Padres 5, Marlins 3
MIAMI -- San Diego right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne beat Miami for the second time in a week, pitching the Padres to a 5-3 victory over the Marlins on Saturday night.
Despaigne, a native of Cuba who got the start on Colombian Heritage Night at Marlins Park, allowed five hits, one walk and three runs in six-plus innings. He struck out five and improved his record to 5-7.
San Diego (51-53), which broke the game open with a four-run third inning, has gone 7-1 since July 24. The Padres extended their winning streak to four games.
The Marlins (42-62) have lost four straight games and three series in a row. Rookie right-hander Jose Urena (1-5) took the loss.
San Diego scored a run in the first inning. when third baseman Yangervis Solarte doubled with one out, advanced to third on a single by right fielder Matt Kemp and scored on left fielder Justin Upton's sacrifice fly that carried to the warning track in left-center field.
Solarte also was key in the big third inning, driving an RBI triple to the gap in right center and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Kemp. Catcher Derek Norris capped the inning with a two-out double.
Norris got an RBI on the play, and the second run scored when left fielder Derek Dietrich let the ball get past him in the corner. Dietrich was charged with an error, helping the Padres extend their lead to 5-0.
The Marlins scored twice in the fifth on two-out RBI singles by pinch-hitter Donovan Solano and second baseman Dee Gordon.
In the seventh, Dietrich struck out but reached on a wild pitch and eventually scored on a groundout by pinch-hitter Justin Bour, cutting San Diego's lead to 5-3.
NOTES: San Diego designated C Tim Federowicz for assignment, recalled RHP Leonel Campos from Triple-A and put RHP Ian Kennedy on the paternity list. ... Miami recalled LHPs Adam Conley and Chris Reed from Triple-A. Both will be used as relievers. Reed was born in England. ... Miami RHP Jose Fernandez, 15-0 with a 1.19 ERA in 23 career home starts, gets another chance to excel at Marlins Park when he starts Sunday's series finale. ... When the New York Mets visit Miami on Monday through Wednesday, the Marlins will throw RHP Tom Koehler in the opener and RHP David Phelps in the finale. The middle game is TBD, but manager Dan Jennings said LHP Brad Hand will "probably" get the start. ... The blown save by San Diego's Craig Kimbrel on Friday was just his second of the season. ... Former Marlins 1B Michael Morse, traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, was sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.