Padres break through late as Laureano and Tatis lift San Diego past Angels 4-1

San Diego Padres left fielder Ramon Laureano (5), from left,... — San Diego Padres left fielder Ramon Laureano (5), from left, San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) and San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill (3) embrace upon defeating the Los Angeles Angels at the end of the ninth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. Credit: AP/Caroline Brehman

By The Associated PressApril 19, 2026 1:00 am

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ramón Laureano and Fernando Tatis Jr. each drove in two runs apiece, Germán Márquez threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a strong start and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Saturday night.

Adrian Morejon (2-0) struck out two in 1 1/3 scoreless relief innings for the win and Mason Miller earned his seventh save despite giving up a single and a walk in the ninth.

Miller, who has allowed two hits, walked two and struck out 25 in 10 1/3 innings this season, extended his scoreless streak to 31 2/3 innings dating to last Aug. 6.

The teams were in a scoreless tie when Freddy Fermin and Jake Cronenworth opened the eighth with four-pitch walks off Ryan Zeferjahn (1-1). Laureano chopped an RBI single through the middle for a 1-0 lead, snapping San Diego’s 16-inning scoreless streak. Tatis followed with an RBI hit-and-run dribbler through a vacated second-base spot for a 2-0 lead.

The Angels trimmed the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth when Logan O’Hoppe and Adam Frazier singled off Jason Adam and Nolan Schanuel hit a two-out RBI single. But Jo Adell grounded out to end the inning.

San Diego pushed the lead to 4-1 in the ninth on Laureano's sacrifice fly and Tatis' RBI single.

Márquez gave up two hits, struck out five — all in the fourth and fifth innings — and walked two.

San Diego Padres starter German Marquez pitches during the first... — San Diego Padres starter German Marquez pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. Credit: AP/Caroline Brehman

Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked one in six innings.

Jackson Merrill robbed Yoán Moncada of a solo homer with a leaping catch at the right-center-field wall in the second, holding onto the ball as he collided with Tatis.

The game was twice delayed for several minutes. In the second, O’Hoppe, the Angels' catcher, took a foul tip off his neck. In the fifth a 96-mph fastball from Kikuchi grazed Cronenworth’s chin. Both players remained in the game.