Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers and Wilmer Flores homered off Nestor Cortes in the first inning and the San Francisco Giants beat San Diego 4-3 to hand the Padres their fourth straight loss.

The Padres entered their weekend series at Dodger Stadium in unfamiliar territory at this juncture of a season -- in first place. They had overturned a nine-game deficit and rode a five-game winning streak into Los Angeles.

Heliot Ramos ended a dramatic day in victorious fashion with a big home run in the San Francisco Giants' win Monday night at Petco Park.

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Monday looked like an obvious spot for Ryan O'Hearn’s first start as a Padre against a left-handed pitcher. Jackson Merrill remains hobbled by a balky left ankle, and O’Hearn had registered a clutch RBI double against Dodgers lefty Anthony Banda on Sunday.

Then Betts rescued the Dodgers with the 394-foot shot to left-center off Robert Suarez. It was the shortstop's 13th homer of the season and just his fifth since June. Betts had 25 in 2022 and 39 in 2023.

San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill is out of the Padres lineup against the Giants on Monday after suffering an apparent left ankle injury in Sunday's series finale against the Dodgers.