Gavin Sheets hit two of San Diego's four home runs and drove in four runs, and Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed San Francisco's Rafael Devers of a homer as the Padres beat the Giants 8-1 on Wednesday night.

Petco park erupted in boos after a security guard brutally tackled a San Diego Padres kid who ran out on the field.

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It’s Thursday, August 21 and the Giants (61-66) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (71-56). Justin Verlander is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Dylan Cease for San Diego. San Diego goes for the series win after a 8-1 victory on Wednesday to follow up a 5-1 win.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres face the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. San Diego has a 70-56 record overall and a 39-21 record at home. Padres hitters are batting a collective .251, which ranks fourth in the NL.

Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff home run to Jung Hoo Lee that saw the San Francisco Giants jump out to a 1-0 lead over the San Diego Padres after two pitches. That was the only run he or any other Padres pitcher allowed as San Diego earned a 5-1 win at Petco Park, Tuesday.

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Tidwell, who is currently pitching for Triple-A Sacramento, experienced discomfort in his right shoulder following a recent bullpen session, according to manager Bob Melvin, and is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday.

After dropping four straight, the Padres found their spark at Petco Park, rallying past the Giants behind Nick Pivetta's dominant outing and clutch hitting notch their 70th win of the season.