San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Jason Kubel clubbed a pair of home runs and
knocked in three overall, as the Arizona Diamondbacks downed the San Diego
Padres, 8-5, in the middle test of a three-game set Saturday at Petco Park.
Justin Upton smacked a solo shot among his four hits and Aaron Hill also went
deep for the D'backs, who have won three of their last four games.
Wade Miley (15-9) earned the victory after giving up five runs on eight hits
and three walks with six strikeouts over 5 1/3 frames.
J.J. Putz struck out the side in the ninth to nail down his 29th save of the
season.
Casey Kelly (1-1) was saddled with the loss, giving up six runs on eight hits
over 2 1/3 innings.
Logan Forsythe stroked a two-run homer and scored twice, but the Padres saw
their three-game winning streak come to an end.
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