Bogaerts Goes Off and Mason Miller Locks Down the Ninth: Padres Take Vedder Cup Opener From Mariners

San Diego just sent a message to Seattle. Xander Bogaerts went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and Mason Miller threw a perfect ninth inning as the Padres beat the Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night at Petco Park. San Diego is rolling right now with six straight wins and nine in their last 10 games. Seattle's four-game winning streak, which included a sweep of Houston at home, is over.

Miller's Filthy Ninth

Mason Miller put on a clinic in the ninth. He got to work fast: Randy Arozarena flew out to right field, Luke Raley struck out swinging, and J.P. Crawford grounded out to second base. That's a clean inning to record his fifth save of the season. What's wild? Miller now has 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, the longest active streak in the majors and the third-longest in Padres history. The guy has been untouchable, striking out 20 of the 27 batters he's faced.

Bogaerts and the Padres' Bats Deliver Early

Michael King was solid for San Diego, holding the Mariners to one run on four hits over six innings with five strikeouts and two walks. But it was the Padres' bats that took over. In the second, King loaded the bases with one out on back-to-back singles and a hit batter before Dominic Canzone hit a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0. King then struck out Cole Young to escape.

The Padres blew it open in the third. Ramón Laureano tripled off the right-field wall with one out and scored on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s single to center. That was Tatis' 400th career RBI. Jackson Merrill followed with a single and stole second, then Bogaerts hammered a two-run single to center to push the lead to 3-1. Bryan Woo took the loss, giving up three runs on eight hits over seven innings.

The Trophy Stays in San Diego

This was Game 1 of the Vedder Cup, the rivalry between these two franchises named after Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, who has ties to both cities. The Mariners claimed the trophy last year 5-1 in the season series, winning the Fender Telecaster guitar signed by Vedder. San Diego has made its statement early: they're not giving it back without a fight.

Emerson Hancock takes the mound for Seattle on Wednesday night against the Padres' Randy Vásquez. This series is far from over.

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