San Diego’s Petco Park buzzed with late-April energy last night as the Padres clawed their way to a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants, snapping a four-game skid. The game, a gritty back-and-forth, saw Xander Bogaerts finally break his homerless streak this season, while Nick Pivetta outshined Giants ace Logan Webb on the mound. It was the first clash of 2025 between these NL West rivals, and the Padres came out swinging.
The Giants struck first, but San Diego answered with a vengeance. Bogaerts, who’d been quiet with the long ball all year, crushed a three-run shot in the fifth, flipping a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead. The crowd roared, sensing a shift. The Padres tacked on two more runs that inning, chasing Webb, who gave up five runs on seven hits over four-plus frames. His curveball, usually a weapon, looked mortal, and San Diego’s bats made him pay.
San Francisco didn’t roll over. In the sixth, Lamonte Wade Jr. laced a two-run double off reliever Jeremiah Estrada, narrowing the gap to 5-4. The Giants, scrappy as ever, kept the pressure on, but Padres closer Robert Suarez slammed the door in the ninth, coaxing a groundout to seal the deal. Pivetta, meanwhile, earned the win, tossing six innings of two-run ball, scattering five hits, and striking out seven.
Luis Arraez and Jason Heyward, both back from stints on the shelf, sparked the lineup. Arraez went 2-for-4, his pesky singles setting the table, while Heyward chipped in a key hit. For the Giants, Willy Adames showed flashes of fight, going 1-for-3 with a run scored, but it wasn’t enough to counter San Diego’s surge.
The game, played under clear skies on April 29, drew 38,497 fans, who left buzzing about Bogaerts’ blast and the Padres’ renewed fire. San Diego’s record moved to 15-14, while the Giants dropped to 12-17. The teams square off again today, with a 1:10 p.m. first pitch at Petco.