Athletics @ San Diego Padres
Laureano, Machado, Castellanos homer in the Padres' 7-3 win over the Athletics
SAN DIEGO -- — Ramón Laureano hit a tiebreaking home run with one out in the seventh inning and Manny Machado and Nick Castellanos also connected to help the San Diego Padres beat the Athletics 7-3 on Friday night.
The Padres bounced back from consecutive losses to the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and beat the AL-West leading A's for the ninth time in their last 10 meetings. The Athletics had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Laureano's sixth shot chased starter Jeffrey Springs (3-5) and gave the Padres their first lead. San Diego added three runs in the eighth, including a two-run double by Gavin Sheets.
The Athletics' Nick Kurtz, the 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, hit an RBI double in the first to extend his on-base streak to 45 games, the longest in the majors this year and longest in a single season by an Athletics player since Mark McGwire's 48-game streak to open the 1996 season.
Machado's two-run line shot off Springs into the left-field seats tied it with two outs in the first. It was his eighth and came with Fernando Tatis Jr. aboard on a leadoff walk. It had a launch angle of just 20 degrees.
Castellanos hit a towering drive just fair off the side of the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse in the left-field corner at Petco Park to tie it again at 3 with one out in the fifth. It was his fourth.
The A's loaded the bases against Bradgley Rodriguez with two outs in the sixth before Adrian Morejon (4-1) came on and struck out pinch-hitter Colby Thomas.
The Athletics took a 2-0 lead just four batters in, on Kurtz's double and Brent Rooker's groundout.
The A's took a 3-2 lead in the fourth when Zack Gelof hit a leadoff double to left and scored on Henry Bolte's single to center.
A's RHP J.T. Ginn (2-2, 2.98 ERA) and Padres RHP Lucas Giolito (1-0, 5.40) were scheduled to start Saturday night.
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Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Malachi Moore
- First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
- Second Base Umpire - James Jean
- Third Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 26 | 25 | .510 | - | L1 |
| Seattle | 25 | 27 | .481 | 1.5 | W2 |
| Texas | 24 | 26 | .480 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Houston | 21 | 31 | .404 | 5.5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 18 | 34 | .346 | 8.5 | W1 |
2026 National League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 31 | 20 | .608 | - | L1 |
| San Diego | 30 | 20 | .600 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Arizona | 26 | 24 | .520 | 4.5 | L1 |
| San Francisco | 20 | 30 | .400 | 10.5 | L3 |
| Colorado | 20 | 32 | .385 | 11.5 | W1 |

