Padres' Yangervis Solarte collects two hits in one inning Thursday
Padres utility man Yangervis Solarte started and capped off a six-run eighth inning, but it wasn't enough to avoid the 13-8 defeat at the hands of the Giants on Thursday. Solarte came on as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, smacking a leadoff double with his team down 9-2 at the time.
Solarte came around to score on the very next hit. Then, after the Padres put up another four runs, Solarte came up for a second time in the eighth, this time with runners on the corners and two outs. He promptly lifted a run-scoring single to draw the Padres within a run.
But they wouldn't be able to capitalize any further, and the Giants put up a four-spot in the bottom half to put the game out of reach.
Solarte had been hitless over his previous 10 at-bats coming into Thursday's contest. He is hitting .242 overall this season.
