Nick Castellanos hit a three-run homer, Rodolfo Durán delivered his first career hit with a two-run shot, and Gavin Sheets also homered as the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday. San Diego improved to 5-0 against the West Coast rival, c
SEATTLE — The Padres’ offense struck early and often, and by the time the Mariners tried to claw back, San Diego had already built a lead it never truly had to defend.
Nick Castellanos capped the momentum with a three-run homer, Rodolfo Durán went deep for his first career hit, and Gavin Sheets added a home run as the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Saturday.
Walker Buehler (3-2) limited Seattle to two runs over five innings as San Diego improved to 5-0 this season against its West Coast rival. The Padres had clinched the season series on Friday to secure the Vedder Cup, named after Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who has ties to both cities.
Durán. a 28-year-old catcher who spent 11 seasons in the minors. broke through in the seventh with a two-run shot that helped end Logan Gilbert’s rough night.. In the ninth. Durán again sent a deep fly toward center. but Julio Rodríguez made a leaping catch above the wall to rob the rookie of a second homer.
Sheets started the Padres’ scoring with a solo homer in the second inning. After Miguel Andujar drove in a run with an RBI grounder in the fourth, Castellanos added to the rout with his third homer of the season, driving one out to center to make it 5-0.
Gilbert struck out five batters to reach 941 for his career, moving into fifth on the Mariners’ career list. Still, he gave up seven runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
J.P. Crawford homered for Seattle, and Cole Young drove in two runs. Five relievers followed Buehler, with Jeremiah Estrada working the ninth for his first save.
The pattern was hard to miss: San Diego jumped ahead with Sheets’ solo shot and Andujar’s RBI grounder, then expanded the lead further when Castellanos took it to 5-0, while Durán’s first career homer helped seal the scoring swing late.
On deck for Sunday, the Padres will have RHP Lucas Giolito make his season debut, while the Mariners counter with RHP George Kirby (5-2, 2.84 ERA) as San Diego looks to complete a season sweep.
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