The Padres home run streak began after a 3-0 shutout in Cincinnati.
The Padres home run streaks ends after being shutout by Cincinnati.
After tying a National League record with the 1998 Atlanta Braves for most consecutive games with a home run, the Padres streak is over at 25-games.
Reds starter Brandon Finnegan shutout the Padres on just four hits over six-innings on his way to the win.
Third baseman Eugenio Suarez gave him all the offense he needed. Suarez had a two-run double in the first inning that extended the Reds lead to 4-0 and added a two-run single in the fifth to tie a career mark of four RBI.
The biggest hit of the night didn’t come off Suarez’s bat, but in the Padres outfield.
With one-out in the top of the first, Padres left fielder Alex Dickerson and center fielder Travis Jankowski collided on a shot to left center by Zack Cozart. Jankowski slid and Dickerson flew over him landing hard on his right hip.
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The Poway native, who set a franchise rookie record homering in four-straight games leading up to tonight, had to leave the game with a right hip contusion.
Padres lost 6-0. It’s the 12th time they’ve been shutout this season, an MLB high.
Christian Friedrich takes the hill for the Padres Saturday against Anthony DeSclafani. First pitch is scheduled for 5:40 p.m. at Petco Park.
