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- Updated: August 3, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The way Edwin Jackson was dealing on Wednesday afternoon, the Padres’ offense didn’t need to do much. But the Friars broke out the big bats anyway, cruising to a 12-3 victory over the Brewers in the rubber match at Petco Park.
In arguably his best outing since joining the Padres, Jackson tossed eight innings, allowing only three late runs once the game was out of reach. He made his presence felt on offense, too, stealing a base in the sixth and doubling home a run in the seventh.
Yangervis Solarte and Jabari Blash provided the power. Solarte, who finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs, put the game out of reach with a two-run, sixth-inning dinger. Then, Blash went to the opposite field in the seventh for his first career home run.
Brewers right-hander Junior Guerra struggled from the outset, allowing three runs in the first inning — although he got no help from a controversial ruling at second base on a double-play ball. In his shortest outing of the year, …
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