Norris homer helps Padres beat Diamondbacks
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[July 05, 2016]
PHOENIX -- San Diego Padres
manager Andy Green said it takes a lot for Derek Norris to leave a
game hurt.
On Monday night, it took the backswing of a bat near the catcher's
right humerus a half-inning after he hit a two-run homer in the
Padres' 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"It hit him on that nerve, the funny bone," Green said of Norris,
who also doubled and drove in three runs. "He couldn't get any
feeling back in his hand. I think he's going to be fine."
Green said Norris was having his right elbow X-rayed as a
precaution.
Yangervis Solarte also homered, Matt Kemp doubled home a run and
Ryan Schimpf added a pair of doubles for the Padres, who have won
three of four.
Luis Perdomo (3-3) allowed three earned runs -- the fourth straight
start in which he's given up three or more -- over six-plus innings
but earned his first win since June 15.
"I was especially good being aggressive, attacking hitters and
staying down in the zone," Perdomo said through an interpreter.
Green said he would prefer to see Perdomo, a Rule 5 pick from the
St. Louis organization, throw his sinker more often and said the few
times he has been hit hard was because he threw a different pitch.
"If we can get him to throw a sinker 90 percent of the time he's not
going to get hit," Green said. "But he still believes he has to
pitch like everyone else does."
Perdomo, who had faced the Diamondbacks four times this season out
of the bullpen, gave up nine hits, struck out five and did not walk
a batter for the first time in his six starts.
"I definitely have a lot more confidence," Perdomo said. "I just go
out there and throw and have confidence in all my pitches. I can get
outs with any of them."
Diamondbacks starter Archie Bradley (3-4) lost for the fourth time
in his past five decisions, surrendering five runs on six hits over
six innings with three walks and seven strikeouts.
"You take a look at most of my outings and, not to take credit away
from the other team, but I have been putting myself in bas
situations," Bradley said. "I can't keep continuing to do it."
San Diego rallied in the sixth against Bradley.
Wil Myers walked to lead off the inning and Kemp doubled to center
to tie the game 3-3. Bradley recovered to retire the next two
batters but, after throwing three straight balls to Norris, the San
Diego catcher homered into the left-field stands to give the Padres
a 5-3 lead.
"His fastball had real good life, good velocity," said Arizona
manager Chip Hale. "His breaking ball he used really well. He just
has to be consistent. He has to become a winning pitcher."
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Padres catcher Derek Norris (3) celebrates with right fielder Matt
Kemp (27) and second baseman Ryan Schimpf (11) after hitting a
two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Arizona
Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA
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The Padres tacked on three runs in the eighth against Daniel Hudson.
Alex Dickerson walked, Norris and Schimpf hit consecutive RBI
doubles and Alexei Ramirez singled to center to put the Padres ahead
8-3.
Arizona pulled back a run in the bottom of the eighth when Drury
doubled, went to third on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice
fly by Nick Ahmed.
The Padres rallied from an early 2-0 deficit, tying the game in the
fourth when Kemp singled and Solarte homered, his third home run in
four games at Chase Field.
Arizona answered in the fifth. Michael Bourn reached on a bouncing,
one-out single up the middle before the left-handed-hitting Jake
Lamb, facing a defensive shift, lashed a liner over the outstretched
glove of the third baseman Solarte playing in shallow right. The
ball went into the corner for an RBI triple and a 3-2 Arizona lead.
The Diamondbacks struck against Perdomo in the first.
Jean Segura hit the right-hander's first pitch of the game into left
field for a single, and he scored one out later when Goldschmidt
doubled to the right-center-field wall. Goldschmidt came home to
make it 2-0 when Solarte bounced a throw to first that got past an
outstretched Myers.
NOTES: Before the game, the Diamondbacks activated SS Nick Ahmed
from the paternity list and optioned OF Peter O'Brien to Triple-A
Reno. O'Brien hit four home runs but had a .123/.167/.500 batting
line and was held out of the starting lineup the past four days. ...
3B Jake Lamb began the game one double and one homer away from being
the fifth player in Diamondbacks history to hit the 20/20 mark
before the All-Star break. ... The Padres and Diamondbacks entered
the game with two of the top four winning percentages on
Independence Day in the National League. Arizona was .611 (11-7),
second only to the Nationals/Expos at .642. San Diego was .543
(26-21) all time on July 4.
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