Giants 6, Padres 0
SAN FRANCISCO -- Buster Posey belted a grand slam, and Ryan Vogelsong threw six shutout innings, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
The Giants, who recorded just their second win in their past 12 home games, remain one game behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.
Posey's grand slam, his second of the season, highlighted a five-run third inning that opened the game's scoring and provided Vogelsong and three Giants relievers all the offensive support they would need.
All five runs in the third against Padres right-hander Ian Kennedy were unearned as the inning began with an error by third baseman Will Middlebrooks on a grounder by Giants catcher Andrew Susac.
Right fielder Gregor Blanco followed with a single, and after a sacrifice bunt by Vogelsong, center fielder Angel Pagan drew a walk to load the bases.
Second baseman Joe Panik's sacrifice fly scored Susac with the game's first run before Kennedy walked third baseman Matt Duffy. That brought Posey to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded, and the first baseman belted the ball into the left field bleachers.
The grand slam was the fourth of Posey's career.
Vogelsong (6-5) took it from there. In recording his second consecutive win, he ran his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 12 2/3 with five-hit, two-walk ball. He struck out four.
Left-hander Javier Lopez and righties George Kontos and Jean Machi pitched one hitless inning apiece to complete the Giants' 12th shutout of the season.
San Francisco had only six hits in the game, but three went for extra bases. Susac had a double and a triple. Blanco had two singles.
Kennedy (4-6) gave up six runs (one earned) in six innings. He allowed five hits and four walks, and he struck out six.
Left fielder Justin Upton had two of San Diego's five hits, including a double.
NOTES: Padres RF Matt Kemp batted leadoff for the first time this season and the 47th time in his career, and he went 0-for-4. Kemp hadn't batted first in the order since 2010. "We need to strike first," Padres manager Pat Murphy said. ... The Padres promoted RHP Kevin Quackenbush and RHP Marcos Mateo from Triple-A El Paso. To make room on the active roster, the club sent RHP Nick Vincent to El Paso and placed RHP Dale Thayer on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder. To create a spot for Mateo on the 40-man roster, the Padres transferred RHP Brandon Morrow (right shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day to 60-day disabled list. ... The Giants placed LF Nori Aoki (broken right fibula) on the 15-day disabled list and recalled 1B/OF Travis Ishikawa from Triple-A Sacramento. ... 3B Matt Duffy was promoted to the No. 3 spot in the batting order for the first time this season, with CF Angel Pagan moving back to leadoff in the absence of Aoki. Duffy went 0-for-3 with a walk, ending his eight-game hitting streak.