Meanwhile, Padres starter Andrew Cashner took a step back after a pair of solid performances. He was roughed up for six runs (three earned) in just 2 2/3 innings. Cashner needed 89 pitches -- only 48 of which were strikes -- to get eight outs. He walked four and allowed four hits.
Matt Kemp, Wil Myers and Adam Rosales homered for San Diego. Myers' long ball extended his hitting streak to 12 games, tying a career high, but it wasn't enough, as the Padres dropped their fifth straight and their eighth in a row in San Francisco.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Quick start: The first three Giant hitters of the game reached base and all three scored. Denard Span reached on Brett Wallace's dropped popup at third, setting the inning in motion. All three runs were unearned.
Pence's RBI triple
SD@SF: Pence triples to right field, scoring Duffy
Hunter Pence ropes a triple just out of reach in right field, scoring Matt Duffy from first base to increase the Giants' advantage
Cash out: After Cashner walked two of the final three hitters he would face, Padres skipper Andy Green opted to go to his bullpen early, with two outs and the bases loaded in the third. Michael Kirkman, who was called up on Tuesday, gave up a two-run single to Samardzija on his first pitch with the Padres. It gave the Giants the lead, and they cruised from there.
Samardzija's two-run single
SD@SF: Samardzija helps himself with two-run single
Jeff Samardzija hits a ball that drops into the outfield for a single, scoring Brandon Belt and Angel Pagan to give the Giants a 6-4 lead
Seeing triple: Belt's two-run triple in the fourth was the third three-bagger of the game for the Giants and the fourth overall in the game. Three of the four triples drove in runs, while one was by a leadoff hitter. The teams combined for 10 extra-base hits.
Belt's two-run triple
SD@SF: Belt triples to right field to score two runs
Brandon Belt rips a triple down the right-field line, scoring Joe Panik and Matt Duffy to push the Giants' lead to 8-4
Kemp crushes: Kemp launched his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot into the left-field seats that temporarily put the Padres ahead in the third inning. Kemp has amassed the six long balls in 21 games this year -- after it took him 77 games to reach six dingers last year.
Kemp's two-run homer
SD@SF: Kemp belts a two-run homer to left field
Matt Kemp hammers a two-run homer to left field off Jeff Samardzija to give the Padres a 4-3 edge
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Jemile Weeks, not known for his power, plated the Padres' first run by launching a Samardzija cutter off the top of the right-field wall in the third. He cruised into third for a triple, the 18th of his career. Weeks is one of six players in the past 50 years with at least 18 triples, but fewer than five home runs. He joins Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper, Frank Taveras, Gerald Young, Rodney Scott and Ben Revere on that list.
Weeks' run-scoring triple
SD@SF: Weeks plates Ramirez on an RBI triple to right
Jemile Weeks drives a triple off the right-field wall, scoring Alexei Ramirez from first base to cut the Padres' deficit to 3-1
AFTER REVIEW
After Span reached on Wallace's error, he was called out at first on a pickoff move by Cashner, which Giants manager Bruce Bochy challenged. Replays showed a closer play at first, with Span's hand appearing to get back just ahead of Myers' swipe tag. Ultimately, the call on the field was overturned, and the three-run rally ensued.
Span safe at first on review
SD@SF: Span safe at first after out call overturned
Denard Span is called out at first on a pickoff play in the 1st, the Giants challenge the call and after review it is overturned
WHAT'S NEXT
Padres: Cesar Vargas was sharp enough in his big league debut to warrant another start, and he'll get the ball against the Dodgers on Friday night. Between Double-A and the Majors, Vargas owns a 1.53 ERA and a 0.79 WHIP this season.
Giants: The Giants get a day off before heading to New York for a series against the Mets. RHP Jake Peavy (1-1, 6.86 ERA) starts Friday night's opener. Peavy has won three of his last four starts in New York.
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Rick Eymer is a contributor to MLB.com based in the Bay Area.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Giants outslug Padres en route to sweep
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