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.

Wilmer Flores' two-run shot capped a three-homer first inning for the visiting Giants and Robbie Ray fired 6 2/3 solid innings in San Francisco's 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday.

Petco Park’s packed house filled the Gaslamp Quarter with a symphony of boos. Ramos proceeded to troll the Padres fans sitting in the left-field bleachers, pointing and laughing at the Friar faithful. The rest of the night, Ramos was greeted with boos every time he stepped to the plate or fielded a fly ball.

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.

The San Francisco Giants got their daunting road trip off to a strong start with a 4-3 win against the San Diego Padres on Monday at Petco Park.

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.

Right-hander Michael King is going back on the injured list after just one start, a blow to the Padres rotation ahead of perhaps San Diego’s biggest series of the season. King, who was scheduled to start Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers in Los Angeles,

However Monday night’s game turned out, there was going to be a lot to talk about. Like what would have happened if an umpire in New York saw the same home run it seemed most other people saw. And what might have happened if Ryan O’Hearn had been in the starting lineup.