Hosmer homers again, Snell fans 8 as Padres beat Arizona 4-2

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blake Snell struck out eight before being pulled after 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his Padres debut, and Eric Hosmer homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs as San Diego beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Friday night.

Snell was impressive in holding the Diamondbacks to four hits and two walks but wasn't eligible for the win because he didn't pitch five innings. San Diego manager Jayce Tingler lifted the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner after he got the second out of the fourth, with Ketel Marte aboard on a double and the Padres leading 3-0.

Craig Stammen came on and retired Eduardo Escobar on two pitches. Snell had struck out Escobar twice.

Emilio Pagán (2-0) worked an inning for the win and Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his second save in two games. He got Marte to ground out with a runner on second to end it.

It was Snell's first start since Game 6 of the World Series with Tampa Bay. Rays manager Kevin Cash yanked Snell with a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who rallied to win the game and the 2020 championship.

Snell was obtained by the Padres in a five-player trade with the Rays on Dec. 29, the same day San Diego acquired Yu Darvish from the Chicago Cubs.

Hosmer had three hits and three RBIs for the second consecutive game and factored in all four runs. He hit a two-run homer off Merrill Kelly in the third inning to give the Padres a 3-0 lead. Manny Machado was aboard on a one-out walk. The homer came right after Fernando Tatis Jr. was thrown out trying to steal third.

Hosmer homered in San Diego's 8-7 opening day win on Thursday.

After Marte hit a two-run homer off Stammen in the seventh to pull the Diamondbacks to 3-2, Hosmer punched an opposite-field RBI single to left for a two-run...

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