Nick Pivetta allowed a leadoff homer by Jung Hoo Lee and then settled down to tie his season high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants.

SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres had a home run overturned due to fan interference, and manager Mike Shildt was ejected for coming out of the dugout to talk to the umpires in the second inning of the game against the San Francisco Giants.

While not shirking his share of responsibility, Tatis clung to the positives: six weeks remain in the regular season. The Padres host the Dodgers for three games beginning Friday at Petco Park. There's no reason to throw in the towel yet.

Nick Pivetta permitió que Jung Hoo Lee inaugurara el juego con un jonrón, pero se serenó y condujo el martes a los Padres de San Diego hacia un triunfo de 5-1 sobre los Gigantes de San Francisco. Pivetta terminó igualando su mejor cifra de la campaña,

The San Francisco Giants lost 5-1 to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday at Petco Park after a first-inning home run from Jung Hoo Lee.

The Padres’ losing streak reached four games in part as a result of the play reversal. San Diego dropped to two games out of first place.

The Padres entered their weekend series at Dodger Stadium in unfamiliar territory at this juncture of a season -- in first place. They had overturned a nine-game deficit and rode a five-game winning streak into Los Angeles.

Nick Pivetta fired six dominant innings Tuesday night and the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.

San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill missed Monday's game against the San Francisco Giants with an ankle injury.