Jase Bowen hit his first major league homer, Ty France drove in three runs and three San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a two-hitter Friday night in a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. San Diego (56-54) sits a game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the third and final National League wild card.

A San Diego Padres top pitching prospect was scratched from his start, the Friars are linked to a San Francisco Giants pitcher and Michael King may be traded.

On Thursday night, the San Francisco Giants opened up a series with the Padres in San Diego.They won by a score of 4-1.Robbie Ray went 6.0 innings, allowing just four hits and one run.Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Area wrote: “There was some risk in starting Robbie Ray this close to the deadline,

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Daniel Susac hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs, and Robbie Ray pitched six impressive innings to win his seventh straight decision and lead the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.

SAN DIEGO — The Giants would’ve had to play one heck of a game on Friday night at Petco Park to salvage a day where the team suspended payment to Harrison Bader due to last weekend’s scooter accident.

The San Francisco Giants were pummeled 7-0 by the San Diego Padres, but the bigger story was second baseman Luis Arraez’s exit from the ball game. It turns out it was just cramping, as reported by MLB.