TORONTO – Adam Rosales hit a two-run homer, one of three San Diego long balls on the day, and the Padres avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon.
Brett Wallace drove in a pair with a home run and a single and Alex Dickerson also went deep for the Padres (44-58), who scored in four consecutive innings to hand R.A. Dickey his third straight loss.
Christian Bethancourt was 2 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI and Luis Perdomo (5-4) got the win after allowing four runs on six hits, two walks and four strikeouts through 5 2/3 innings.
Dickey (7-12) gave up seven runs – six earned – on four hits, including two homers, four walks and a hit batter. He also struck out five over 5 2/3 innings.
Kevin Pillar had a two-run double, Darwin Barney hit a sacrifice fly, and Ezequiel Carrera drove in one for the Blue Jays (57-45).
Wednesday’s game started just over 12 hours after Toronto’s 12th inning walk-off victory on Tuesday night. Regulars Troy Tulowitzki, Russell Martin and Michael Saunders were given the day off.
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