Padres 3, Brewers 1
SAN DIEGO -- Third baseman Yangervis Solarte broke up a scoreless tie with a two-run homer, and right-hander Ian Kennedy snapped a personal four-game losing streak Thursday as San Diego defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 in the Padres' home season finale at Petco Park.
Kennedy (9-15) allowed one run on five hits with 11 strikeouts over six innings for his first win since Aug. 22. Craig Kimbrel picked up his 39th save as the Padres bullpen worked a seventh consecutive scoreless game covering 22 2/3 innings.
Kennedy and three relievers combined for 16 strikeouts while allowing seven hits and no walks.
Solarte, who has been nursing a sore right hamstring, hit a two-run homer off Milwaukee right-handed starter Taylor Jungmann (9-8) in the third inning.
The Padres started the game without their Nos. 3 and 4 hitters -- corner outfielders Justin Upton and Matt Kemp -- and they lost left fielder Wil Myers when he left after three innings with soreness in his surgically repaired left wrist.
Second baseman Cory Spangenberg walked to open the third ahead of the switch-hitting Solarte's 407-foot drive to right. The homer was Solarte's 14th of the season.
Another leadoff walk issued by Jungmann in the fourth resulted in a
3-0 Padres lead. Spangenberg drove home catcher Derek Norris with a two-out single off reliever Kyle Lohse.
Milwaukee left-handed pinch hitter Shane Peterson opened the sixth with a 408-foot homer to center to end the shutout bid. The homer was the 31st allowed by Kennedy this season, tied for the third most allowed in the National League this season.
Second baseman Scooter Gennett followed with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch. However, Kennedy struck out the side for a second straight inning to end the threat with a 3-1 lead.
Jungmann allowed three runs on four hits and four walks in three-plus innings.
Gennett and third baseman Hernan Perez had two hits apiece for Milwaukee. Spangenberg and Solarte each collected two hits for San Diego.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak by the Padres. The Brewers won the season series 5-2.
NOTES: Padres LF Justin Upton escaped serious injury Wednesday night when he slid headfirst into the padded wall down the left-field foul line at Petco Park. However, he likely will miss the final weekend of the season due to a strained neck. "It was scary and Justin is sore," Padres assistant general manager Josh Stein said, "but everything checked out neurologically. He didn't lose consciousness and there are no signs of a concussion." ... Michael Reed made his first major league start in right field for the Brewers, and he went 1-for-3.