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Jun 6, 2015 - 3:30 AM Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - Will Middlebrooks hit a solo home run and drove in two as the San Diego Padres took a 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game set.

Will Venable and Derek Norris also hit solo homers for the Padres, who have won their last three games. Tyson Ross (3-5) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts for the win.

Joey Votto hit a two-run single for the Reds, who have dropped three of their last four. Jon Moscot (0-1) gave up four runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts over five innings to take the loss in his major-league debut.

The Padres pushed a pair of runs across in the first inning as Yonder Alonso worked a bases-loaded walk and Middlebrooks followed with a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.

Venable homered with one out in the second, and Middlebrooks smacked a two-out solo shot in the third for a 4-0 lead.

The Reds finally got on the board in the fifth with a pair of runs as Votto singled to left with the bases loaded to score two and make it a 4-2 game.

With two outs in the sixth, Cory Spangenberg singled and Alexi Amarista followed with a double for a 5-2 lead, and the game went into a rain delay.

The delay lasted 69 minutes, and when play resumed Norris homered in the seventh for a 6-2 advantage.

Brandon Maurer, Joaquin Benoit and Frank Garces each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for San Diego to close out the win.

Game Notes

The Padres went 4-1 against the Reds last season, and have won five straight in the series ... The Reds were just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded seven ... Ross improved to 4-0 in five games against the Reds.s