game sweep of the Padres since 2006 and the first at home since 1993 at Candlestick Park.
Elsewhere, the Twins routed the Red Sox 6-0, the Mariners mastered the Yankees 10-2, the Diamondbacks downed the Nationals 5-3, the Guardians thrashed the Athletics 6-1, the Marlins sank the Pirates 6-4, the Royals edged the Rays 6-5 and the Braves bested the Phillies 5-1 in 10 innings.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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