GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (75-61) at ARIZONA (76-62)

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: JAILEN PEGUERO (0-0, 8.10) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, M BRADLEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 9, ARIZONA 2

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: K GREENE (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Peguero relieved B Murphy.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, M BRADLEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 9
ARIZONA 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K Greene (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED MILTON BRADLEY.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 10
ARIZONA 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.251, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 10 11 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DOUG BROCAIL (OUT)
ARI - JAILEN PEGUERO

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.279, 0-FOR-3)
S DREW (.234, 1-FOR-3)
M REYNOLDS (.275, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (10) VS ARIZONA (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .296
M Cameron cf 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .254
M Bradley lf 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .283
K Greene ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .251
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .251
J Bard c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
G Blum 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .252
G Maddux p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .148
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-M Ensberg ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226

Totals 37 10 11 10 5 8 8

a-walked for D Brocail in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - G Maddux (2, Y Petit). HR - B Giles 2 (10, 1st inning off M
Owings 0 on, 0 Out, 3rd inning off M Owings 0 on, 0 Out), G Blum (4, 2nd inning
off M Owings 1 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (25, 3rd inning off M Owings 0 on, 2
Out), K Kouzmanoff (15, 6th inning off B Medders 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Giles 2
(41), G Blum 2 (26), A Gonzalez 3 (81), M Bradley (29), K Kouzmanoff (58), K
Greene (76). 2-out RBI - G Blum 2, A Gonzalez 3, M Bradley, K Greene. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 5.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
E Byrnes lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .293
C Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
S Drew ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
M Reynolds 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275
C Snyder c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246
B Medders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Quentin ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212
B Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Peguero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Upton rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231
M Owings p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
Y Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
a-M Montero ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221

Totals 30 2 6 2 0 8 6

a-grounded to second for Y Petit in the 5th; b-doubled to left for B Medders
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - M Owings (3, G Maddux); M Reynolds (17, G Maddux); C Quentin (15,
G Maddux). 3B - E Byrnes (8, G Maddux). HR - E Byrnes (20, 4th inning off G
Maddux 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E Byrnes (77), C Quentin (29). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 1, C Snyder 1, C Jackson 1, M Montero 1.
Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (7, 2nd base off G Maddux/J Bard).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - E Byrnes (M Ensberg at Home).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 122 011 003 -- 10
ARIZONA - 000 100 10 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 6 1/3 6 2 2 0 5 1 3.75
D Brocail 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.59

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 3 4 5 5 1 4 4 4.74
Y Petit 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.44
B Medders 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.81
B Murphy 1 2/3 3 3 3 3 0 0 16.20
J Peguero 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.84

IBB - M Bradley (by B Murphy). Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 82-60; D Brocail
27-17; M Owings 44-29; Y Petit 40-25; B Medders 23-13; B Murphy 39-18; J
Peguero 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 11-3; D Brocail 0-2; M Owings
1-4; Y Petit 0-4; B Medders 2-3; B Murphy 1-3; J Peguero 0-0. Batters faced: G
Maddux 25; D Brocail 5; M Owings 14; Y Petit 8; B Medders 8; B Murphy 10; J
Peguero 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Dale Scott.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: CLA MEREDITH (4-6, 3.44) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 10, ARIZONA 2

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Meredith relieved D Brocail.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 10
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C Jackson (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Bonifacio hit for S Drew.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 10
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E Bonifacio (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Salazar hit for J Peguero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E BONIFACIO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 10
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J Salazar (.300, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 10 11 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - GREG MADDUX, DOUG BROCAIL (7TH), CLA MEREDITH (9TH) AND JOSH
BARD

ARI - MICAH OWINGS, YUSMEIRO PETIT (4TH), BRANDON
MEDDERS (6TH), BILL MURPHY (8TH), JAILEN PEGUERO (9TH) AND
CHRIS SNYDER, MIGUEL MONTERO (6TH)

HOME RUNS: SDG - BRIAN GILES (9) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
GEOFF BLUM (4) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
BRIAN GILES (10) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
ADRIAN GONZALEZ (25) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (15) OFF BRANDON MEDDERS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


ARI - ERIC BYRNES (20) OFF GREG MADDUX IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 10 11 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - GREG MADDUX, DOUG BROCAIL (7TH), CLA MEREDITH (9TH) AND JOSH
BARD

ARI - MICAH OWINGS, YUSMEIRO PETIT (4TH), BRANDON
MEDDERS (6TH), BILL MURPHY (8TH), JAILEN PEGUERO (9TH) AND
CHRIS SNYDER, MIGUEL MONTERO (6TH)


