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Diamondbacks blank San Diego

May 8, 2011 - 5:41 AM San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Justin Upton hit a two-run home run to help Arizona defeat San Diego, 6-0, in the second of a three-game series.

Daniel Hudson (3-4) earned the win in seven scoreless innings where he allowed five hits and no walks while fanning six.

Ryan Roberts added three hits and crossed the plate three times to give the D- Backs their fourth win in six games.

Dustin Moseley (1-4) took the loss in five innings where he allowed six runs on eight hits and three walks to hand San Diego its third loss in five games.

"I wasn't ahead in the counts, throwing first pitch strikes, like I have in previous starts and that's what hurts you," said Moseley. "They have a nice line up over there. They have some power throughout, so if you make mistakes they're going to whack it."

In the first inning, Roberts hit a one-out single, advanced to second on a groundout by Upton and scored on Eric Patterson's throwing error after a Stephen Drew infield single.

The D-Backs added three more runs in the third on RBI singles Drew and Melvin Mora and a run-scoring groundout by Juan Miranda to give them a four-run advantage.

Upton's two-run shot in the fourth made the score 6-0.

"We weren't exactly scoring too many runs when I was on the mound. I kept saying it was going to even out in the end," said Hudson. "The guys are starting to swing the bat a little bit better, throwing some runs up there early, and getting me comfortable out there."

The Padres had chances to get on the board early in the game, but they did not capitalize on them. They had a runner on third in the second, and a runner on second in the third, both with one out. They also had a runner on second with two outs in the fourth. Altogether they went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.

Game Notes

The Padres have now committed at least one error in their last five games...Hudson threw 75 of his 107 pitches for strikes.