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Upton's homer gives Kennedy the edge in duel

Greinke, who pitched a complete game, but picked up the loss, had been cruising when Upton stepped to the plate with the bases empty and two outs. But Upton smacked a 3-2 slider from Greinke over the left-center-field wall and into the Padres' bullpen. For Upton, it was his ninth game-winning RBI of the season, the third most in the Major Leagues.

"That's what makes this game fun -- when you're in those types of situations," Upton said. "I think if you'd ask most guys, they enjoy those situations, they want to win ballgames."

Greinke pitched eight innings, with seven strikeouts and two earned runs on eight hits.