WP - GREG MADDUX (11-9)
LP - MICAH OWINGS (6-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SDG - BRIAN GILES (9) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
GEOFF BLUM (4) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 2ND, 1 ON
BRIAN GILES (10) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
ADRIAN GONZALEZ (25) OFF MICAH OWINGS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (15) OFF BRANDON MEDDERS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


ARI - ERIC BYRNES (20) OFF GREG MADDUX IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:29 ATT: 30,531

PROBABLES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-5, 2.38)
ARI - DOUG DAVIS (12-11, 4.09)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (10) VS ARIZONA (2) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 .296
M Cameron cf 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .254
M Bradley lf 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .333
A Gonzalez 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .283
K Greene ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .251
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .251
J Bard c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
G Blum 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .252
G Maddux p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .148
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-M Ensberg ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 10 11 10 5 8 8

a-walked for D Brocail in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - G Maddux (2, Y Petit). HR - B Giles 2 (10, 1st inning off M
Owings 0 on, 0 Out, 3rd inning off M Owings 0 on, 0 Out), G Blum (4, 2nd inning
off M Owings 1 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (25, 3rd inning off M Owings 0 on, 2
Out), K Kouzmanoff (15, 6th inning off B Medders 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Giles 2
(41), G Blum 2 (26), A Gonzalez 3 (81), M Bradley (29), K Kouzmanoff (58), K
Greene (76). 2-out RBI - G Blum 2, A Gonzalez 3, M Bradley, K Greene. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 5.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
E Byrnes lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .293
C Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
S Drew ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
c-E Bonifacio ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .274
C Snyder c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246
B Medders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Quentin ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212
B Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Peguero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-J Salazar ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
J Upton rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231
M Owings p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
Y Petit p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
a-M Montero ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221

Totals 33 2 6 2 1 9 8

a-grounded to second for Y Petit in the 5th; b-doubled to left for B Medders
in the 7th; c-walked for S Drew in the 9th; d-struck out swinging for J
Peguero in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Owings (3, G Maddux); M Reynolds (17, G Maddux); C Quentin (15,
G Maddux). 3B - E Byrnes (8, G Maddux). HR - E Byrnes (20, 4th inning off G
Maddux 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - E Byrnes (77), C Quentin (29). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 1, C Snyder 1, C Jackson 1, J Salazar 1, M
Montero 1. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Drew (7, 2nd base off G Maddux/J Bard).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - E Byrnes (M Ensberg at Home).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 122 011 003 -- 10
ARIZONA - 000 100 100 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux (W, 11-9) 6 1/3 6 2 2 0 5 1 3.75
D Brocail 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.59
C Meredith 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.39

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings (L, 6-8) 3 4 5 5 1 4 4 4.74
Y Petit 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.44
B Medders 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.81
B Murphy 1 2/3 3 3 3 3 0 0 16.20
J Peguero 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.84

WP - C Meredith. IBB - M Bradley (by B Murphy). Pitches-strikes: G Maddux
82-60; D Brocail 27-17; C Meredith 17-8; M Owings 44-29; Y Petit 40-25; B
Medders 23-13; B Murphy 39-18; J Peguero 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux
11-3; D Brocail 0-2; C Meredith 2-0; M Owings 1-4; Y Petit 0-4; B Medders 2-3;
B Murphy 1-3; J Peguero 0-0. Batters faced: G Maddux 25; D Brocail 5; C
Meredith 4; M Owings 14; Y Petit 8; B Medders 8; B Murphy 10; J Peguero 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Tom Hallion. 3B--Dale Scott.

T--2:29. Att--30,531.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

Padres use long ball to provide Maddux win No. 344

<h3>SAN DIEGO 10, ARIZONA 2</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Thanks to power surge, the San DiegoPadres kicked off a crucial nine-game road trip on a good note.

Brian Giles posted his third multi-homer game since August 11and the Padres connected for four blasts in the first threeframes en route to a 10-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Greg Maddux (11-9) pitched well into the seventh inning for SanDiego (76-61), which took a one-game lead over Arizona (76-63)for first place in the National League West in a road trip thatwill continue through Colorado and Los Angeles over the nextweek.


Giles led off the contest against Diamondbacks rookie starterMicah Owings by slamming a 1-0 offering over the right fieldfence for his ninth homer of the season.


After Geoff Blum belted a two-run blast in the second, Giles ledoff the third by taking the first pitch from Owings again overthe right field fence to complete his 19th multi-homer game ofhis career.


Since returning from the disabled list on June 29, the veteranlefthanded hitter is batting .311 with nine homers, 29 RBI and32 walks in 54 games.


Adrian Gonzalez made it 5-0 later in the third with hiscareer-high 25th home run of the season. The lefthanded sluggerhas hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games at .391 (25-for-64)with six home runs and 13 RBI. He singled home two runs during athree-run ninth to complete the onslaught.


