Nicolino solid in return but Marlins drop finale

MIAMI — Double plays, as they say, are a pitcher’s best friend. Luis Perdomo racked them up in record-setting fashion on Sunday, inducing six of them, in the Padres’ 3-1 win over Miami at Marlins Park.

Perdomo, who logged his first career complete game, repeatedly got into trouble, only to work out of it, courtesy of double plays. The Marlins hit into a franchise-record six double plays, five grounded into, and one on a line-drive comebacker. The five grounded into double plays also matches a franchise record done five times in the Marlins’ history, with the most recent being July 1, 2015, against the Giants.

For the Padres, their previous high was as many as five, but the record was set in the eighth inning when Jeff Francoeur bounced into a 5-4-3 DP. San Diego took two of three in the series, and Miami capped a 2-4 homestand.

Schimpf has done damage all series for the Padres. He knocked the game-winning home run in Saturday’s 1-0 win, and on Sunday, the 27-year-old rookie collected two hits, including his RBI double, and a hit by a pitch. Schimpf entered the game batting .120 (3-for-25) against left-handed pitchers, but he made an impact against Miami lefty Justin Nicolino.

The Marlins took a 1-0 lead in the second on Xavier Scruggs’ RBI double, but the Padres responded with two in the fourth. Schimpf produced a run-scoring double, and with two outs, Luis Sardinas delivered an RBI double.

San Diego padded its lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning on Adam Rosales’ two-out RBI single.

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