Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Jackson Merrill connected in the eighth for insurance, and the San Diego Padres beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 5-1.

Mired in a three-game losing skid and trailing by a trio of runs, the Giants just needed one hit, one player ,to create a spark against the Padres. Instead, as they have often done during a miserable post-All Star break stretch, the bats came up empty when it counted. Patrick Bailey and Heliot Ramos each popped up to end the threat.