"Kennedy has been building up," Padres manager Pat Murphy said before Kennedy allowed two runs on two hits and five walks with seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings against the Phillies. "The last 3 or 4 he's been on it. I'm confident where he's at."
Since the All-Star break, Kennedy is 4-4 with a 2.32 earned run average (13 runs in 50 1/3 innings). It is the seventh-best, second-half ERA in the National League. Kennedy had a 4.91 ERA in the first half of the season.
Over his last 16 starts since June 1, Kennedy is 6-7 with a 2.