Robbie Ray's quality start propels Giants past Padres

Daniel Susac homered and knocked in three runs Thursday night while Robbie Ray sailed through six effective innings as the visiting San Francisco Giants stopped the San Diego Padres 4-1.

One of several players San Francisco might deal for prospects before the Monday trade deadline, Ray (10-6) checked San Diego on four hits and a run, issuing one walk and striking out six. Three relievers closed it out, with Erik Miller handling the ninth inning for his fourth save.

San Diego starter JP Sears (3-4) permitted three runs on seven hits and a walk in 3 2/3 innings while fanning two. The result snapped a five-game winning streak by the Padres, their longest since an eight-gamer in April.

The Giants initiated the scoring in the first inning. A one-out walk to Heliot Ramos and Bryce Eldridge's single put runners at the corners. Rafael Devers' deep drive to right-center resulted in a sacrifice fly, although Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed him of a three-run homer with a leaping catch.

Susac cracked his third major league homer -- all in the past two days -- in the second inning. The rookie catcher launched a first-pitch fastball an estimated 406 feet over the left field wall with Willy Adames aboard after a leadoff single. Susac homered twice on Wednesday during a 16-3 blowout of the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.

The Padres scored their only run in the second on Xander Bogaerts' two-out single to right-center that cashed in Ty France. However, Ray minimized the damage, inducing a 6-4-3 double play ball off Luis Campusano's bat before Bogaerts' hit.

Susac restored a three-run lead in the fifth when he lofted a sacrifice fly to center that scored Devers, who bunted for a single, reached second when Jung Hoo Lee walked and made it to third via a wild pitch.

Devers delivered three hits for San Francisco, which could have done more damage but went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 men.

Luis Rengifo managed two of San Diego's six hits.

--Field Level Media