MIAMI -- Alexi Amarista drilled a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the seventh inning Sunday to lift the Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Marlins before a crowd of 22,496 at Marlins Park.Amarista fouled off six pitches during his at-bat against Marlins starter Nathan Eovaldi (1-1), who had pitched a gem to that point. On a 2-2 pitch, Amarista lifted a fastball over the fence in right field.Will Venable and Tommy Medica reached base on singles before the home run. 
The victory by the Padres (2-4) snapped their four-game losing skid.Amarista pinch-hit for pitcher Ian Kennedy (1-1), who became the second member of the rotation to finish six innings this season, as he allowed one run on three hits. He had one walk and five strikeouts.The Marlins (5-2) scored first as Christian Yelich started the fourth inning with a triple to the gap in right-center field. Kennedy then ran the count full on Giancarlo Stanton, who lined a single into left field.The Marlins then cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning as pinch-hitter Jeff Baker had an RBI double off Alex Torres.The Padres scored a run in the eighth inning on Yonder Alonso's sacrifice fly.Eovaldi allowed three runs on six hits in seven innings. He didn't walk a batter and had eight strikeouts.Corey Brock / MLB.com
The victory by the Padres (2-4) snapped their four-game losing skid.Amarista pinch-hit for pitcher Ian Kennedy (1-1), who became the second member of the rotation to finish six innings this season, as he allowed one run on three hits. He had one walk and five strikeouts.The Marlins (5-2) scored first as Christian Yelich started the fourth inning with a triple to the gap in right-center field. Kennedy then ran the count full on Giancarlo Stanton, who lined a single into left field.The Marlins then cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning as pinch-hitter Jeff Baker had an RBI double off Alex Torres.The Padres scored a run in the eighth inning on Yonder Alonso's sacrifice fly.Eovaldi allowed three runs on six hits in seven innings. He didn't walk a batter and had eight strikeouts.Corey Brock / MLB.com
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