SAN DIEGO -AP- Pinch-hitter Hector Sanchez slugged a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, powering the San Diego Padres to a 7-3 victory over Detroit on Saturday night and sending the Tigers to their eighth consecutive loss.With the Padres trailing 3-2, Shane Greene (1-2) walked leadoff man Erick Aybar to start the eighth. Sanchez, a backup catcher who was batting for pitcher Kirby Yates, was hitting .087 in 23 at-bats when he slammed Greene's 0-1 pitch for his second homer of the season. 
Cory Spangenberg added a two-run single and Austin Hedges drove in another run on a squeeze bunt -- both against Alex Wilson -- in the five-run inning.Greene was charged with four runs and two hits with two walks in just one-third of an inning.Detroit's losing streak is its longest since also dropping eight in a row from May 28 to June 5 in 2015.Yates (2-1) threw a scoreless eighth to earn the win for the Padres, who fell behind 3-2 in the seventh on Andrew Romine's RBI single off reliever Phil Maton. Romine drove in Justin Upton, whose leadoff double ended the night for rookie starter Dinelson Lamet. He pitched into the seventh for the first time in his six starts, allowing three runs -- two earned -- and three hits in six innings.Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez allowed two runs over six innings. His third-inning throw wide of third base off a fielded bunt by Lamet gave San Diego a 1-0 lead.GORE'S ABOARDThe Padres and North Carolina high school lefty MacKenzie Gore, drafted third overall last week, agreed to terms on $6.7 million signing bonus. Gore threw a ceremonial pitch to Padres first baseman Wil Myers before the game.1984 MEMORYFormer Tigers shortstop Allan Trammell shared a memory of arriving at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium for the 1984 World Series between Detroit and the Padres. "There were portable bathrooms near the tunnel into the stadium, and a sign on them said: `Detroit Tigers Clubhouse. I thought that was great," said Trammell, a Tigers executive and San Diego resident.
Cory Spangenberg added a two-run single and Austin Hedges drove in another run on a squeeze bunt -- both against Alex Wilson -- in the five-run inning.Greene was charged with four runs and two hits with two walks in just one-third of an inning.Detroit's losing streak is its longest since also dropping eight in a row from May 28 to June 5 in 2015.Yates (2-1) threw a scoreless eighth to earn the win for the Padres, who fell behind 3-2 in the seventh on Andrew Romine's RBI single off reliever Phil Maton. Romine drove in Justin Upton, whose leadoff double ended the night for rookie starter Dinelson Lamet. He pitched into the seventh for the first time in his six starts, allowing three runs -- two earned -- and three hits in six innings.Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez allowed two runs over six innings. His third-inning throw wide of third base off a fielded bunt by Lamet gave San Diego a 1-0 lead.GORE'S ABOARDThe Padres and North Carolina high school lefty MacKenzie Gore, drafted third overall last week, agreed to terms on $6.7 million signing bonus. Gore threw a ceremonial pitch to Padres first baseman Wil Myers before the game.1984 MEMORYFormer Tigers shortstop Allan Trammell shared a memory of arriving at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium for the 1984 World Series between Detroit and the Padres. "There were portable bathrooms near the tunnel into the stadium, and a sign on them said: `Detroit Tigers Clubhouse. I thought that was great," said Trammell, a Tigers executive and San Diego resident.
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