When people with the Padres talk about Xander Bogaerts and where he bats and when he bats and what is expected of him with a bat in his hands, it is with reference and deference to his being one of the best players in Major League Baseball.

Bogaerts' seventh-inning, two-run homer helped the Padres to a 7-4 win over the Giants and ended an unwanted individual streak.

Xander Bogaerts went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, Nick Pivetta struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Tuesday night. It was San Diego’s most runs since scoring 10 against the Chicago Cubs on April 14.