The Padres pounced on Dan Haren early and often, striking for four in the first inning and staking out a big lead for Jake Peavy. With that lead, it should be enough. Adam Dunn had other ideas, jacking a three run bomb in the bottom of the first to pull the Diamondbacks back within one. The Dbacks put up another three spot in the second and did not look back, winning by a score of 8-6.
The Padres outhit Arizona 12-6, but still lost. Both Haren and Peavy struggled on the game. Haren lasted just six innings giving up five runs and 11 hits. Peavy went just five giving up six, five earned, on five hits and four walks.
Kevin Kouzmanhoff hit a two run homer in the first, two of the four runs in the inning off Haren. Jody Gerut also homered, one of three hits in the game.
The Diamondbacks had no one with more than one hit. Dunn’s homer was his 34th of the year. Chris Snyder also homered, one of the runs in the second.
