The San Diego scored a run without a hit, then exploded with four straight hits to propel themselves to a 8-5 win over the Reds.
It is the 11th win for the Padres over the Reds in their last 12 meetings. It was an eight-run inning on Tuesday that led to a Reds' defeat. Though half as large, the Padres four-run third had the same effect.
The 1931 Reds were 2-16 after 18 games. This is one of the worst starts to a season in franchise history.
"Our last few games, we've been playing good baseball," said Tommy Pham, who hit his 100th career home run. "Use just take away that one big inning. That one big inning seems to haunt us. There's been some luck on the opposing teams side. That's part of the game of course. You create your own luck but if you look at those games minus that one inning. We're right there in it. We have to keep chipping away. It's a long season."
"Yesterday Sanmartin was making great pitches. They were just sticking the bat out and finding holes. I think he had three infield singles and the bloop hits. He executed his pitches. He did everything he could on his end. Right now things aren't going our way. Eventually when we get everybody healthy and back we'll be a competitive team."
Vladimir Gutierrez was having a problem finding the strike zone. He walked the bases loaded in the second inning. Luis Campusano got the run home with a fly out to right field. San Diego pummeled Gutierrez in the third. Trent Grisham hit a triple to open the inning. Jake Cronenworth's single scored Grisham. Manny Machado singled and scored on Jurickson Profar's three-run home run, his third of the season.
"Vladimir continues to throw the ball well but when you give a team the extra base runners. It is going to be tough to over come. That's what happened tonight," David Bell said. "I believe he's on to some things that will make him better than he was last year. He is working on it."
The Reds got a run back in the bottom of the third. Tommy Pham singled with one out. Kyle Farmer's double sent Pham toward home plate. Home plate umpire, Chad Whitson, called Pham out, ruiling he was tagged by Austin Nola in time on the head first slide. The Reds wanted a second opinion. The call was reversed. It was the first of four doubles in the game for Farmer.
"Kyle Farmer came in early today to work on some things," Bell said. I think he found it and had a great night. That's what it takes to get out of these slumps. We have to keep making adjustments as a team but also the individual stuff. That's what all of out staff comes to work for you have to keep going. There is a lot to look forward to. I know it is hard to see it that way."
Farmer had never hit four doubles at any level. The four doubles ties a Reds record. The last time was by Billy Hatcher in 1990.
"I've never hit four doubles in a game," Farmer said. "It the first time in my life I've done that. I don't think I've had four hits in a big league game. I wish we had one but it was a good night for me. Any time I can get in a record book for anything. I'll take it."
Gutierrez allowed a single and the last of his six walks to start the fifth. David Bell made the pitching change bringing on Luis Cessa. Eric Hosmer greeted Cessa with a run scoring single that sent Profar to third. Matt Beatty lined out to Pham in left field. Profar took off after the catch but changed his mind half way home. Aramis Garcia threw Profar out getting back to third. This call was upheld under review.
Pham homered for the third time this season, all against his former teammates from San Diego, victimizing Steven Wilson.
Hosmer got the run right back with his second home run in as many nights with a long blast off Alexis Diaz.
Manny Machado doubled home another run in the ninth off Dauri Moreta.
Brandon Drury hit his third home run of the season in the ninth. It came against Dinelson Lamet. Farmer's fourth double scored Pham again. Pham walked following Drury's home run.
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