A's pound Padres to get first home win

LOS ANGELES: JJ Bleday homered and knocked in three runs while Gio Urshela added three hits and three RBIs as the Athletics got their first win after losing their home opener to West Sacramento, California, stopping the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Tuesday night.

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The Athletics battered San Diego with 11 hits, with the bottom five spots in the order going 11-for-19. Billy Spiers (2-1) benefited from the support, going six innings to pick up the win. He allowed seven hits and four runs (three earned) with two walks and four strikeouts.

Dylan Cease (1-1) took a pounding in four innings for the Padres, yielding nine hits and nine runs, with three walks and four strikeouts. It was one of a fewmomentum developments for Cease that came in with the National League's best record at 9-2.