Carlos Santana slugs a pair of 2-run HRs, Pirates go deep 4 times in an 8-4 win over Padres
Pittsburgh Pirates' Carlos Santana celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Monday, July 24, 2023, in San Diego.
Pittsburgh Pirates players celebrate after the Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres 8-4 in a baseball game Monday, July 24, 2023, in San Diego.
San Diego Padres' Luis Campusano hits an RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, July 24, 2023, in San Diego.
Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales throws to first for the out on San Diego Padres' Juan Soto during the eighth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 24, 2023, in San Diego.
San Diego Padres' Ha-Seong Kim is greeted by teammates after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Monday, July 24, 2023, in San Diego.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a pair of two-run homers and the Pittsburgh Pirates went deep four times in an 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
Liover Peguero also hit a two-run home run and Jack Suwinksi added a solo shot as the Pirates tagged Padres starter Yu Darvish four times.
San Diego’s Ha-Seong Kim slugged a pair of homers in the loss.
Kim opened the scoring in the first inning with a 387-foot shot to left-center, giving the Padres the early 1-0 lead.
In the third inning, Suwinksi tied the game with a solo shot and Santana homered on a full count, scoring Andrew McCutchen, who had reached on a single and stole second and giving the Pirates a 3-1 lead.
Peguero hit his first career and two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning. Peguero’s shot down the left field line put Pittsburgh up 5-1 and scored Jared Triolo, who had reached on a base hit to left.
Santana homered and drove in McCutchen again in the top of the fifth to put Pittsburgh ahead 7-1. It was Santana’s 11th homer of the season and his 16th multi-homer game — and first since Sept. 19, 2022, when he did it while playing for the Seattle Mariners.
Suwinksi finished 3 for 5, including his 21st home run of the season.
Darvish (7-7) allowed seven runs and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.
Peguero added insurance in the fifth to extend Pittsburgh’s lead to 8-1, legging out an infield single that plated Endy Rodriguez with his third RBI of the game.
Kim’s second homer of the game, and 14th of the season, came in the bottom of the fifth. It followed a double by Trent Grisham. It the first multi-homer game of Kim’s career.
Both Kim home runs came off Pirate starter Quinn Priester (1-1), who earned his first victory in his second big league start. The 22-year-old right-hander allowed four runs and four hits over 5 1/3 innings while striking out four.
Luis Campusano provided the only other offense for the Padres with an RBI double to center field that scored Jake Cronenworth from first base in the sixth.
Padre Xander Bogaerts went 1 for 3, and his single in the eight inning extended his hitting streak to six games.
TRAINER’ ROOM
Padres: Manager Bob Melvin said RHP Michael Wacha was to pitch off the mound before both Monday and Tuesday’s games. Wacha (8-2, 2.84) skipped a start in late June with right shoulder inflammation and last pitched July 1 in Cincinnati.
Pirates: Second basemen Tucupita Marcano sustained an apparent leg injury and was helped off the field at the end of the fifth inning following a tag at third base.
UP NEXT
The Padres will send LHP Blake Snell (6-8, 2.67) against Pirates RHP Rich Hill (7-9, 4.84) on Tuesday night.
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