Musgrove goes seven innings and Bogaerts homers as the Padres beat the Blue Jays 6-3

Bogaerts, who has struggled since signing as a free agent before the 2023 season, homered off Chris Bassitt (2-3) to lead in the third to tie the game at 2. His only other home run this year came on April 9 against the Chicago Cubs. . He had gone eight games without an extra base hit.

Bogaerts walked with the bases loaded in the eighth and Fernando Tatis Jr. followed with a sacrifice fly.

The Padres took a 4-2 lead in the sixth when they loaded the bases against Bassitt and reliever Trevor Richards, then scored on a bases-loaded walk by Luis Campusano and a catcher’s interference call that put Tyler Wade on base .

Justin Turner was hit by a pitch with one out in the seventh and Daulton Varsho hit sharply down the right field line, which a ball girl picked up, apparently not realizing it was fair. That put Turner in third place and Varsho in second place. Turner scored on Schneider’s groundout and Musgrove retired Danny Jansen.

Schneider homered to left center with two outs in the second, his third, to tie the score at 1. It came one batter after right fielder Tatis, the reigning NL Platinum Glove Award winner, made a running, sliding catch off a long foul ball by Varsho.

Tatis made a brilliant running, leaping catch of George Springer’s catch to end the eighth.

Clement led off the third inning by sending a fastball well above the strike zone to the second-floor balcony of the four-story brick warehouse in the left field corner for a 2-1 lead.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead in a sloppy first inning for both teams. Jake Cronenworth singled with two outs and scored on right fielder Springer’s two-base error due to misplaying Manny Machado’s single. Jurickson Profar walked and stole second, but was eliminated by Bassitt.

Bassitt allowed four runs, two earned and six hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking three.

NEXT ONE

Blue Jays: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (1-1, 2.08 ERA) is scheduled to play Monday night in the opener of a four-game series in Kansas City. The Royals counter with RHP Brady Singer (2-0, 1.54).

Padres: RHP Dylan Cease (2-1, 1.99) is scheduled to start Monday night in the opener of a four-game set at Colorado. The Rockies go with LHP Austin Gomber (0-1, 4.95).

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Bernie Wilson, The Associated Press