Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Jackson Merrill connected in the eighth for insurance, and the San Diego Padres beat the struggling San Francisco Giants 5-1.

Mired in a three-game losing skid and trailing by a trio of runs, the Giants just needed one hit, one player ,to create a spark against the Padres. Instead, as they have often done during a miserable post-All Star break stretch, the bats came up empty when it counted. Patrick Bailey and Heliot Ramos each popped up to end the threat.

The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game series against the San Diego Padres tonight from Oracle Park.