SAN DIEGO, June 16 (UPI) -- Aaron Cunningham hit a grand slam home run and Matt Latos turned in a strong start Tuesday to lead the San Diego Padres past Toronto 8-2.
Cunningham, who was making his first start for the Padres since being called up from Class AAA Portland during the weekend, reached for a pitch from Brett Cecil (7-3) in the second inning and hit a towering fly ball that drifted over the center field wall to give San Diego the early 4-0 lead.
Latos (7-4) held the Jays to two runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. Latos struck out seven and issued one walk.
David Eckstein drove in a pair of runs and Nick Hundley went 3-for-4 as San Diego ended a two-game losing streak.
Cecil gave up five runs on seven hits. Alex Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI in the Jays' fourth loss in their last five games.
Toronto scored both of its runs in the fourth inning to trim the deficit to 5-2 but San Diego added three runs in the bottom of the eighth.
