Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits and San Diego drew 11 walks en route to a 5–3 win over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, July 5, that completed the Padres’ first three-game sweep of the season.
The Angels, who were swept by the Padres for the first time since 1999, have lost seven of their past eight games. With the sweep, the Padres matched their longest winning streak of the season at three games.
San Diego got the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning.
Tatis doubled off Angels reliever Jacob Webb with one out. Webb then intentionally walked Juan Soto before Manny Machado drew a full-count walk on a pitch that appeared to be at the bottom of the strike zone….