The game was decided in one explosive inning. San Diego plated four runs in the second to build a commanding lead and defeated Seattle 5-2 at Petco Park, extending their winning streak to seven games.
Walker Buehler earned the victory with five innings of work, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out seven. The right-hander carried a 4.58 ERA into the contest and improved to 1-1 on the season. Mason Miller closed out the ninth with three strikeouts for his sixth save.
The decisive second inning began when Campusano singled to left, bringing Sheets home for the first run. Laureano's groundout to first scored Andujar to make it 2-0. Tatis Jr. then delivered the knockout blow with a two-run single to center, scoring both Campusano and Cronenworth to push the lead to 4-0.
Luis Castillo absorbed the loss despite a quality start, allowing just one earned run over 5.1 innings. The veteran right-hander struck out three and walked three, carrying a 5.40 ERA. Seattle managed to cut the deficit in half during the sixth inning when Raleigh singled home Young and Rodríguez followed with an RBI single to score Donovan, but the early damage proved too much to overcome.
San Diego improved to 12-6 with the victory, sitting second in their division. Seattle fell to 8-11 and dropped their second straight game. Manny Machado finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and sits two doubles away from 400 career doubles.