SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres won on manager Bob Melvin’s return, beating the San Francisco Giants 8-7 on Friday night.
Jake Cronenworth homered, Wil Myers doubled on two late runs and the Padres rallied after blowing 4-1, 6-4 leads. Machado finished with three hits, raising his batting average to .359.
Darin Ruf homered twice for San Francisco. The Giants have lost four of six.
After the Giants tied the game on Wilmer Flores’ two-run single off Luis Garcia with two outs in the ninth, Machado drove a slider off the outside of the plate by Camilo Doval (0-2) to center field to drive. to Cronenworth. , who started the 10th as an automatic runner at second base.
Two batters later, Jurickson Profar hit an RBI single that seemed to bounce off Doval’s foot, scoring Machado.
Profar was booed throughout the game after getting into an exchange with the fans in the third inning.
Garcia (2-2) overcame his struggles in the ninth to win. Robert Suarez pitched the 10th inning for his first career save. He allowed Brandon Crawford’s RBI single with one out, but retired the next two batters to end it.
Melvin returned to the Padres less than two weeks after undergoing prostate surgery on May 11.
“It went well, that’s what I can share with you,” Melvin said before the game. “I’m glad I came back. It’s miserable being away. One (game) gives you a bit of perspective, which is actually pretty cool. More than that it is miserable. I’m glad I came back.”
Ruf hit a two-run homer off Sean Manaea in the third and added a solo shot in the fifth. It was the second multi-homer game of Ruf’s career and his first with the Giants.
PROFAR, FANS CAUSE DELAY
The game was briefly delayed after Profar picked on fans before the start of the third inning. Profar was warming up and pretended he was going to throw a ball into the outfield bleachers, then turned and threw it into the bleachers along the third-base line. Someone threw the ball back onto the field. At the same time, another ball was thrown onto the field, prompting crew chief Ted Barrett to walk over as Profar pointed to the stands. After a few moments, Barrett retrieved one ball and Profar grabbed the other as fans booed before play resumed.
FOR STARTERS
Manaea remained winless since April 18. The lefty allowed four runs in six innings. It’s the first time in nine career starts against the Giants that Manaea has allowed more than two earned runs.
San Francisco starter Jakob Junis, whose only win this season came in relief, allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings.
COACHES ROOM
Padres: LHP Tim Hill was activated from the 10-day disabled list after missing 13 games with left shoulder inflammation. RHP Steven Wilson was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.
Giants: OF LaMonte Wade Jr. was placed on the 10-day disabled list with left knee inflammation. OF Luis González was called up from Triple-A Sacramento.
UNTIL NEXT TIME
Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (4-0, 2.20 ERA) has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven starts this season. Giants LHP Carlos Rodón (4-2, 3.49) is coming off his worst start of the season: he allowed eight earned runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Cardinals.
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