Padres’ 10-game winning streak ends
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PHOENIX — Max Scherzer struck out 10 and drove in two runs, Chris Young made a leaping catch at the fence for the final out and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off San Diego, 6-5, on Tuesday night to end the Padres’ 10-game winning streak.
The Diamondbacks nearly blew a six-run lead for the second straight day. On Monday, the Padres rallied from a 7-1 deficit in the eighth for a 9-7 victory in 10 innings.
On Tuesday night, the Padres scored four in the eighth to pull to 6-4.
San Diego loaded the bases against Juan Gutierrez with no outs in the ninth. Scott Hairston grounded into a 5-4-3 double play, cutting Arizona’s lead to 6-5, and then Young ended the game with a terrific grab on a drive to center by Kevin Kouzmanoff.
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