SAN DIEGO -- Yangervis Solarte homered in his first game at Petco Park and Tyson Ross delivered another solid performance to help the Padres snap their three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals on Tuesday night.Ross (10-10) didn't have his best control early on, issuing five walks in the first three frames after he had issued five walks in his previous 35 innings. 
But a double play and three strikeouts helped him escape those early jams, and despite giving up a sacrifice fly to Kolten Wong in the fifth that tied the game, he earned his third straight win after his counterpart similarly struggled with control in the sixth.Lance Lynn (11-8) walked Solarte and Seth Smith to start the sixth, and two outs later, Jedd Gyorko stroked an RBI single to give the Padres the lead for good.Lynn gave up two runs (one earned) off four hits and three walks to go along with six strikeouts.Solarte added insurance in the seventh with his line-drive blast off Jason Motte that cleared the short porch in the right-field corner.Blaine Boyer, Kevin Quackenbush and Joaquin Benoit each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to close it out for the Padres.Ross has now logged eight consecutive games of six or more innings and two or fewer earned runs, the longest active streak in the National League. He gave up just four hits and one run in six innings, with five walks and seven strikeouts.Will Laws / MLB.com
But a double play and three strikeouts helped him escape those early jams, and despite giving up a sacrifice fly to Kolten Wong in the fifth that tied the game, he earned his third straight win after his counterpart similarly struggled with control in the sixth.Lance Lynn (11-8) walked Solarte and Seth Smith to start the sixth, and two outs later, Jedd Gyorko stroked an RBI single to give the Padres the lead for good.Lynn gave up two runs (one earned) off four hits and three walks to go along with six strikeouts.Solarte added insurance in the seventh with his line-drive blast off Jason Motte that cleared the short porch in the right-field corner.Blaine Boyer, Kevin Quackenbush and Joaquin Benoit each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to close it out for the Padres.Ross has now logged eight consecutive games of six or more innings and two or fewer earned runs, the longest active streak in the National League. He gave up just four hits and one run in six innings, with five walks and seven strikeouts.Will Laws / MLB.com
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