San Diego Padres catcher Freddy Fermin delivered a decisive two-run home run in the seventh inning on Saturday, leading his team to a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets at Petco Park.
The win snapped the Padres' six-game losing streak.
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Fermin, who had been mired in an 0-for-30 slump, drove a first-pitch sinker from Mets reliever Austin Warren into the left-field seats.
The blast was his first home run of the season and his first hit since May 14, according to mlb.
com.
Padres starter Griffin Canning pitched five strong innings against his former team, allowing one run on three hits while striking out six.
Mets starter Nolan McLean also turned in a solid outing, giving up one run on three hits over six innings with five strikeouts, throwing a career-high 101 pitches.
The Mets took an early lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Brett Baty.
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Marcus Semien extended the lead to 2-0 in the seventh with a solo home run, his seventh of the year.
Trailing 2-1, the Padres mounted their rally in the bottom of the seventh.
After a baserunning blunder in the fifth inning—when Sung-Mun Song was tagged out in a rundown after biting on a fake throw—Fermin's homer put San Diego ahead for good.
The Mets threatened in the eighth with consecutive singles by Carson Benge and Bo Bichette, but Juan Soto grounded into an inning-ending double play turned by Song.
Padres reliever Mason Miller closed the game in the ninth, striking out Mark Vientos with a runner on first to secure the victory.
The Mets, who face the toughest remaining strength of schedule in the National League (.
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537 opponent winning percentage), will conclude their six-game road trip as Sean Manaea faces Padres pitcher Randy Vásquez.
