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 With Hill at-bat and runners on second and third, the Padres employed a five-man infield. Hill lined a shot over the head of left fielder Yonder Alonzo for his eighth career game-ending hit.
Eaton opened the 10th with a single to center, and Paul Goldschmidt singled to left before Hill won it against Dale Thayer (2-4).
The Diamondbacks played their 20th extra-inning game this season, second only to the 21 they had in 1999. Arizona is 15-5 in this season's long contests.
San Diego dropped to 7-6 in extra innings.
Gerardo Parra had a career-high five RBIs for Arizona, and Heath Bell (5-2) pitched a perfect 10th inning for the win.
Martin Prado's two-run double in the eighth snapped a 7-7 tie, but the Padres tied it again against closer Brad Ziegler.
Prado sent the game to extra innings when he backhanded a liner by Jedd Gyorko down the third base line with the bases loaded in the ninth.
In the eighth, Prado's drive into the left-field corner with one out scored Tony Campana and Paul Goldschmidt, who both walked.
Prado, who reached base four times with a single, double and two walks, has hit in 13 of his last 14 games with 21 RBIs.
The Diamondbacks entered the eighth with a three run lead and were up by two runs in the ninth, but couldn't hold on.
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Arizona trailed 3-0 in the first inning, but Parra tied it in the second with a three run homer. He drove in two more with a bases loaded single in the fifth when the Diamondbacks grabbed a 6-3 lead.
Both hits came against Padres' starter Ian Kennedy, who made his first start against his former team. Kennedy lasted only 4 1-3 innings, allowing six runs, six hits and a season-high five walks. He also hit a batter.
It was the most runs given up by Kennedy since yielding 10 on June 6 against St. Louis while pitching for Arizona.
Diamondbacks starter David Holmberg also struggled in his major league debut. The first five hitters reached base and three scored.
Kennedy needed only 11 pitchers to get through the first.
The usually reliable Diamondbacks bullpen couldn't hold leads in the eighth or ninth. Will Harris and Brad Ziegler were both charged with blown saves.
NOTES: Padres 3B Chase Headley left the game in the fifth inning with back stiffness. . With Arizona, Kennedy wore number 31, but he had to switch to No. 22 because the Padres retired 31 for Dave Winfield. ... Arizona infielder Willie Bloomquist was named to the Arizona State University Sports Hall of Fame. ... Diamondbacks prospect Chris Owings was named Pacific Coast League rookie of the year. ... Since Aug. 1, Padres leadoff hitters are batting .411, tops in the majors.
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