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.

The San Diego Padres entered last weekend in first place in the NL West. The Padres, however, then proceeded to lose four straight, including three to the current NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.

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 on Tuesday night.

The Padres beat the Giants, 5-1, at home on Tuesday night and one young fan will never forget his experience at Petco Park, but for all the wrong reasons.

Compared to some of their NL West adversaries, the Giants and president Buster Posey have a lot of work to do when it comes to the bullpen.

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.

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.