MIAMI — Pinch-hitter Luis Rengifo hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres beat Miami 4-2 on Friday night, extending the Marlins\u2019 losing streak to 10.<\/p>\n
Ty France and Manny Machado each had two hits for the Padres, who are 3-5 on their 10-game road trip following the All-Star break. San Diego finished with five hits but drew seven walks.<\/p>\n
The Marlins, who were a season-best 10 games over .500 following their win over Seattle on July 9, have fallen to 52-52. It is the Marlins\u2019 longest slide since they lost 10 straight in June 2011.<\/p>\n
France doubled off Tyler Zuber (0-1) to lead off the eighth. Zuber struck out Jackson Merrill before Rengifo drove a sweeper from the Miami reliever over the wall in right to snap a 2-all tie.<\/p>\n
Adrian Morejon (8-2) got the last out in the seventh and followed with a scoreless eighth before Mason Miller closed for his 26th save.<\/p>\n
Joe Mack and Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez homered for Miami\u2019s runs.<\/p>\n
Machado\u2019s RBI single in the fifth put San Diego ahead 2-1. Xander Bogaerts drew a leadoff walk and advanced on a sacrifice bunt before Machado hit a two-out line drive that fell in left.<\/p>\n
Miami tied in the bottom half on Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s drive, tying him for the team lead with 14 homers.<\/p>\n
Mack put the Marlins on the board in the second when he drove the first pitch from Padres starter Germ\u00e1n M\u00e1rquez over the wall in right for his eighth homer.<\/p>\n
The Padres tied it on Merrill\u2019s sacrifice fly off reliever Cade Gibson in the fourth.<\/p>\n
Gibson relieved starter Ryan Gusto, who completed the first 3 1\/3 innings in the bullpen game for Miami. Gusto allowed one run and two hits and struck out four.<\/p>\n
M\u00e1rquez was on a limited workload and exited after 2 1\/3 innings and 37 pitches. The right-hander gave up one run and three hits, while striking out four and walking one.<\/p>\n
LHP JP Sears (2-3, 4.38) will start for the Padres on Saturday against Marlins RHP Eury P\u00e9rez (5-7, 3.53).<\/p>\n
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