SAN FRANCISCO —
Greg Garcia began the day with a home run, his first leading off a game.
Rookie Ty France hit two of them for the first time in a major league game.
Eric Hosmer fell one short of what would have been his first career cycle.
Eric Lauer struck out a career-high nine batters and allowed a pair of two-run homers among five total hits in his six innings.
The Padres won a game 8-4 and won their third series among the 15 they have played in the second half.
The victory over the Giants at Oracle Park was one to savor on the first day of the season’s final month, a warm and sunny afternoon on the San Francisco Bay before they headed to the airport for a flight to Phoenix.