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Maddux aims to end winless drought

Jul 28, 2008 - 1:54 PM Arizona (53-51) at San Diego (41-65) 10:05 p.m. EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Greg Maddux hopes to end a dreadful winless streak when he takes the mound for the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

Maddux (3-8, 4.18 ERA), who has 350 career victories, has not won since May 10 - a span of 14 starts. It is the longest stretch without a victory for the future Hall of Famer.

The 42-year-old righthander did not factor in the decision in his last outing, giving up three runs - two earned - in 5 1/3 innings during San Diego's 9-5 setback to the Cincinnati Reds.

However, Maddux has not enjoyed much success against the Diamondbacks, going 2-11 with a 5.29 ERA. He was tagged for nine runs in seven innings during his last start against Arizona on April 18.

The Diamondbacks are coming off a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants and will counter with the struggling Micah Owings (6-8, 5.40) on the hill.

Owings is enduring a winless streak of his own as he hopes for his first victory since May 25. The 25-year-old righthander gave up five runs in one-third of an inning in his last appearance, which was an outing out of the bullpen against the Chicago Cubs on July 23.

He has not made a start since July 9, which was a loss to Washington.