Kevin Kouzmanoff homered in the sixth off Brandon Medders togive the Padres a season high-tying fifth homer. The clubstroked five home runs on June 17 against the Chicago Cubs.

The power surge was a welcome sight for Maddux, who was 0-6 witha 5.67 ERA in 10 starts at Chase Field and 1-10 lifetimeagainst Arizona. On Wednesday, Maddux matched up with Owings inSan Diego and yielded a run and eight hits in five frames of aneventual Padres 3-1 triumph.


Staked to an early lead, the 41-year-old cruised to his fourthstraight win. He yielded two runs - one on Eric Byrnes' 20thhomer in the fourth - and six hits and increased his consecutiveinnings streak without a walk to 48 1/3 innings.


Owings (6-8) departed after three innings, yielding five runsand four hits - all homers. Owings, with just one win sinceJune 20, allowed one run in six frames on Wednesday.

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 10
ARIZONA 2 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (10) AT ARIZONA (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Cameron CF, M Bradley LF,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, J Bard C, G Blum 2B, G Maddux RHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, C Jackson 1B,
S Drew SS, M Reynolds 3B, C Snyder C, J Upton RF, M Owings RHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Phil Cuzzi (1B), Tom Hallion (2B), Dale Scott (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles homered to right. M Cameron grounded out to first.
M Bradley struck out swinging. A Gonzalez fouled out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson grounded out to second.
E Byrnes fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff walked. J Bard
flied out to left. G Blum homered to right, K Kouzmanoff scored. G Maddux
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: C Jackson grounded out to second. S Drew singled to right.
S Drew stole second. M Reynolds grounded out to pitcher. C Snyder struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles homered to right center. M Cameron struck out
swinging. M Bradley struck out swinging. A Gonzalez homered to center.
K Greene flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: J Upton struck out looking. M Owings doubled to left.
C Young grounded out to second, M Owings to third. O Hudson grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: Y Petit relieved M Owings. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center.
J Bard struck out swinging. G Blum popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: E Byrnes homered to left. C Jackson grounded out to
shortstop. S Drew flied out to center. M Reynolds grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ARIZONA 1.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: G Maddux doubled to deep center. B Giles flied out to left.
M Cameron struck out looking. M Bradley singled to center, G Maddux scored.
A Gonzalez flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Snyder flied out to center. J Upton grounded out to
shortstop. M Montero hit for Y Petit. M Montero grounded out to second. (0
Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, ARIZONA 1.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: B Medders relieved Y Petit. M Montero catching. K Greene
flied out to left. K Kouzmanoff homered to left. J Bard grounded out to
first. G Blum walked. G Maddux flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson struck out swinging.
E Byrnes tripled to deep right center. C Jackson grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 1.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: A Ojeda at second base. B Giles grounded out to second.
M Cameron struck out looking. M Bradley flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Drew grounded out to second. M Reynolds doubled to deep
center. C Quentin hit for B Medders. C Quentin doubled to left, M Reynolds
scored. D Brocail relieved G Maddux. J Upton struck out swinging. M Montero
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 2.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: B Murphy relieved B Medders. A Gonzalez grounded out to
second. K Greene flied out to right. K Kouzmanoff singled to left. J Bard
fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 8TH: C Young flied out to right. A Ojeda struck out looking.
E Byrnes flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 2.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: G Blum lined out to left. M Ensberg hit for D Brocail.
M Ensberg walked. B Giles walked, M Ensberg to second. M Cameron singled to
left, M Ensberg thrown out at home, B Giles to second, M Cameron to second,
B Giles to third advancing on throw. M Bradley intentionally walked. A Gonzalez
singled to center, B Giles and M Cameron scored, M Bradley to third. J Peguero
relieved B Murphy. K Greene singled to left, M Bradley scored, A Gonzalez to
second. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 10, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 9TH: C Meredith relieved D Brocail. C Jackson grounded out to
third. E Bonifacio hit for S Drew. E Bonifacio walked. E Bonifacio to second
on wild pitch by C Meredith. M Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. J Salazar
hit for J Peguero. J Salazar struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 10, ARIZONA 2.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (10) AT ARIZONA (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles homered to right. M Cameron grounded out to first.
M Bradley struck out swinging. A Gonzalez fouled out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff walked. J Bard
flied out to left. G Blum homered to right, K Kouzmanoff scored. G Maddux
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles homered to right center. M Cameron struck out
swinging. M Bradley struck out swinging. A Gonzalez homered to center.
K Greene flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: E Byrnes homered to left. C Jackson grounded out to
shortstop. S Drew flied out to center. M Reynolds grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 5, ARIZONA 1.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: G Maddux doubled to deep center. B Giles flied out to left.
M Cameron struck out looking. M Bradley singled to center, G Maddux scored.
A Gonzalez flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, ARIZONA 1.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: B Medders relieved Y Petit. M Montero catching. K Greene
flied out to left. K Kouzmanoff homered to left. J Bard grounded out to
first. G Blum walked. G Maddux flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Drew grounded out to second. M Reynolds doubled to deep
center. C Quentin hit for B Medders. C Quentin doubled to left, M Reynolds
scored. D Brocail relieved G Maddux. J Upton struck out swinging. M Montero
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, ARIZONA 2.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: G Blum lined out to left. M Ensberg hit for D Brocail.
M Ensberg walked. B Giles walked, M Ensberg to second. M Cameron singled to
left, M Ensberg thrown out at home, B Giles to second, M Cameron to second,
B Giles to third advancing on throw. M Bradley intentionally walked. A Gonzalez
singled to center, B Giles and M Cameron scored, M Bradley to third. J Peguero
relieved B Murphy. K Greene singled to left, M Bradley scored, A Gonzalez to
second. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 10, ARIZONA 2.</div>

