NEW YORK -AP- Given new life Wednesday, the Padres wasted little time turning what would have been their seventh loss in eight games into a much-needed win.An inning after the Padres completed a comeback from down four runs,Hunter Renfroe smashed a go-ahead homer into the second deck at Citi Field in the eighth that had a projected distance of 440 feet, according toStatcast™. 
That vaulted the Padres to a 6-5 win over a Mets club that, for most of the evening, seemed to have victory firmly in its grasp.
That vaulted the Padres to a 6-5 win over a Mets club that, for most of the evening, seemed to have victory firmly in its grasp.Starting pitcher Robert Gsellman gave the Mets six innings of three-run ball, his first quality start since April 19 -- a stretch that included a 10-day demotion to the bullpen. But despite Gsellman's strong outing, manager Terry Collins removed him for a pinch-hitter after only 84 pitches.That opened the door for San Diego to tie things off relievers Fernando Salas and Neil Ramirez in the seventh, when Wil Myers hit a two-run single off the right-center-field.Ryan Buchter earned the win in relief of Padres starter Jarred Cosart, who gave up four runs -- three of them on a Wilmer Flores double -- in 2 2/3 innings. The final inning belonged to left-hander Brad Hand, who recorded his third career save and first of the season by working out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam.
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