Reese Olson shuts down Padres for 7 1/3 innings as Tigers take series with 6-0 win

DETROIT (AP) — Reese Olson allowed two hits in 7 1/3 scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the San Diego Padres 6-0 to win a three-game series on Wednesday.

Justyn-Henry Malloy homered and doubled for the Tigers, who won two of three from the Padres to improve to 9-4 at home. Detroit has won six of its first eight series this season for the first time since 2015.

Olson gave up two singles — both to former Tiger Jose Iglesias — and walked one batter while striking out seven.

Kyle Hart (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out six for San Diego, which has gone 3-5 after a 14-3 start.

Iglesias led off the third inning with a single to right, but Olson retired the next 16 hitters until Oscar Gonzalez walked with one out in the eighth. Iglesias followed with his second hit of the game, bringing Tommy Kahnle out of the bullpen.

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead on Gleyber Torres' first-inning home run.

Malloy made it 2-0 with a fifth-inning homer, ending Hart's day, then increased the margin to three runs with an RBI double in the seventh. Riley Greene's broken-bat single scored Malloy with Detroit's fourth run, and Dillon Dingler made it 6-0 with a two-run homer in the eighth.

Fernando Tatís Jr.'s on-base streak ended at 23 games.

Detroit centerfielder Javier Báez made an over-the-shoulder catch before hitting the wall to deny a Padres' rally in the eighth.

Olson held the Padres without a home run.

The Padres are off Thursday. They return home for a three-game weekend series with the Tampa Bay Rays. Starting pitchers have not been announced for Friday's opener.

Detroit is also off Thursday, but will remain home for a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles. RHP Casey Mize (3-1, 2.22) is scheduled to start the opener Friday.

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Detroit Tigers'Justyn-Henry Malloy celebrates with teammates after scoring against the San Diego Padres during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene singles to drive in Justyn-Henry Malloy against the San Diego Padres during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

San Diego Padres starter Kyle Hart pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

San Diego Padres' Connor Joe flips his bat after striking out to end the baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

CORRECTS TO EIGHTH INNING, NOT NINTH - Detroit Tigers' Dillon Dingler rounds the bases after hitting a 2-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Tigers third baseman Andy Ibáñez fields a grounder hit by San Diego Padres' Mason Macoy before throwing him out at first base during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Reese Olson pitches against the San Diego Padres during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Tigers' Dillon Dingler (13) is greeted by Zach McKinstry, right, after hitting a 2-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he’d even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House.

“It was a Great Honor to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had,” Trump posted on his social media site. “I appreciated his call and tone, and look forward to meeting him in the near future.”

He wrote that the upcoming meeting would take place at the White House.

That came mere days after Trump said in the wake of the U.S. operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend that “Colombia is very sick too” and accused Petro of ”making cocaine and selling it to the United States."

In comments to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump added of Petro, “He’s not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you.” Asked whether U.S. intervention was possible, Trump responded, ”Sounds good to me.”

Later Wednesday, addressing thousands of protesters that he had mobilized to rally against U.S. military threats, Petro said he had spoken with Trump for roughly one hour.

“I talked about two things: Venezuela and the issue of drug trafficking,” he told the crowd in downtown Bogotá, where demonstrators had just minutes earlier chanted slogans against the United States at Petro’s behest.

Petro explained to the audience that Colombian politicians allegedly linked to narco-trafficking misled the U.S. president about Petro’s record to turn Trump against him.

“Those (people) are responsible for this crisis — let’s call it diplomatic for now, verbal for now — that has erupted between the U.S. and Colombia,” he said.

Trump now suddenly warming to Petro is especially surprising since Colombia’s president called the U.S. operation in Venezuela an “abhorrent” violation of Latin American sovereignty. He also suggested it was committed by “enslavers” and constituted a “spectacle of death” comparable to Nazi Germany’s 1937 carpet bombing of Guernica, Spain.

Colombia has long been among America’s staunchest Latin American allies, a pillar of Washington’s counternarcotics strategy abroad. For three decades, the U.S. has worked closely with Colombia, the world’s largest producer of cocaine, to arrest drug traffickers, fend off rebel groups and boost economic development in rural areas.

Still, before Trump's conciliatory post, tensions had been rising between the U.S. and Colombia for months.

The Trump administration imposed sanctions in October on Petro, his family and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug trade. Colombia is considered the epicenter of the world’s cocaine trade.

Trump began his monthslong pressure campaign on Maduro by ordering dozens of lethal strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats launched from Venezuela in the Caribbean. He eventually expanded the operations to also target suspected vessels in the eastern Pacific that came from Colombia.

The U.S. in September added Colombia, the top recipient of American assistance in the region, to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30 years. The designation led to a slashing of U.S. assistance to the country.

“He has cocaine mills and cocaine factories," Trump said of Petro on Sunday. "He’s not going to be doing it.”

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Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, contributed to this report.

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This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the Colombian president's name.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters in a rally he called to protest comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Supporters of Colombian President Gustavo Petro attend a rally he called to protest comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)