SAN DIEGO (AP) — Will Venable hit a three-run homer, dashing Jake Arrieta’s bid to win his first three big league starts, and the San Diego Padres rallied from a four-run deficit in the first inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 on Sunday.
Venable tied his career high with four RBIs and Nick Hundley homered and drove in three runs for the NL West leaders, who took two of three from the struggling Orioles.
Baltimore (19-50), which has the worst record in the majors, hasn’t won consecutive games since winning three straight from May 12-14. The Orioles are 0-10-1 in road series this year.
Jon Garland and three relievers combined on a five-hitter for San Diego. Garland (7-5) retired his last 14 batters and snapped a three-start losing streak. The Orioles had only two baserunners after the second.
