Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez powers Padres past Tigers 7-3

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez slugged a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, powering the San Diego Padres to a 7-3 victory over Detroit on Saturday night and sending the Tigers to their eighth consecutive loss.

With the Padres trailing 3-2, Shane Greene (1-2) walked leadoff man Erick Aybar to start the eighth. Sanchez, a backup catcher who was batting for pitcher Kirby Yates, was hitting .087 in 23 at-bats when he slammed Greene’s 0-1 pitch for his second homer of the season. Cory Spangenberg added a two-run single and Austin Hedges drove in another run on a squeeze bunt — both against Alex Wilson — in the five-run inning.

Greene was charged with four runs and two hits with two walks in just one-third of an inning.

Detroit’s losing streak is its longest since also dropping eight in a row from May 28 to June 5 in 2015.

Yates (2-1) threw a scoreless eighth to earn the win for the Padres, who fell behind 3-2 in the seventh on Andrew Romine’s RBI single off reliever Phil Maton. Romine drove in Justin Upton, whose leadoff double ended the night for rookie starter Dinelson Lamet. He pitched into the seventh for the first time in his six starts, allowing three runs — two earned — and three hits in six innings.

Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez allowed two runs over six innings. His third-inning throw wide of third base off a fielded bunt by Lamet gave San Diego a 1-0 lead.

GORE’S ABOARD

The Padres and North Carolina high school lefty MacKenzie Gore, drafted third overall last week, agreed to terms on $6.7 million signing bonus. Gore threw a ceremonial pitch to Padres first baseman Wil Myers before the game.

1984 MEMORY

Former Tigers shortstop Allan Trammell shared a memory of arriving at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium for the 1984 World Series between Detroit and the Padres. “There were portable bathrooms near the tunnel into the stadium, and a sign on them said: ‘Detroit Tigers Clubhouse. I thought that was great,” said Trammell, a Tigers executive and San Diego resident.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: 3B Nicholas Castellanos was back in the lineup after tightness in his lower back held him out of the lineup Friday.

Padres: SS Allen Cordoba left with a bruised left hand after he was hit with a pitch in the third inning. Chase d’Arnaud replaced him. … LF Alex Dickerson will have back surgery on Wednesday. He was supposed to play left field and bat cleanup for the Padres, but hadn’t played since he was shut down in March.

UP NEXT

Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-5, 5.25) is 3-1 with an ERA of 0.50 in five career starts at Petco Park.

Padres: LHP Clayton Richard (5-7, 4.20) has induced a league-leading 174 groundballs this season.

Padres 7, Tigers 3

;Detroit; San Diego;

;ab;r;h;bi; ;ab;r;h;bi

Kinsler 2b;4;0;0;0;Pirela lf;4;1;1;0

Avila c;4;0;2;0;Stammen p;0;0;0;0

Mi.Cbrr 1b;4;0;0;0;Asuaje 2b;3;1;2;0

J.Mrtin rf;4;0;0;0;Myers 1b;2;1;0;1

Upton lf;3;2;1;0;Renfroe rf;3;1;0;0

Cstllns 3b;4;0;1;0;Spngnbr 3b;4;0;2;2

An.Rmne cf;4;1;2;2;Hedges c;4;0;1;1

J.Iglss ss;4;0;0;0;F.Crdro cf;4;0;0;0

An.Sanc p;2;0;0;0;Cordoba ss;0;0;0;0

dn Dkkr ph;1;0;0;0;C.d’Arn pr-ss;1;1;0;0

Stumpf p;0;0;0;0;Aybar ph-ss;1;1;0;0

Greene p;0;0;0;0;Lamet p;1;0;0;0

A.Wlson p;0;0;0;0;Maton p;0;0;0;0

;;;;;Yates p;0;0;0;0

;;;;;H.Sanch ph;1;1;1;2

;;;;;Szczur lf;0;0;0;0

;Totals; 34;3;6;2;Totals; 28;7;7;6

Detroit;000;020;100;—;3

San Diego;001;001;05x;—;7

E_Renfroe (8), Hedges (5), An.Sanchez (2). DP_Detroit 1. LOB_Detroit 5, San Diego 4. 2B_Avila (11), Upton (16), An.Romine (8), Pirela (6), Asuaje (1). HR_H.Sanchez (2). SB_Hedges (1), C.d’Arnaud (5). SF_Myers (3). S_Asuaje (1), Lamet (1).<

;IP;H;R;ER;BB;SO

Detroit

Sanchez;6;2;2;1;0;4

Stumpf H,1;1;1;0;0;0;1

Greene L,1-2 BS,3;1-3;2;4;4;2;0

Wilson;2-3;2;1;1;1;2

San Diego

Lamet;6;3;3;2;1;5

Maton;1;2;0;0;0;1

Yates W,2-1;1;1;0;0;0;1

Stammen;1;0;0;0;0;1

Lamet pitched to 1 batter in the 7th

HBP_by Sanchez (Cordoba).

Umpires_Home, Jordan Baker; First, Bruce Dreckman; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Bill Welke.

T_2:51. A_31,749 (42,302).

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