Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff home run to Jung Hoo Lee that saw the San Francisco Giants jump out to a 1-0 lead over the San Diego Padres after two pitches. That was the only run he or any other Padres pitcher allowed as San Diego earned a 5-1 win at Petco Park, Tuesday.

Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee and then settled down to tie his season high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

When a kid ran onto the field late in the San Diego Padres' 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants, the home crowd was not happy with how it went down.

Kevin O’Connor is joined by Wosny Lambre to hand out offseason grades across the Eastern and Western Conferences, and EuroBasket.kev an Wos question if the Warriors’ front office is really all-in on winning a title, celebrate Denver’s upgrade from MPJ to Cam Johnson, and push back on the hype surrounding OKC’s long-term dynasty odds.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres in the three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Yu Darvish gave up four runs in the first inning, and the Padres were left clawing back and did so, tying the game up at four in the eighth inning. However, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts then hit a go-ahead home run that clinched the series.

Kai-Wei Teng was roughed up when he started against the Padres last week, but the Giants decided to give the Taiwanese right-hander a chance to rebound at Petco Park on Tuesday night.

With their three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers proved they are deeper and more focused than their budding NL West rivals.

LOS ANGELES — It was touted as the biggest series of the month. It was billed as a potential passing of the torch, with the San Diego Padres threatening to win the National League West for the first time in 19 years. Instead, Sunday’s finale ended in a three-game sweep — and a relatively convincing one, at that.

The Giants' Heliot Ramos and Rafael Devers will go down as the first teammates in Petco Park's history to achieve a special feat.