Matt Chapman homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs to help the Giants to an 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday.
SAN DIEGO -- Matt Chapman homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs for the San Francisco Giants, who jumped on Joe Musgrove early in an 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.Kyle Harrison , a 22-year-old lefty, got plenty of run support to overcome impressive home runs by Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis homered again off reliever Tyler Rogers.Bob Melvin got his first win with the Giants after two seasons managing the Padres.
Machado homered with one out in the fourth, his second, and Tatis connected leading off the sixth, his first, to pull the Padres within two runs. Both were into the second deck in left field.But the Giants stretched out the lead when Soler doubled with one out in the seventh and scored on Chapman's two-out double. Chapman scored on Flores' single.Tatis homered again in the eighth.Chapman's shot in the ninth brought in Soler, who walked and advanced on two wild pitches.
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