Scott Hairston Jr. hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer and Clayton Richard tossed six scoreless frames to help the San Diego Padres win for the fourth straight time with Fridays’ 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Richard (1-2) scattered four hits while striking out eight batters before being lifted for Hairston, whose seventh-inning blast made it 3-0.
Heath Bell worked the ninth inning for his seventh save.
Chase Headley got the Padres on the board with a sacrifice fly in the third inning that plated Tony Gwynn.
Milwaukee starter Dave Bush (1-2) was saddled with the loss, surrendering three runs on six hits in seven innings.
The Brewers were shutout for the second straight game in losing their fourth in a row.
Milwaukee | San Diego | |
David Bush | Player | Clayton Richard |
Loss | W/L | Win |
7.0 | IP | 6.0 |
3 | Strikeouts | 8 |
6 | Hits | 4 |
3.86 | ERA | 0.00 |
Milwaukee | San Diego | |
Craig Counsell | Player | Tony Gwynn |
1 | Hits | 2 |
0 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
1 | TB | 2 |
1.000 | Avg | .667 |