The Rays lost five of six before heading west, then dropped the opener at Arizona to fall a season-high five games under .500 at 9-14. But they’ve won the last four, including back-to-back wins over the Padres, who had been 12-1 at Petco Park before the Rays showed up.

Ryan Pepiot allowed just three hits in six innings and Brandon Lowe homered for the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Saturday night for their season-best fourth straight win. Pepiot (2-3) extended the Padres' scoreless streak to 30 innings before Tyler Wade tripled to center leading off the sixth and scored on