A couple of solo shots from Matt Kemp and Derek Norris were enough for victory, while the Upton brothers teamed up for another insurance run in the eighth. Kemp has struggled to find a rhythm in his first year with the Padres, but Thursday's blast marked his second homer in three days -- the first time he's done that all season.
Kemp broke up a scoreless tie in the fourth when he took A's starter Kendall Graveman deep to the left field bleachers with two outs.