Padres Drop Third Straight in 8-2 Loss to White Sox

The next batter, Austin Hays, hit a ground ball toward Manny Machado, who threw to second baseman Tatis Jr. for the force out. Tatis Jr. then fired a throw home as Meidroth attempted to score, but it sailed off target with too much velocity, allowing Chicago to take a 2-0 lead.

After a sacrifice fly and three batters later in the inning, Japanese sensation Munetaka Murakami worked a seven-pitch at-bat before launching a 413-foot home run to right field, extending the lead to 6-0. It was Murakami’s 13th home run of the season, the most in MLB so far in 2026.

In the fifth inning, Montgomery jumped on a first-pitch changeup from Márquez and drove it to right-center field for a solo shot, his ninth of the season, pushing the lead to 7-0.

May 1, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery (12) rounds the bases after hititng a solo home run during the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

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May 1, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery (12) rounds the bases after hititng a solo home run during the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

By the bottom of the sixth, San Diego had just one hit, a Tatis Jr. single in the third inning. After a Ramón Laureano groundout, Tatis Jr. ripped a ball to right field and used his speed to stretch it into a triple. However, he was left stranded as Miguel Andújar and Machado popped out in consecutive at-bats.

The Padres showed a brief spark in the eighth inning when Andújar drove in Bryce Johnson, and Machado followed with an RBI single to score Tatis Jr., but that would be all the offense they could muster.

It was that kind of night for San Diego, a six-hit performance, with three of those hits coming from one player.

San Diego also missed an opportunity to take sole possession of the NL West after the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 7-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Padres will look to get back in the win column Saturday night, when Sean Burke (1-2) faces Michael King (3-1) at 5:40 p.m. PT.