Padres Drive By Marlins

     The San Diego Padres pulled away from the Miami Marlins 9-5 on Tuesday night at Petco Park. The Fish have fallen in seven of their last 10 games.
     The first inning was owned by San Diego(23-33) as they mustered three runs. American Heritage grad Eric Hosmer drove in Travis Jankowski and Cory Spangenberg with a base hit into center field. Raffy Lopez came up next and knocked in Hosmer on a single to right.
     The Marlins got one run in the top of the fourth. J.T. Riddle grounded into a double play for Justin Bour to score.
     Miami(20-34) battled back with three runs during the sixth inning and took the lead 4-3. Derek Dietrich scored on a triple by J.T. Realmuto to left field. Realmuto then reached home on a base hit by Brian Anderson to left. J.B. Schuck later doubled toward deep right field and Anderson scored on the play.
     The Padres bounced back and overtook the Fish in the bottom of the frame. Franmil Reyes homered to left-center field on a 3-1 pitch and Jose Pirela scored in front of him.
     The Friars added a four insurance runs in the eighth inning when Lopez walked with the bases loaded and that brought in Spangenberg. Pinch-hitter Christian Villanueva came up and hit the first pitch up the middle for a two-run single as Hosmer and Pirela scored. Freddy Galvis followed with a shot to deep center field which went off the glove of Lewis Brinson for an error and Lopez raced in from second.
     The ninth inning saw Miami got one run. Riddle hit a line drive past Manuel Margot in center field and he rounded the bases for an inside-the-park home run.