Bogaerts' seventh-inning, two-run homer helped the Padres to a 7-4 win over the Giants and ended an unwanted individual streak.

When people with the Padres talk about Xander Bogaerts and where he bats and when he bats and what is expected of him with a bat in his hands, it is with reference and deference to his being one of the best players in Major League Baseball.

Xander Bogaerts went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, Nick Pivetta struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4.