Randy Vasquez completed six strong innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Petco Park, Wednesday. The result also gave the Padres a series win to open their homestand.

Vasquez allowed just one run, and that came on a solo home run by Taylor Ward in the top of the second inning.

Perhaps the most important statistic of the night for Vasquez was one walk. He was efficient through his six innings and recorded five strikeouts on 90 pitches and held the Angels to four hits.

Vasquez was given a lead in the bottom of the first inning. Luis Arraez and Manny Machado each singled and put runners at first and second base. Jackson Merrill lined out for the second out of the inning and Xander Bogaerts came to the plate for his first appearance of the night.

Bogaerts worked a full count against Los Angeles starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks. He won the battle on the ninth pitch of the at-bat by hitting a three-run home run to left field to put San Diego up, 3-0.

Vazquez exited the game after the sixth and the struggling Padres bullpen was asked to hold a 3-1 lead. Alek Jacob started the inning with a pop out, but then walked Jo Adell on four pitches. He got out of the inning with a ground ball to second. Jake Cronenworth fielded the ball, tagged Adell out, spun and threw to first for the double play.

Adrian Morejon worked the eighth inning and needed just seven pitches to record two ground outs and a fly out against the three batters he faced. Jacob and Morejon worked scoreless innings and turned the ball and the game over to Robert Suarez for the ninth.

Suarez lost his chance to save the game when San Diego loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Brandon Lockridge came through with a line drive single into left center that scored Machado and Bogaerts to make the score, 5-1.

Suarez did come in to face the Los Angeles lineup in the bottom of the ninth inning in a non-save situation. He got a pop out to Machado at third base for the first out and then recorded back-to-back strikeouts to end the frame and the game.

The Padres have an off day Thursday, but will return to action at home against the Seattle Mariners, Friday at 6:40 p.m.