Kennedy wins 17th as D'backs top Padres
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August 30, 2011, Tuesday
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IAN Kennedy topped the National League with his 17th win of the season as the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 for their sixth consecutive win on Sunday.
Arizona has allowed just five runs over its impressive winning streak, and Kennedy (17-4) continued the stingy pitching while striking out seven batters over seven innings.
The red-hot right-hander has now won nine of his last 10 starts to help the Diamondbacks establish a four-game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the National League West.
"We weren't playing well before this, so we're kind of making up for it," Kennedy said. "It's nice to do this at home, go on this streak against guys in our division. It's a lot of fun right now."
Kennedy's 17th win of the year surpassed Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw's 16 for the lead in the NL.
Kennedy and the Didamondbacks fell behind 1-0 to the Padres in the top of the second, but a pair of home runs gave them control.
Collin Cowgill, who went 4-for-4 on the day, tied the game with a solo blast in the bottom of the second before Aaron Hill's two-run shot in the third gave the home team a 3-1 lead. The homer was the first for Hill since he joined Arizona through a trade with Toronto on Tuesday, while Cowgill also hit an RBI double in the eighth as the Diamondbacks added three more runs.
Arizona has allowed just five runs over its impressive winning streak, and Kennedy (17-4) continued the stingy pitching while striking out seven batters over seven innings.
The red-hot right-hander has now won nine of his last 10 starts to help the Diamondbacks establish a four-game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the National League West.
"We weren't playing well before this, so we're kind of making up for it," Kennedy said. "It's nice to do this at home, go on this streak against guys in our division. It's a lot of fun right now."
Kennedy's 17th win of the year surpassed Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw's 16 for the lead in the NL.
Kennedy and the Didamondbacks fell behind 1-0 to the Padres in the top of the second, but a pair of home runs gave them control.
Collin Cowgill, who went 4-for-4 on the day, tied the game with a solo blast in the bottom of the second before Aaron Hill's two-run shot in the third gave the home team a 3-1 lead. The homer was the first for Hill since he joined Arizona through a trade with Toronto on Tuesday, while Cowgill also hit an RBI double in the eighth as the Diamondbacks added three more runs.
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