Padres 10, Giants 5: San Diego Tags Oracle Park for 14 Hits

The lead

May 5, 2026 - San Francisco - The San Diego Padres feasted on Logan Webb early and kept tacking on. Jackson Merrill went 3-for-5 with two RBI, Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in two, and the Padres matched season highs with 14 hits and 10 runs during a 10-5 win over the San Francisco Giants, per ESPN.

Sung Mun Song—the South Korean infielder who signed in December, per AP coverage linked on ESPN—lashed a two-run double for his first big-league hit, scored after a throwing error, and later singled as part of a 2-for-4, two-RBI debut spark.

How the game turned

Casey Schmitt's two-run homer gave San Francisco early hope, but the fourth inning swung the game. Song's double with two outs plated two runs, an error advanced him, and Merrill's single capped a five-run frame that put San Diego ahead 6-4 and chased Webb (2-4) after six runs and seven hits in four innings.

Miguel Andujar singled, doubled, tripled, and drove in a run while Nick Castellanos added two RBI, keeping the lineup deep enough to survive Walker Buehler's uneven 5 1/3 innings (four runs, five strikeouts).

For the Giants, Jesus Rodriguez homered and drove in two after an 0-for-4 MLB debut Monday—his first hit came as an RBI single in the second before a solo shot in the seventh, per ESPN.

Pitching and matchup notes

Buehler (2-2) earned the win despite traffic, benefiting from run support rare during San Diego's recent road swings. Webb's line reflected hard contact and minimal miss—San Diego's approach targeted early-count fastballs and spun innings forward once Webb lost edge on the outer half.

Bats that changed the board

Song's double announced his arrival, Merrill kept line drives coming, and Bogaerts supplied late-count power that separates playoff-caliber orders from one-star attacks. Andujar's cycle watch entertained the dugout even as singles and doubles did most damage.

San Francisco's rookie catcher provided bright spots, yet the bullpen could not cool Padres bats once Webb exited.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

The Padres landed 18 team FP on May 5, fifth on the AthX Engine team table, while Xander Bogaerts' 9 hitting FP reflected the heart-of-order lift. Fourteen-hit nights often spike team fantasy totals even when no single bat carries a six-RBI line—sequencing matters as much as power. AthX Engine scoring is separate from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

Matt Waldron and Adrian Houser were tabbed for Wednesday's rubber match, per ESPN. San Diego improved its recent dominance in the rivalry ESPN pegged at 40-23 since 2022; San Francisco needs length from the rotation after another short Webb outing.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB Gameday, ESPN recap, Associated Press via ESPN, and AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*