With Melvin watching from the first base dugout in Oakland for the first time since May 2009, the Padres (78-70) delivered an 8-3 win in the opener of the three-game series on Friday.
Melvin was back at the site of six A's trips to the postseason in his 11 seasons.
"I loved it," said Melvin, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Atherton and attended the University of California.
Padres starter Matt Waldron (0-3, 5.55 ERA) hopes to get the type of support on Saturday that Seth Lugo received in the Friday opener.
The 25-year-old has allowed just one home run in 25 1/3 innings, none when he served as an opener in a 4-0 win at Houston on Monday.
Persons:
Bob Melvin, Melvin, he'll, Tony Kemp, Roberto Clemente, I've, Matt Waldron, Seth Lugo, Waldron, Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker, Fernando Tatis Jr, Jose Azocar, Mason Miller
Organizations:
Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Padres, NL, University of California, Houston, San, Astros, Thomson
Locations:
Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco Bay, Atherton