Rookie Susac homers again, Ray wins his 7th straight decision as Giants beat Padres 4-1

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Daniel Susac hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs, and Robbie Ray pitched six impressive innings to win his seventh straight decision and lead the San Francisco Giants to a 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night.

The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.

Susac drove the first pitch he saw from JP Sears (3-4) onto the balcony on the third level of the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse in the left field corner for a 3-0 lead with no outs in the second. Willy Adames was aboard on a leadoff single.

Susac added a sacrifice fly in the fifth for a 4-1 lead. He hit his first two home runs in a 16-3 win against Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Ray (10-6) held San Diego to one run and four hits while striking out six and walking one. The left-hander is 7-0 in his last 10 starts and hasn't lost since May 18 at Arizona.

Erik Miller pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a spectacular leaping catch to rob Rafael Devers of a three-run home run in the first inning. Devers did get a sacrifice fly, but Tatis added on to his impressive list of home run robberies, which included taking one away from Devers last August.

Tatis tracked Devers’ fly ball and leaped to get his glove high above the short wall in right-center at Petco Park to make the catch. He landed and tumbled onto his backside, but flipped the ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill, who tossed it into the infield.

Merrill helped Tatis to his feet and patted him on the chest. Sears raised his left arm in celebration.

Neither team had announced its starter for Friday night.

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San Francisco Giants' Luis Arraez is hit by a pitch while batting during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill makes the catch for the out on San Francisco Giants' Christian Koss during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers, right, slides in to score off a sacrifice fly by Daniel Susac as San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano is late with the tag, left,during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. makes the catch above the wall for the out on a sacrifice fly by San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Francisco Giants first baseman Rafael Devers, center, celebrates with teammates second baseman Luis Arraez, left, and third baseman Christian Koss after the Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 4-1 in a baseball game Thursday, July 30, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to join Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a visit to Ceuta on Friday morning.

Rachid Sbihi, who leads a local workers association representing Civil Guard officers described the situation as a “serious humanitarian crisis.”

“People are still entering. The reinforcements that have arrived are only helping the injured and other humanitarian efforts,” he said.

Without shelter, thousands of migrants, including unaccompanied children, were left sleeping in parks and sidewalks, with others roaming the streets aimlessly, he said. “It’s chaotic.”

Among the 18 who died, many drowned but some were also killed in the stampede to cross the breakwater fence at Tarajal beach, Sbihi said.

Video footage on Thursday showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach onto local roads. While most appeared to be young men, there were also families with women and small children.

“Viva España!” some shouted to a freelance photographer working for the AP, who late Thursday into Friday saw people amassed on the Moroccan side of the border trying to cross into Ceuta but also people walking from Ceuta toward Morocco trying to return.

It was not immediately clear what prompted so many migrants to cross to Ceuta.

Moroccan authorities have not publicly commented on the crossings, and Morocco’s Interior Ministry did not respond to requests for comment.

The escalation at the frontier between Spain and Morocco comes after a surge in migrants attempting to reach the small exclave, mainly by swimming, on Wednesday.

The chaos had ripple effects in Italy, another key destination for migrants. Premier Giorgia Meloni threatened to suspend Italy’s open-border Schengen agreement with Spain “to defend our borders and ensure the safety of our citizens,” though Italy doesn’t share a border with Spain.

Ceuta authorities had previously linked the surge to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling earlier this month that barred authorities from immediately returning migrants who arrive by sea without due process. The ruling does not apply to migrants who enter Spain by land, including by climbing over the border fence.

But some activists in Morocco expressed doubt that the ruling was behind the surge, arguing most migrants would have been unaware of such legal decisions.

Spain is a main point of arrival into Europe for migrants seeking better economic opportunities or an escape from violence in their home countries.

To reach Ceuta, located on the northern African coast, migrants often swim from the Moroccan town of Fnideq, covering about 3 miles (5 kilometers) to reach Spanish territory. Others attempt the crossing from the nearby town of Belyounech, where the distance is shorter.

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Naishadham reported from Madrid.

Unaccompanied minors who crossed into Spain from Morocco spend the night on the streets in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

Migrants spend the night on the streets after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

Migrants spend the night on the streets after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

Migrants try to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)