Overview
- The San Diego Padres defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 on Saturday after hitting five home runs by Jackson Merrill, Samad Taylor, Gavin Sheets, Rodolfo Duran and Manny Machado.
- Samad Taylor launched his first major-league home run, finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and extended a multi-game hitting streak after a long minor-league run.
- Starter Randy Vásquez rebounded to work five innings and record his first win since May 15 by limiting Baltimore to two runs after a rough first inning.
- Xander Bogaerts was struck in the head by a pitch, stayed briefly before leaving with neck spasms, and catcher Freddy Fermin was hit in the side of the head while warming up and removed for evaluation.
- A ninth-inning fastball that hit Gunnar Henderson was ruled intentional, resulting in Ron Marinaccio’s ejection and manager Craig Stammen being tossed and leaving retaliation tensions to shape the series finale.