Padres Win Series Against Phillies

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Tuesday’s game featured a lot more offense, mostly by the bat of Alexi Amarista. He finished a triple shy of the cycle. He had 3 hits, 2 RBI and his 4^th home run of the season, which he snuck just over the porch in right. He was not the only Padre pulling the weight, as Rymer Liriano also had 3 hits. The rookie outfielder also added his 4^th stolen base of his major league career. The Phillies swung the bats well also. Dominic Brown hit his 10^th home run of the season in the 2^nd inning. Freddy Galvis actually gave the Phillies the lead in the 5^th with his 3^rd homer of the year. The lead only lasted an inning before Amarista did more damage. The Padres would come out victorious, 5-4.

Ian Kennedy did not have the sharpest outing, walking 4 and allowing 3 runs. He did, however, strikeout 7 and only allowed 3 hits. He earned his 11^th win of the year. The Padres tagged the veteran A.J. Burnett with his 17^th loss of the year. He also walked 4 batters and surrendered 4 runs in 5.2 innings. Kevin Quackenbush earned his 4^th career save, but not before Darin Ruf singled home Galvis to make the score 5-4.