Solarte, Blash power Padres in rout of Brewers
SAN DIEGO -- Yangervis Solarte and rookie Jabari Blash homered to lead a 14-hit attack Wednesday afternoon as the San Diego Padres breezed to a 12-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber match of a three-game series at Petco Park.
Padres starter Edwin Jackson retired the first 11 Brewers he faced and took a shutout into the eighth inning en route to his second win in four starts as a member of the Padres. Jackson also had an RBI double, stole the first base of his career and scored a run.
The Padres had seven extra-base hits and four steals in addition to the two homers while building an 11-0 lead before the Brewers scored three in an eighth inning, capped by a two-run Ryan Braun homer to center.
Solarte was 3-for-4 with a double in addition to his 11th homer for two RBIs and three runs scored. Blash's homer was the first of his major-league career.
Wil Myers and Christian Bethancourt each had two hits and two-run singles. Lead-off man Travis Jankowski was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two steals and three runs scored.
Braun grounded an infield single over the second-base bag with two outs in the fourth, ending Jackson's bid for perfection. Padres' second baseman Ryan Schimpf made the stop, but Braun easily beat the throw.
By that time, the Padres were already leading 4-0.
San Diego wasted no time in jumping on Brewers right-handed starter Junior Guerra (7-3), scoring three runs in the first.
Jankowski opened the Padres first with a double to right center, moved to third on an infield single by Myers and scored when Solarte barely beat the relay to first on a potential double play roller to second. The Brewers appealed both Myers' slide into second and the call at first, but the original ruling was upheld after 2 minutes and 46 seconds.
Guerra had trouble finding the plate after the extended delay and issued back-to-back walks to corner outfielders Alex Dickerson and Blash. Backup catcher Bethancourt followed with a two-run single to make it 3-0.
The Padres scored a fourth run off Guerra in the bottom of the third on back-to-back doubles by Solarte and Dickerson.
Guerra came out after four innings having yielded the four runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
The Padres scored four runs in the sixth off right-handed Brewers reliever Jhan Marinez.
Jackson drew a lead-off walk and stole the first base of his career ahead of an infield single by Jankowski, who quickly stole his second base of the game to put Padres at second and third. Both scored on Myers' two-run single.
Solarte then drove his 11th homer of the season 406 feet into the seats in right.
Blash led off the seventh with a 368-foot homer to right off right-handed Brewers reliever David Goforth. Shortstop Jose Rondon raced on a forceout and scored on Jackson's double into the right-field corner. Schimpf made it 11-0 with a RBI double to left.
Jonathan Villar opened the Brewers eighth with a double and scored on a single to center by Scooter Gennett to end Jackson's shutout bid. Braun followed with a 406-foot homer to straight-away center. The blast was his second in as many games and 16th on the season.
Jackson allowed eight hits and no walks over eight innings with five strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches.
NOTES: Padres 2B Ryan Schimpf was named the National League Rookie of the Month for July. Schimpf hit .269 with nine homers and 17 RBIs with a .705 slugging percentage and a 1.029 OPS. Schimpf led the Major Leagues in home runs in July and was third in slugging percentage. His nine homers are also the most ever by a Padres rookie in a calendar month. ... Padres' RHP Tyson Ross threw 10 balls from the mound to test the ankle he sprained while rehabbing from a shoulder strain. The Padres are hoping that Ross, who hasn't pitched since Opening Day, will pitch in September.