 

Padres use long ball to provide Maddux win No. 344

<h3>SAN DIEGO 10, ARIZONA 2</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Thanks to a power surge, the SanDiego Padres kicked off a crucial nine-game road trip inimpressive fashion.


Brian Giles posted his third multi-homer game since August 11and the Padres connected for four blasts in the first threeframes en route to a 10-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Greg Maddux (11-9) pitched well into the seventh inning for SanDiego (76-61), which took a one-game lead over Arizona (76-63)for first place in the National League West in a road trip thatwill continue through Colorado and Los Angeles over the nextweek.


"This team has been on an even keel all year," Padres managerBud Black said. "Recently we have had good pitching and havebeen swinging the bats much better. When you combine those twoin most cases you win games. I felt it today (being like aplayoff atmosphere) the players felt it everybody knows thisseries and this trip are important games."


Giles led off the contest against Diamondbacks rookie starterMicah Owings by slamming a 1-0 offering over the right fieldfence for his ninth homer of the season.


After Geoff Blum belted a two-run blast in the second, Giles ledoff the third by taking the first pitch from Owings again overthe right field fence to complete his 19th multi-homer game ofhis career.


"I was trying to get on base at the first at-bat so we could getsome runs early," Giles said. "I wanted to get things going andhelp take the pressure off of Maddux."


Since returning from the disabled list on June 29, the veteranlefthanded hitter is batting .311 with nine homers, 29 RBI and32 walks in 54 games.


"It has not been just me," Giles said. "We all have been gettingtimely hits, big hits. It is just baseball where you are goingto go through some tough times but hopefully we now have thosein the past and we can move on and play good ball this lastmonth."


Adrian Gonzalez made it 5-0 later in the third with hiscareer-high 25th home run of the season. He singled home tworuns during a three-run ninth to complete the onslaught.

The lefthanded slugger has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 gamesat .391 (25-for-64)
with six home runs and 13 RBI.


Kevin Kouzmanoff homered in the sixth off Brandon Medders togive the Padres a season high-tying fifth homer. The clubstroked five home runs on June 17 against the Chicago Cubs.

The power surge was a welcome sight for Maddux, who was 0-6 witha 5.67 ERA in 10 starts at Chase Field and 1-10 lifetimeagainst Arizona.


"This was a great win because it matters," Maddux said. "It isnice to get a win and personally, yea I am glad I won here andhope to win next time. It is nice to get the lead early herefor a change but more importantly it is nice to get the win atthis time of the season."


On Wednesday, Maddux matched up with Owings in San Diego andyielded a run and eight hits in five frames of an eventualPadres 3-1 triumph.


Staked to an early lead, the 41-year-old cruised to his fourthstraight win. He yielded two runs - one on Eric Byrnes' 20thhomer in the fourth - and six hits and increased his consecutiveinnings streak without a walk to 48 1/3 innings.


Owings (6-8) departed after three innings, yielding five runsand four hits - all homers. Owings, with just one win sinceJune 20, allowed one run in six frames on Wednesday.

"I was trying to put my team in a posistion to win and I amdisappointed that I didn't get it done," Owings said. "They hitthree out and they were all on different pitches so it justwasn't one thing."


Arizona has now dropped 10 of their last 15 games and six oftheir last eight.


"I don't feel as bad now as I did early in that game,"Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "I think we will bealright. We have hit some dry spots in the season before. Iknow there is not as much time left but one game back is not theworse place in the world to be either."