Fifth straight victory comes in opener of homestand following 7-2 road trip
returned to San Diego having won four straight games to finish their most successful long road trip in more than two decades.
They pushed their winning streak to a season-high five games and improved to a major league best 14-10 in one-run games with some exceptional defense in key moments as well.“That’s been our theme this year,” manager Bob Melvin said. “We don’t beat ourselves. ... As long as we keep making plays, we’re not going to beat ourselves in games like that. I think it’s been really important.
The Padres walked twice but didn’t score in the first inning. Neither did they score after Jurickson Profar got their first hit off Adrian Houser leading off the fourth. Manny Machado left the bases loaded with a fly out to end the seventh and left runners at the corners with a strikeout to end the ninth. Azocar’s game-winner was the Padres’ third hit in 13 at-bats with runners in scoring position.inning on second base and moved to third on Jurickson Profar’s grounder to the right side.