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Orioles Sweep Padres Behind Three Straight Homers Off Cortes

The loss widened the Padres’ gap to the Dodgers in the NL West.

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 03: Nestor Cortes #65 of the San Diego Padres looks on after allowing Colton Cowser #17 of the Baltimore Orioles to connect for a three run homerun during the third inning of a game at Petco Park on September 03, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Coby Mayo celebrates after a home run by teammate Alex Jackson (70) during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in San Diego.
Baltimore Orioles' Emmanuel Rivera watches his two-RBI single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Overview

  • Baltimore clinched a 7-5 win to complete the three-game sweep, powered by a seven-run third inning.
  • Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson went back-to-back-to-back off Nestor Cortes after Jackson Holliday led off the game with a homer.
  • Nestor Cortes was charged with six runs and four homers in 2 1/3 innings, his third start this season with at least three homers allowed in a single frame.
  • Manny Machado hit a two-run shot in the sixth and Fernando Tatis Jr. homered in the seventh, but San Diego’s comeback bid fell short.
  • The Padres have lost four straight and eight of ten, while a night earlier Emmanuel Rivera had four RBIs and Tyler Wells won his return from UCL surgery in a 6-2 Orioles victory.