After dropping four straight, the Padres found their spark at Petco Park, rallying past the Giants behind Nick Pivetta's dominant outing and clutch hitting notch their 70th win of the season.

The Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Giants to make this four-game series a little more interesting. San Diego is now 4-1 versus San Francisco over the last 10 days, but 1-4 since the three-game set with the Giants.

Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee and then settled down to tie his season high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

The San Francisco Giants lost 5-1 to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday at Petco Park after a first-inning home run from Jung Hoo Lee.

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San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. looks on as security guards chase a young fan running on the field during the eighth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park. When an adult runs onto the field at an MLB game, it's common for the crowd to cheer after security has wrangled down the trespasser.

Padres manager Mike Shildt expressed his frustration with the review process on the controversial play in San Diego's loss to the San Francisco Giants.