Jul 6, 2008 - 12:51 AM
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Hairston, who had three hits, opened the scoring in the third inning with a two-run shot off Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis (3-4). He crushed Davis' 1-2 offering over the right field wall to give the Padres a 2-0 edge.
"Scotty is one of those guys that when he gets hot he gets hot," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Last night he pinch-hit and got the double and it carried over today. He got good swings and swung the bat well and was responsible for our first three runs by himself."
A former Diamondback, Hairston struck again in the sixth. He led off the frame with his 11th homer of the season, extending San Diego's advantage to 3-0. It was Hairston's second multi-homer game of the season and third career.
"When you come back against a former team you want to do well," Hairston said. "I think I didn't perform to my capabilities when I was given a chance here. If it is anybody's fault it was mine. Tonight, I was able to get good swings on a couple of pitches that were in the zone."
The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Peavy (6-5) yielded three hits and two walks with six strikeouts en route to just his second win since May 3.
Peavy escaped a first-and-third jam in the second inning and retired 14 straight batters before Chad Tracy led off the seventh with a double.
"I tried to get more efficient. I threw nearly 50 pitches after two innings," Peavy said. "I can't stand giving up runs early and getting down early. I battled hard in those first two, but I found a little bit of groove and was able to throw some first-pitch strikes, which was a huge key for me to stay in the game."
Orlando Hudson delivered an RBI double in the eighth for the Diamondbacks to cut the deficit to 3-1, but Adrian Gonzalez hit a solo home run in the ninth for the Padres, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since June 11-12.
"It is kind of the same old theme here," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "They get a couple of runs and we have a tough time coming back. We struggled offensively again."
San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman surrendered a solo home run to Stephen Drew, but still picked up his 16th save of the season and 540th career.
Davis gave up three runs and seven hits with a walk and seven strikeouts over eight innings.
"I felt good and didn't really get behind a lot of hitters," Davis said. "It was two mistakes, and Scott is a guy that if you leave something up in the zone, he is not going to miss it."
From the Bleachers
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SAN DIEGO: 4
ARIZONA: 2
Final
Jul 5 10:55 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY STEPHEN DREW (12) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF TREVOR HOFFMAN.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 2
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.236, 1-FOR-3)
Jul 5 10:50 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (22) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF TONY PENA.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 1
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.267, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Jul 5 10:39 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ORLANDO HUDSON SCORED ALEX ROMERO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O HUDSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.305, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Jul 5 10:27 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SCOTT HAIRSTON (11) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF DOUG DAVIS.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3, ARIZONA 0
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: E GONZALEZ (.307, 0-FOR-2)
Jul 5 9:39 PM -
NL
AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SCOTT HAIRSTON (10) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF DOUG DAVIS SCORED LUKE CARLIN.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2, ARIZONA 0
DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: E GONZALEZ (.309, 0-FOR-1)
Jul 5 9:00 PM
