Padres roll Orioles as Bogaerts, Fermin exit after helmet incidents
Padres cruised to a 9-3 win over the Orioles, jumping 4-0 in the first on two-run homers from Jackson Merrill and Samad Taylor (Taylor’s first), with Rodolfo Durán and Manny Machado adding later solo shots. Xander Bogaerts and Freddy Fermin left the game after being struck near the helmet (Bogaerts with neck spasms, Fermin possibly sidelined). A ninth-inning confrontation led to Padres manager Craig Stammen’s ejection after a pitch hit Gunnar Henderson, while the Padres bullpen closed out the win.