BOSTON — In a ballpark that opened 111 years ago, the Padres made a little history on Friday night.

The first nine batters they sent to the plate in the fifth inning reached base and scored before an out was made, just the second time any Padres team had ever done that.

The nine runs they scored in the fifth — the most ever scored by a National League club in an inning at Fenway Park — were all they would need to beat the Red Sox, 9-2.

In doing so, the Padres won for the eighth time in nine games and improved to a season-best four games above .500, at 45-41.

The night did come with a potentially substantial loss for a team that can’t afford many more.

Starting pitcher Randy Vasquez was three outs from qualifying for the win when he took a 98-mph line drive off his throwing arm near the elbow.

As the ball bounced toward Ha-Seong Kim at shortstop, Vasquez bent his arm once and then fell to his knees on the grass in front of the mound in obvious pain.

With manager Mike Shildt, pitching coach Ruben Niebla and the other eight position players in a circle around him, Vasquez was examined by head athletic trainer Mark Rogow.

It was clear almost immediately that Rogow was indicating Vasquez should be removed from the game, but the pitcher resisted. Eventually, after Manny Machado said something to him and several teammates patted him on the back and chest, Vasquez walked toward the dugout with Rogow. As the trainer held his right arm, Vasquez swiped his left hand across his eyes.

The Padres, who are already without Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish until after the All-Star break at the earliest, announced Vasquez had a bruised forearm.

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